Hot Rods and Racing Cars #80

Superstitious race driver Lester Hokey is convinced that hearing the phrase "good luck" before a race is a jinx—and when his well-meaning brother-in-law Herman keeps saying it anyway, Lester's nerves spiral into a series of escalating mishaps on the track. As Lester desperately tries to counter the curse with his own superstitions, he discovers that avoiding bad luck might be harder than he thought.

Clint takes his friend Alex out for a wild dune buggy race in the desert, but when Alex pressures him into letting her take the wheel, an overconfident mistake sends their buggy tumbling down a massive dune. Stranded in the scorching sand with a damaged vehicle, the two must wait for rescue while the heat and tension test their friendship—and Clint's patience.

In this recounting of the historic 1937 Vanderbuilt Cup Race, former champion Tazio Nuvolari enters the competition confident in his chances for a second victory, but finds himself battling through a crowded field in his Alfa Romeo. When his car suddenly catches fire mid-race, Nuvolari must make a desperate choice to save himself and the other drivers from disaster. This non-fiction account captures one of racing's most harrowing moments—a reminder that heroism on the track takes many forms.

Clint Curtis is struggling to keep up with faster, more powerful stock cars in his '62 Plymouth, so he turns to an unconventional tactic: drafting closely behind his competitors to reduce drag and gain a competitive edge. With help from fellow racer Hap Wylie, Clint practices the dangerous technique at Glove Corners before taking it into a real race against Mo Mosely's Dodge, where split-second driving and nerves of steel become his only real advantages.