{"id":460749,"date":"2006-03-01T06:30:09","date_gmt":"2006-03-01T14:30:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=76091"},"modified":"2024-01-04T22:28:40","modified_gmt":"2024-01-04T22:28:40","slug":"howl-at-the-moon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/howl-at-the-moon\/","title":{"rendered":"Howl at the Moon"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='memberful-global-teaser-content'>\n<figure id=\"attachment_709814\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-709814\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/FL-PETELYONS.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-709814\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/FL-PETELYONS.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/FL-PETELYONS.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/FL-PETELYONS-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/FL-PETELYONS-71x100.jpg 71w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/FL-PETELYONS-293x415.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-709814\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pete Lyons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Night racing. Why do we love it so?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I think one reason is, darkness adds another dimension to the defiance. Motor racing has a deliciously illicit taste even in daylight, and doing it after sundown seems sinful.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n        .memberful-global-teaser-content p:last-child{\n            -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent);\n            mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent);\n        }\n    <\/style>\n<div class='memberful-global-marketing-content'>\n<div class=\"a07online-global-marketing-content-wrapper\">\n<h2 class=\"a07online-global-marketing-title\">No Subscription? 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