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Out In Style

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Out In Style

Way back when I ordered my Texas A&M University class ring, I held off on having a diamond added to it. My ambition was to be a successful engineer in professional motorsports. I wanted that diamond to represent a major achievement, like winning a pro racing season championship, or maybe even winning the Indy 500, as crazy-ambitious as that sounded at the time. I have worn that ring every single day since I got it. What I didn’t know then was that it would take 26 more years of intense work to earn that diamond. Alexander Rossi’s 2016 Indy 500 win was assisted by the Honda Indycar engine and aero kit. I was the mechanical lead for the aero kit, so I had a substantial hand in that win. That opened the flood gates to an increasing rate of...

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