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.