#laguna seca 2022

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2017 → 2022

happy 25th birthday callum ilott! 🧡 (november 11, 1998)

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2022 Super Hooligan National Championship Laguna Seca Raceway

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maybe you know that before pecco first met casey, he said the thing he wanted to know most was how casey felt about vale! do you think they actually talked about it, and how do you think they discussed it with each other?

https://www.motogp.com/en/videos/2021/11/04/bagnaia-keen-to-pick-stoners-brain-on-rossi-rivalry/29836

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I didn't have the possibility already to meet Casey, but I know he was in my garage speaking with [Pecco's current and Casey's former crew chief] Gabarrini, but I think I will meet him after the conference. And I will ask him many things because when I was young - it's the first time that I meet him, and when I was young I was looking, him and Vale fighting. And I would like to know what he's thinking about Vale.

well, pecco. probably not anything particularly polite at any given moment, but it's worth a shot

so I did see this at the time but it had completely slipped my mind, cheers anon!! very endearing, pecco truly living my dream (not the being a motorcycle racer bit or winning championships bit, but hunting down gossip on rivalries straight from the source). wants to ask casey MANY THINGS, this man is prepared. a true scholar!! it does make it even funnier how this was their first meeting... pecco really was already fantasising about asking casey about his number one feud before even saying hello. he's just like me fr. I support him in his fact-finding quest

anyhow - yeah it is fun because pecco ofc was enough of a ducati fan that he was supporting BOTH valentino and casey as a kid, which is like... extremely valid of him, he's so me... also, as has been previously discussed on this blog, he does have some credentials in zeroing in on the most interesting bits of his mentor's career, cf him making the enlightened choice at valencia 2021 to pay tribute to valentino with a 'che spettacolo' helmet. just unambiguously the most compelling choice he specifically could have made, I want to sit him down and have him walk me through his thinking (chronic overthinker so you know he did put in the mental miles) AND how he feels about that specific season. this is a man with a healthy interest in feuds I reckon. bringing this up mainly just as an excuse to revisit the photo with his cute sister

helmet only somewhat ruined by those ugly ass logos

some more key pecco background info is that he wants to visit some famous circuits motogp no longer visits one day, including suzuka AND - crucially - laguna seca. he also says he likes reading sports autobiographies... which, apart from the one from his literal mentor, you kinda have to assume the casey one would be basically at the top of the list? so I'm just gonna go ahead and assume pecco has read that thing. basically all of this is to say that if you gave pecco a free run at this, you can trust him to know his lore pretty well I reckon. he'd have some decent questions to ask

so we've established motive and ability, let's move on to opportunity. do I think they did actually talk about it... maybe! the way pecco talks about it in the presser, it kinda sounds like he wants to have a proper sit down with casey at the very first time of asking to grill him about the valentino feud, which to me sounds like quite a ballsy approach... but you never know, maybe he did manage to have a proper conversation with casey about it in the middle of a race weekend. (incidentally, pecco won that race, so he did manage to take the spoils on both his 'meeting casey' weekend and 'valentino retiring' weekend, fair play.) in the following year casey clearly did take on a reasonably active role in the team, so they had a decent amount of contact race weekend to race weekend. to quickly go through the archives:

from portimao 2021 (suggesting a PAY CUT to get casey lol)

silverstone 2022 (really is co-parenting, very sweet)

austria 2022 (poor fabio)

and phillip island 2022 (feat. the track walk)

given all that... I mean, idk, you have to hope that pecco with his obvious interest took his shot when he had it. like,, this was a bit of a one and done type deal, pecco had a year to properly exploit this situation... you've got to take that chance, right? I'm not sure I entirely trust pecco to work this organically into a conversation, but you don't have to let that stop you. you gotta get casey's thoughts on... riding a ducati... while fighting other riders wheel-to-wheel... when you're title rivals... and then hope casey doesn't try to start talking about the two times him and jorge overtook each other in the 2011 season, yeah

