The moment I joined Car and Driver, I set about scheming my way into the Lightning Lap testing at Virginia International Raceway. From the outside, Lightning Lap looks like everything you dream about at the Academy, when you’re just a snot-nosed QWERTY jockey scrubbing latrines every time you dangle a participle in front of the Sarge. Fast cars, fast track, all action; that’s why you sign up for a gig like this. And buddy, the stakes are high. One wrong move and you’ll be back working the motor pool, detailing Toyota Yaris hubcaps for the photo shoot on the Alberta tar sands. READ MORE ››
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