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Archiving this stuff I made in a past semester for a fake grand prix project I did I had to make a brochure as well which is under the cut also

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Quick takeaways from Texas: Kudos for scrapping the traditional six-shooter celebration

Kevin Harvick celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas, Sunday, Nov. 5, 2017. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

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• NASCAR and Texas Motor Speedway deserve congratulations for letting common sense prevail on Sunday. Race winners typically shoot blanks from six-shooters in victory lane at Texas. In the aftermath of a mass shooting that left over 25 dead in Sutherland Springs, Texas, that celebration would have made for awkward optics.

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Thankfully, the celebration was scrapped. That’s the right call. There’s no need to carry on a tradition as another massacre dominates the headlines in the United States.

.@eddiegossage tells @usatodaysports that no guns will be used in Harvick's victory circle celebration due to the church shooting in SA.

— A.J. Perez (@byajperez) November 5, 2017

• Six of the eight playoff drivers finished in the top 10 on Sunday. One of the two who didn’t is Kyle Busch, who won last week at Martinsville. He’s automatically going to be racing for the title at Homestead.

The other driver is Jimmie Johnson, who finished 27th. Johnson is facing a win-and-in situation at Phoenix to make the final four at Homestead.

“We’ve got to figure something out,” Johnson said.”Kansas [where Johnson spun twice] was a lot like this.It was just extremely difficult to drive the car and carry entry speed. And then we had a loose wheel and then contact on a restart. We started off in a hole and just kept digging a deeper one as we went. I’m definitely disappointed. And, I honestly just feel bad for my team. These guys are working so hard. And to work this hard and not see any speed go back in the car and have bad results as the last three weeks have been is pretty disappointing.”

We’re convinced an eighth title for Johnson is in the cards, though it may not happen in 2017 at this rate. While we’ll never count Johnson out we’ll also recognize that his chances of advancing to Homestead this year are pretty slim.

“But this last half of the year has been really weird,” Johnson said. “In places where we expect to run well and traditionally do, we haven’t. But I know we’re building a better race car and taking a few new ideas to Phoenix and we’ll go there and fight as hard as we can. And that’s one thing this team will never do it give up.”

• After crashing out at Texas, Kyle Larson has failed to finish in each of the last three races.

Even if Larson had made it through to the third round of the playoffs his chances of making the championship race would be quite slim.

“Whether it’s bad pit stops or bad luck with whatever happened to our right-front we had a loose wheel and then had to pit a couple of times to fix it,” Larson said. “We just gave up track position.  We took the best car and just whatever, I don’t know, it’s frustrating because I know I had the best car and lose track position and that is what happens.  You try and move forward and it’s so hard to pass here you try and find some stuff and get in the wall.”

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accepted - finn hudson

when it came to finn, the applicantion we had was a perfect fit. oli, please view the checklist for the next steps and welcome to the game!

