“There it is! Zero to a hundred to zero!” This was the commentary I heard from the journalist standing next to me as we watched with widening eyes the cobalt blue 2021 Shelby GT500 roar like a beast coming towards us on the Texas Motor Speedway and in a split second coming to an instant halt. It was more than impressive. I could talk endlessly about the (insert specs of the car with acceleration and brakes), but what I specifically remember in that moment is seeing the excitement in my husband’s eyes and how in that one instant, he was transported into becoming every child who ever sat on the kitchen floor racing their Hotwheels as the blocked patterns of linoleum became make-do streets.
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