Even though we vowed to like a drained beercan beneath our hobnailed racing shoes (as , what a puny plan!), the little slushbox-equipped Escort managed to evade the wrath of Odin and hang on for a respectable 33rd-place finish at the race. They had a scary moment when a front wheel parted company with the vehicle on the track, but for the most part they kept on knocking out lap after lap. Good work, Make:Way, and next time we hope to see some junkyard turbocharging on that thing!

We were trying to take the high road with this racecar thing, not thump our chests too hard about…