the way pecco makes it sound in the presser, maybe he did just flat out ask casey about the feud lol. like a real go-getter. I hope he phrased his opening question in the exact same way as he did in the presser quote, like yes please do ask casey what he's "thinking about vale". as for casey's response... my guess is that he probably keeps it cute, stays reasonably professional. there's a few general themes that tend to crop up pretty frequently when casey discusses fighting valentino, but he does mix it up depending on the occasion and the audience - he's capable of modulating the tone. you'll note that around the time of valentino's retirement, casey is considerably more polite about valentino while he's actually attending the race at portimao (where he also first met pecco, yes) than a few weeks later when he's shit talking on his own time. contrary to popular belief, casey can do diplomacy - he just often doesn't want to. in this particular situation, casey would probably opt to start out with all the diplomatic stuff he was actually saying in portimao anyway: about what a strong opponent valentino was, about how his career achievements had been validated through fighting valentino, about how there were some good points and some bad points but casey learned a heck of a lot etc etc etc

once you get that stuff out of the way... as discussed in more depth in this post, when casey's not outright insulting valentino, he does tend to focus on valentino's intelligence as an opponent - clever, cunning savvy, all that - which, yes, was often about all the off-track media shit, but also described valentino's on-track approach. depending on how casey frames it, there may obviously be more negative connotations to valentino's 'cunning', suggestions of the dirty and the untoward and the downright unfair - and there's typically something quite loaded about how casey talks about everything he learned from valentino. but emphasising valentino's cleverness is still probably the most likely starting point for casey when describing that rivalry to one of valentino's direct disciples - it's the compliment casey has long been the most prepared to pay valentino. beyond that... I tend to think that casey wouldn't be inclined to go into massive amounts of detail about the ins and outs of that rivalry with pecco. maybe if pecco catches him on the right day, he can get a little more - it's not out of the question for casey to delve somewhat into how tricky it is to fight against an evil lunatic quite an aggressive rider who is willing to make your life hell out on the track. maybe some talk about the actual nitty-gritty of fighting valentino that I do not have the technical expertise to imagine in any more detail. or maybe give pecco a spiel about how important it is to focus on yourself, just ignore what the other guy is doing, and so on - that'd probably strike a chord with pecco given the similarities between the pair of them in that regard. one of the reasons why casey was such a tricky opponent for valentino at the beginning of their rivalry was how immune casey was to the typical valentino tactic of just harassing rivals from behind. you'd probably want to focus on that aspect if you're casey, something about how it's important not to let your rivals get in your head. casey did say in early 2023 that pecco had needed to "calm a couple of things down" lol, so maybe he feels that's some advice that needs giving

what I will say is that I reckon casey would probably confine his anecdotes mostly to what valentino was up to on the track. at most a teensy bit about how tricky it can be to face an opponent skilled at putting pressure on you by using the media, but no lengthy diatribes about how valentino wasn't as nice to him anymore when they became rivals or any of that. in general, yeah, hard to see him being all that interested in giving pecco much to work with. casey's mellowed somewhat since retiring, but you probably don't want to push it too much. he's there to give riding advice, after all - not to satisfy the personal curiosity of valentino's prized protege. still, hopefully pecco got something fun out of him. I have to believe he's at least grilled valentino about his side of the rivalry at some point over the years... like I said, living the dream

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Indycar Driver Lore

Indycar Driver Lore Masterlist

Patricio "Pato" O'Ward Junco

Birthdate: May 6, 1999 Hometown: Monterrey, Mexico Residence: Monterrey, Mexico/San Antonio, TX Height/Weight: 5’8”/155lbs

Rookie Year: 2019

Team: Arrow McLaren

Follow him on: Instagram Twitter YouTube

Career Stats

2018: 1 race with Harding Racing - 31st Overall 2019: 8 races with Carlin - 26th Overall 2020: Arrow McLaren SP- 4th Overall 2021: Arrow McLaren SP - 3rd Overall 2022: Arrow McLaren SP - 7th Overall 2023: Arrow McLaren SP - 4th Overall

2018 Indy NXT (formerly Indy Lights) Rookie of the Year and Season Champion 2021 and 2022 several F1 tests with McLaren 2022 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix F1 free practice with McLaren IMSA 2017 Youngest driver ever to win Daytona 24 and Sebring 12 hour in Prototype Challenge (PC) class 2017 Prototype Challenge drivers championship, North American Endurance Cup Championship. 2018 Daytona 24 8th, Sebring 12 hour 13th 2022 Daytona 24 (LMP2 class) 1st.

