LIGHTNING LAP THE 13TH: WERE WE WORRIED THAT THE NUMBER 13 WOULD BRING PERIL AND MISFORTUNE TO OUR ANNUAL TRIP TO VIRGINIA INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY? MAYBE A LITTLE. BUT SUPERSTITION AIN'T THE WAY. WE CAN'T WORRY ABOUT BREAKING MIRRORS. WE'RE HERE TO BREAK RECORDS

Spend some time at a racetrack and you'll see that drivers are a superstitious lot. While much of the driving experience is under our control, the bits that aren't are [...]