Most people love a good mystery. For race fans, we rarely get any real world mysteries, other than the odd missing race car that is found many years later. It seems that there has been a bit of an urban legend circulating in the NASCAR world over the past few years regarding an underground testing facility. Somewhere. Right. Paging Doctor Evil.

Last night I came across an incredible story by Sam Collins of Racecar Engineering Magazine on Speedtv.com that brings the story closer to reality.
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So where to begin? For me, one of the newfound joys of being an official member of the motoring press is being included in annual test days. At it’s core, the concept is that it give writers an opportunity to compare many vehicles back to back under controlled conditions. In reality though, my first visit to the International Motor Press Association’s annual Test Days was much more. Yes, the cars and trucks were the stars, but the chance to network with fellow motoring scribes was priceless.
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The trip from Watertown New York took longer than expected today, given that every interstate in Pennsylvania is under construction. Other than construction, the drive was just sweet. Great scenery, little traffic and a couple of mp3 players full of tunes for the new stereo.
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