-Doesn't drink coffee. -Has a list of acceptable restaurants around every track Indycar visits -Although a native of Mexico, attended high school in San Antonio, Texas. -Lists karting, fitness training - especially boxing and weight training - as his hobbies. -He loves Eggo waffles and sushi. -2020 Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year.

Iconic/memorable moments

Pato O'Ward reveals helmet design for Indianapolis 500 to James Hinchcliffe | Motorsports on NBC INSIDE THE RACE // PATO O'WARD AT WEATHERTECH RACEWAY LAGUNA SECA PUSH TO PASS | EP. 1 - "So Close, Yet So Far" This or That with Pato O'Ward and Indy 500 Friends TikTok: Pato Likes Food RACER: Pato O'Ward Texas IndyCar Walk and Talk CHEVY PACE CAR // FELIX ROSENQVIST AND PATO O'WARD Felix and Pato interview Alex Rossi in their own languages: AMSP Unlocked 2020 AMSP Unlocked 2021 AMSP Mic’d Up 2022 Pato O'Ward and Felix Rosenqvist Play-Fighting Then and Now | Pato O'Ward & Felix Rosenqvist - Part 1 Then and Now: Pato O'Ward Part 2 Midnight Snack Chocolate covered Pato Lobster papi.

Happy Valentines Day Love/Hate relationship with pre-race ice baths Guess the song Tiny Cars with James – Pato O’Ward Pato O’Ward sings “Feel This Moment” Felix and Pato wrestling Don’t touch the cones!!! How tall are McLaren drivers? Arrow McLaren: Red Flag Green Flag Arrow McLaren: Red Flag Green Flag Again Measuring noses Wakeboarding Pato Wink and Kiss Pato Barbie Nashville Cowboy hat shopping Indianapolis Motor Speedway Fair Imitate Famous Landmarks Phone Flip - Drivers in the Paddock Part 1 Part 2

Driver Superlatives Part 1 Part 2 Holiday Tree Blindfolded Challenge Holiday Family phototshoot Behind the Scenes Baking Challenge: Part 1 Baking Challenge: Part 2 Rainy day activities Spill your guts game Intro Part 1 Part 2 Off Track with Hinch and Rossi – The Papaya One Area Codes Our cinnamon rolls Go-to Karaoke song

Team Penske hit with penalties over Push to Pass use; O’Ward declared St. Petersburg winner

Excitable and exuberant, Pato wears his emotions on his sleeve. If he’s happy, you’ll know it, and if he’s not, you’ll know that too, just by looking at his face. Full of energy, Pato is hardly ever still, fidgeting if he can’t do anything else. A self-proclaimed foodie, his social media often shows off what he’s eating. And if it’s not pics of his food, it’s pics of him in the gym, puddles of sweat and all. He’s said that he works out to eat the foods he loves. His devoted fanbase has recently has exploded into near rock-star-like proportions with suites and a grandstand at Texas Motor Speedway devoted to his fans through special giveaways and promotions.

Fanfic Lore

Paired with former teammate Felix Rosenqvist

Frequently paired with Colton Herta. The two raced together in IndyNXT (formerly Indy Lights). Ship name O'Herta

Paired with Alex Palou. Ship name O'Palou

Paired with teammate Alex Rossi

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Top-5 races to watch any category and Top-5 races to watch only MotoGP

top 5 any category:

motoamerica 2022 new jersey race 2. i was there. it poured rain, petrux put out a 10 second lead, ashton yates was almost relevant!

