Peter Fernandez, who provided the rat-a-tat voice of Speed Racer when that animated Japanese television series came to the United States — and who wrote the American lyrics for the show's theme song — died Thursday at his home in Pomona, N.Y.
Brad, 41, was a Jersey drag racer, when gear-heads were called greasers.
It's opaque to me why I wanted to write about it, but I did spend quite a few years riding motorcycles, and I was a ski racer when I was young.
Two years ago, Kitt was leading the Aspen downhill after 16 racers when officials inexplicably called the event because of a rut on the course.
To increase torture for other racers or as a last resort, stop and reverse into other racers when an incoming blue shell appears to knock out yourself and the others.
"It pushes us to be better racers when people do that".
But any good dogsled racer can tell you that the best results occur when the racer ("musher") gets off the sled and starts to push, letting his team lead while he assumes a supporting role instead.
The cheer that went up when the racer whipped safely past was both sincere and Bronxian.
When the racer in front goes, the nerves dissipate.
When the racers stay close to the big towns, police stand a chance to catch them.
