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	<title>Building Speed &#187; diandra</title>
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	<description>The Science Behind the Speed</description>
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		<title>Potholes in Atlanta?</title>
		<link>http://www.buildingspeed.org/blog/2010/09/potholes-in-atlanta/</link>
		<comments>http://www.buildingspeed.org/blog/2010/09/potholes-in-atlanta/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Sep 2010 22:23:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>diandra</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asphalt]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Atlanta Motor Speedway]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Materials]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tracks]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[There was an interesting comment during practice this morning from Jeff Hammond (channeling Darryl Waltrip) about dark spots on the track, which indicate (he said) the cars were &#8220;knocking off&#8221; asphalt.  I received a number of questions about this and whether it might indicate that Atlanta could have the same problems we saw in the season [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mending Brian Vickers&#8217; Broken Heart</title>
		<link>http://www.buildingspeed.org/blog/2010/08/mending-brian-vickers-broken-heart/</link>
		<comments>http://www.buildingspeed.org/blog/2010/08/mending-brian-vickers-broken-heart/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Aug 2010 19:42:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>diandra</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Brian Vickers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medicine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.buildingspeed.org/blog/?p=133</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Having stepped out of his ride due to the discovery of blood clots &#8211; very unusual for an otherwise healthy 26-year old &#8211; Brian Vickers&#8217; future in racing has been a big question mark.  Brian is one of the smartest (and kindest) drivers I&#8217;ve met.  He is one of the few drivers that could have [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>Why the Sadler Pocono Crash Should Be the &#8220;Worst Ever&#8221;.  Ever.</title>
		<link>http://www.buildingspeed.org/blog/2010/08/why-the-sadler-pocono-crash-should-be-the-worst-ever-ever/</link>
		<comments>http://www.buildingspeed.org/blog/2010/08/why-the-sadler-pocono-crash-should-be-the-worst-ever-ever/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Aug 2010 00:15:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>diandra</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Elliott Sadler]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Safety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tom Gideon]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.buildingspeed.org/blog/?p=89</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[UPDATE:  I talked to a number of people this week while trying to resolve this because it was really bugging me not having a consistent answer.  They have some pretty convincing evidence that the angle was indeed significantly shallower than 90 degrees; however, if you run the numbers, I can&#8217;t get anything consistent with 100 [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>19</slash:comments>
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		<title>A New Trackside Sign:  Speech Limits</title>
		<link>http://www.buildingspeed.org/blog/2010/07/a-new-trackside-sign-speech-limits/</link>
		<comments>http://www.buildingspeed.org/blog/2010/07/a-new-trackside-sign-speech-limits/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:46:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>diandra</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[NASCAR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rules]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.buildingspeed.org/blog/?p=82</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Jenna Freyer of the AP reported that some NASCAR drivers have been fined recently for negative comments about the sport.  She wrote:

"The Associated Press has learned that NASCAR warned teams during the offseason that public criticism of the sport would no longer be tolerated, and at least two star drivers have been fined — one as much as $50,000 — for comments that were deemed destructive to the industry."]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>6</slash:comments>
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		<title>Qualifying Trim vs. Race Trim</title>
		<link>http://www.buildingspeed.org/blog/2010/07/qualifying-trim-vs-race-trim/</link>
		<comments>http://www.buildingspeed.org/blog/2010/07/qualifying-trim-vs-race-trim/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jul 2010 14:31:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>diandra</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Drag]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Engines]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Glossary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Oil]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Qualifying Trim]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Race Trim]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Racing]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.buildingspeed.org/blog/?p=61</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Ever wonder about the difference between race trim and qualifying trim?  Here's a video blog to help you figure it out.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>Daytona Track Watching</title>
		<link>http://www.buildingspeed.org/blog/2010/07/daytona-track-watching/</link>
		<comments>http://www.buildingspeed.org/blog/2010/07/daytona-track-watching/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Jul 2010 17:32:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>diandra</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Daytona]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tracks]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Weather]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.buildingspeed.org/blog/?p=48</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Rain has more consequences than just delaying the race.  Track drying is really hard on the surface.  Most materials expand when they heat. (Water is a notable exception).]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>What the Media Hasn&#8217;t Told You:  An Open Letter to Randy LaJoie</title>
		<link>http://www.buildingspeed.org/blog/2010/06/what-the-media-hasnt-told-you-an-open-letter-to-randy-lajoie/</link>
		<comments>http://www.buildingspeed.org/blog/2010/06/what-the-media-hasnt-told-you-an-open-letter-to-randy-lajoie/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jun 2010 12:51:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>diandra</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dean Sicking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Drug testing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gary Nelson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[People]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Randy LaJoie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Safety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Steve Peterson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[journalism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[drug testing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nascar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[randy lajoie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[safety]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.buildingspeed.org/blog/?p=49</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Randy LaJoie was recently suspended by NASCAR for violating the substance abuse policy. Some of the NASCAR media has come down rather hard - I'm not.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>How many&#8230;uh&#8230;cows&#8230;you got under that hood?</title>
		<link>http://www.buildingspeed.org/blog/2010/04/how-many-uh-cows-you-got-under-that-hood/</link>
		<comments>http://www.buildingspeed.org/blog/2010/04/how-many-uh-cows-you-got-under-that-hood/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Apr 2010 16:43:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>diandra</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Drayson Racing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Engines]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Greenness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Oil]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Racing]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.buildingspeed.org/blog/?p=38</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When you think about saving energy, you probably don't think about your engine oil.  The folks at G-Oil do.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Storm Dangers at Talladega</title>
		<link>http://www.buildingspeed.org/blog/2010/04/storm-dangers-at-talladega/</link>
		<comments>http://www.buildingspeed.org/blog/2010/04/storm-dangers-at-talladega/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Apr 2010 04:04:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>diandra</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Talladega]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Weather]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.buildingspeed.org/blog/?p=25</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Last week at Texas Motor Speedway was not fun because of the rain.  But we didn't have to deal with severe storms and tornadoes.  The words that are most worrisome in the forecast are "tornado outbreak". ]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>Eight things NASCAR should address:  #6 &#8211; Get Serious About Green</title>
		<link>http://www.buildingspeed.org/blog/2010/04/eight-things-nascar-should-address-6-get-serious-about-green/</link>
		<comments>http://www.buildingspeed.org/blog/2010/04/eight-things-nascar-should-address-6-get-serious-about-green/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Apr 2010 02:41:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>diandra</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Tracks]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.buildingspeed.org/blog/?p=21</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve gotten a little behind in my blogging. My Mom was diagnosed with cancer in February and passed away last week, which threw me for a bit of a loop in terms of catching up. But here it is, Texas race weekend and seven races into the year. So #6 conveniently comes the same weekend [...]]]></description>
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