500cc west german gp 1989. this is free on youtube and a perfect time capsule of the big bang era of the late 80s. the commentator calls mick doohan "mike", schwantz puts on a spectacular show, the vhs quality is endearingly terrible.

500cc italian gp 1993. this one is really just sad; wayne rainey crashes out, breaking his spine and becoming permanently paralyzed. it's an important part of racing history, though, and i don't think "favorite" means "best result", but "most emotionally impactful". rainey's injury ended his career, handing the championship to kevin schwantz. it's a reminder of the danger and sacrifice of racing.

wsbk most 2021 race 1. toprak's last lap pass against redding for the win literally changed my life. in post-race interviews redding said toprak should "show some respect"... basically asking for the win to be handed to him. anytime redding says anything now, i'm tempted to remind him to show some respect. it's become my catchphrase for making fun of him.

moto2 portugal 2022. objectively an awful result for almost everybody but one of my favorites nonetheless just for the drama and narrative arc. joe's first win.

top 5 motogp:

laguna seca 2006. a relatively popular pick, but fuck, this is a true classic. nicky hayden slays on home turf. the mark neale documentary about this race, the doctor, the kentucky kid and the texas tornado, is wonderful. it's so quintessentially 2000s.

austria 2021. maverick had his infamous meltdown and martin took his first win since his catastrophic crash at portimao earlier that year, having broken 8 bones.

styria 2021. same track, different weekends. brad got his first win in perhaps the most insane race finish of recent memory. i usually HATE pit stops in motorcycle racing (fuck daytona 200), but this one is a stunner from start to end.

cota 2023. alex motherfucking rins, baby! winning on an independent honda at a track he loves. this one just fills me with joy, a real feel-good race.

mugello 2019. one i revisit a lot. i just love petrucci, but there's tons of action all the way through! the last few laps are TENSE, suzuki was up in contention, and dovi gives a few great moments.

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DAVID MALUKAS and CHRISTIAN LUNDGAARD

Saturday, 2022 Grand Prix of Monterey at Laguna Seca by Phillip Abbott

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1969 Winkelmann Formula B

1971 Laguna Seca

2022 Thunderhill Raceway

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Monterey - Laguna Seca 2022

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A couple pictures from IMSA at Laguna Seca May 2022, can’t wait to go again.

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MotoAmerica SportbikeTrackGear Junior Cup Race 2 at Laguna Seca 2022

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Super Hooligan National Championship Laguna Seca, 2022

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Doñana se muere de sed sin que nadie haga nada para impedirlo

Doñana agoniza: el gran humedal europeo se queda sin agua

Explotaciones turísticas y cultivos de regadío se llevan el caudal que necesita este tesoro ambiental

Ana I. Montañez

17·10·22 | 10:23 | Actualizado a las 10:36

A principios de septiembre, después de tres meses de verano bajo una extenuante sequía y temperaturas extremas, la Estación Biológica de Doñana-CSIC encendió todas las alarmas: el Parque Nacional y Reserva de la Biosfera se seca.

En el comunicado que corrió como la pólvora por todos los medios de comunicación, los investigadores adjuntaban una fotografía terrorífica. La laguna de Santa Olalla, la última lámina de agua permanente de Doñana, aparecía completamente seca.

Artículo completo: https://www.informacion.es/medio-ambiente/2022/10/17/donana-agoniza-gran-humedal-europeo-77342376.html

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Indycar Driver Lore

Indycar Driver Lore Masterlist

William "Will" Steven Power

Birthdate: March 1, 1981 Hometown: Toowoomba, Australia Residence: Charlotte, North Carolina Height/Weight: 5’10”/155lbs

Rookie Year: 2005

Team: Team Penske

Follow him on: Instagram Twitter YouTube

Career Stats

Champ Car 2005: Walker Racing - 22nd Overall 2006: Walker Racing - 6th overall 2007: Walker Racing - 4th Overall Indycar 2008: KV Racing Technology - 12th Overall 2009: Penske Racing - 19th Overall 2010: Team Penske - 2nd Overall 2011: Team Penske - 2nd Overall 2012: Team Penske - 2nd Overall 2013: Team Penske - 4th Overall 2014: Team Penske - 1st Overall 2015: Team Penske - 3rd Overall 2016: Team Penske - 2nd Overall 2017: Team Penske - 5th Overall 2018: Team Penske - 3rd Overall 2019: Team Penske - 5th Overall 2020: Team Penske - 5th Overall 2021: Team Penske - 8th Overall 2022: Team Penske - 1st Overall 2023: Team Penske - 7th Overall

-Reigning NTT INDYCAR SERIES champion Will Power returns to Team Penske for the 2023 season.