out of character information I’m oliver, i’m in est, and i am 20. I have been in the glee community for almost 6 years now, so there’s that. My favorite word is rad and i love dogs more than life itself. general statistics BASIC NAME: Finn Christopher Hudson NICKNAMES: Hudson, Finny-D, Finnster, Finn Huddy, Mr. Hudson AGE: 31 BIRTHDAY: 06-27-1986 GENDER: Male PRONOUNS: He/Him ZODIAC SIGN: Cancer MOTHER: Carole Hudson FATHER: Christopher Hudson PARENTS: Carole and Christopher Hudson FAMILY: Henry Hudson (Son) SIBLINGS: N/A LIFESTYLE BORN: Coventry, Ohio RAISED: Cincinnati, Ohio VEHICLE: Honda CR-V PETS: N/A POLITICAL AFFILIATION: Democrat RELIGION: Loosely Christian BELIEFS: Believes in God and in fate that things will be the way they’re meant to be. MISDEMEANORS: Hitting a Postal Worker with his vehicle at 15 FELONIES: N/A TICKETS AND/OR VIOLATIONS: Ticket for backing up at a red light after not making a full left turn, then causing to block traffic during busy street hours DRUGS: No SMOKES: No ALCOHOL: Sometimes, when he’s with his friends and they’re having a good time together. Doesn’t drink much on his own though. DIET: Way too many chili cheese dogs from the Speedway down the road after a long day at work. interview section “ thanks for taking time with us. just start by telling us a bit about yourself? ” Uhm, right. Well, I’m Finn Hudson. I’m named after my dad – not my first name, my middle one. Oh wait, I didn’t tell you my middle name - it’s Christopher. Yeah, sorry. Uh, well…I like watching football on TV, and I like trying to flip an egg and not break the yolk. I…I like helping people. Teaching is the best job in the world, and sometimes it’s super tiring, but I think that it’s worth it in the end. I like babies. Well, ones that smile a lot. Sad babies make me sad. …I like cool cars and rocket ships. …I got off track. “ which is more important to you, sex or a relationship? ” Is both the right answer here? I feel like you’re trapping me somehow. I think…doing that is fun, and I like being intimate with people. But relationships are on like, a whole different level. I haven’t found that somebody yet that I wanna, you know, take over the world with and all that other stuff they write love songs about, but I have hope that maybe I might be lucky enough to in the future. “ do you think there are more challenges in being a gay single father than just a straight single father? how do your friends feel about you being a father? ” I don’t want to say that it’s like, harder or anything, because I don’t really know what it means to be a straight single father. But, I do know that it is hard to be a single dad at all. Shout out to the guys who do it, because it’s never going to be easy. Most people are cool with the whole ‘proud’ thing, but I know that having a gay dad could definitely have some effects on my son in the future. People aren’t nice. They say hurtful things, and they make you doubt people that you love. I hope he likes me anyway. Not being too hard on myself is a challenge enough. I try to be a good dad though. Hopefully it’s working. My friends say I’m doing a pretty decent job, and they’ve all been super supportive of my ‘journey’ I guess. “ what are you feelings about the gay community here in cincinnati? it’s it a positive environment or does it need to change? ” For the most part, everything is really awesome! Being around so many gay people is a little overwhelming sometimes, but most people have been super welcoming. There are always going to be things that aren’t so great in every kind of social group, but I’m happy with where I am right now. I’ve got awesome people in my life who accept me for who I am and that’s all I’m really worried about so far. “ you are a successful man so what is the next step in your life? ” …Does anybody know how to answer that? I have no idea. Whatever happens, happens. Things will do whatever it is they do for whatever reason and I’ll just be there, enjoying the ride. Tomorrow I could be invited to go into space and step foot on the moon, or offered a job at NASCAR as a professional driver – or the flag waver. Who knows? I plan on finishing my degree and then… waiting for it after that. I don’t know what it, is, but I will find out.

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Kyle Larson sometimes flies commercial to save money

Kyle Larson won Sunday at Auto Club Speedway. (Getty)

Believe it or not, Kyle Larson will occasionally fly on commercial airlines to Cup Series races.

The points leader made the revelation on Friday, saying that he liked to fly either commercially or on the Chip Ganassi Racing charter plane to save money.

“Yeah, I fly commercial as much as I can and fly with the team,” Larson said. “That’s a lot of money to be private flying, especially to the West Coast. Yeah, I’m cheap with my money when it comes to flying. And, I like to rack up the miles so I can maybe get some free trips.”

In the high-dollar world of the Cup Series, a top driver admitting that he doesn’t fly on a private jet regularly is a big deal. While many lower-tier drivers fly commercially throughout the NASCAR schedule, the top stars of the Cup Series typically take a private jet from city to city.

Larson likes being frugal, however. And we don’t blame him. Though he said he does fly first-class often. That sounds like a luxury to many of us, but that’s still a savings over flying privately.

“I’ll purchase a first class ticket now. But, a couple of years ago, I know [Ricky Stenhouse and Danica Patrick] obviously she’s a very wealthy person, but she doesn’t understand why I would purchase a coach ticket when coach is $120 versus first class being $500. I’m going to save that money. But now, I fly first class. And, too, [son] Owen is older than 2 years now, so you have to purchase him a seat, which really stinks. But, I’ll fly commercial as much as I can, especially the West Coast stuff. I think commercial is better. The team plane, you have to stop for fuel. No Wi-Fi. Commercial’s not bad.”

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