A day at the races [Back Story]

When a race car going more than 200 kilometers per hour crashes, spectators generally shudder. But journalist Alaina G. Levine´s emotions were more mixed when she learned that Team Falken Tire´s Porsche had spun into the fence during the final minutes of a 4-hour race held at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wis. She was at this American Le Mans series race to interview Rick Mahurin, the team´s electronics wizard, for his profile in this issue.