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    Two Lessons from Arizona Racing Association

    May 30, 2019

    When I first started out racing, I graduated High School and hit the road with one of Sky Sailing’s gliders and our not so trusty Astro Van and headed to Turf Arizona. We rolled in with the windows down, enjoying the Pheonix heat with the air-conditioning that wasn’t keeping up. But we toughed it out and camped in tents behind the wing of the glider. After the first night, we realized towels were not

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