{"id":495741,"date":"2016-08-01T02:07:00","date_gmt":"2016-08-01T02:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=33091"},"modified":"2024-10-29T20:58:25","modified_gmt":"2024-10-29T20:58:25","slug":"belatedly-following-dads-footsteps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/belatedly-following-dads-footsteps\/","title":{"rendered":"Belatedly Following in Dad\u2019s Footsteps"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='memberful-global-teaser-content'>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Many might find it unusual that the 58-year old son of legendary racecar driver Dave MacDonald had never driven a race car on a racetrack, but it\u2019s true.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/LS201608-p1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-556394\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/LS201608-p1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/LS201608-p1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/LS201608-p1-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/LS201608-p1-71x100.jpg 71w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/LS201608-p1-293x410.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a>Going fast has always been in my blood\u2014as evidenced by countless speeding tickets\u2014but it\u2019s only in the past five years that I\u2019ve reentered the racing community and become active at local events.<\/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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