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Later this year, a book will be published about Charles Stankievech’s wildly ambitious Contemporary Calgary installation, The Desert Turned to Glass. ....
An 86-year-old man is attempting to join the land speed elite after unveiling his streamliner that he s been building since 1996 as he prepares to race it on Utah s Salt Flats and fulfil his wife s dying wish. ....
He learned to drive a tractor at his father s knee. on a bicycle, red wagon, whatever he had, from as long as i can remember, he has wanted to go fast. you had to learn to work on automobiles. and then on the weekends, you raced them. at his mississippi farm, he has assembled a dream car collection. this is a 61 ford that i built and run on the bonneville salt flats. he buys the same cars he drag raced with in the 60s, customizes them, and sets records racing them at bonneville flats. it s the biggest satisfaction that a human being could have, to know that i m number one at anything checkers, or dominoes or racing. september, 12th, 2014, high noon. poteet is about to make a high stakes run to test a new engine. and the crew s expectations are soaring. in my mind, i was thinking about a 370, actually, to be honest. i have a very calm and confident feeling every time they close the canopy. it s like you are in a different world. i mean, it s serenity. ....