-He is a two-time NTT INDYCAR SERIES champion and the winner of the 2018 Indianapolis 500.

-Power is also the all-time INDYCAR SERIES record-holder for pole positions and has won at least one race in each of the past 16 seasons.

-In 2020, he started Will Power Kart (WPK) to help aspiring racers with two, unique chassis he developed with Kart Republic.

-Off the track, Power enjoys spending time with his wife, Elizabeth, and their son, Beau, playing the drums and working out in his rigid regimen that includes swimming, cycling, weightlifting and rowing.

Iconic/memorable moments INSIDE THE RACE // WILL POWER AT WEATHERTECH RACEWAY LAGUNA SECA Will Power calls Scott Dixon a wanker - IndyCar iRacing challenge @ Barber Damien Power on his Indy Car racing brother Will 2018 Indy 500 Onboard: Will Power Final Lap, Team Radio, Victory Lane INDYCAR 36: Will Power 2011 Indycar Toronto - Will Power and Dario Franchitti controversial incident Will Power & Helio Castroneves 2014 Christmas Holiday Outtakes with Will and Helio Will Power Flips Off Officials (the infamous double birds) Google Search - Will Power Helio and Power Show Their Dance Moves IZOD IndyCar Drivers Hélio Castroneves & Will Power Talk Virtual Reality And Gaming Penske's Helio Castroneves on competition with Will Power Behind the scenes with Will and Helio Doug and Drivers: Will Power Gets Honest About Indy, Qualifying and More Penske Drivers have some Fun CHEVY PACE CAR // WILL POWER AND JOSEF NEWGARDEN Will Power's perseverance IndyCar driver Will Power speaking Australian Potential IndyCar win escapes Will Power after he can't get refired on pit road | Motorsports on NBC Will Power makes his European Indycar peers eat American food Dale Jr. Download: Will Power in NASCAR? Will Power breaks all-time Indycar pole record at Laguna Seca Yippee - IndyCar press conference goes off the rails with Will Power driving Rearview Reflection - Will Power Will Power PISSED Throws Gloves At Sébastien Bourdais IndyCar Detroit 2013 Race 2 Would Will Power be content if his career ended tomorrow? IndyCar champ Will Power introduces his book Q&A with IndyCar driver Will Power MP RETRO: 2013 IndyCar Spring Training with Power and Hinchcliffe IndyCar's Will Power admits to his pre-race ritual of eating a peanut butter and banana sandwich Get to know Will Power's Australian roots Rock-IN-Roar 500 (Will drumming) Mark Webber Rescued Will Power's Racing Career in 2004

2024 Cheating scandal Team Penske hit with penalties over Push to Pass use; O’Ward declared St. Petersburg winner How Team Penske took push-to-pass beyond the limit Will’s statement

Will's book - The Sheer Force of Will Power

Will is the third of four sons (eldest is an accountant, second is a dancer and Damien is a comedian). His great granddad (also called William Power) was a motorbike rider and had time records across Australia while his dad raced the lower rungs in Australia. He got into Penske thanks to Helio Castroneves’ IRS trial and impressed then enough to get seat time after Helio came back but in Sonoma that same season he had a crash that broke his back. During his recovery, he learned to play the drums.

Will had an intense rivalry with Dario Franchitti but they have become good friends since Dario was forced to retire. Up until a few years ago, he had a reputation for being hot-headed and prone to outbursts of anger. Lately, he’s been open about his anxiety and negative headspace and credits his wife, Liz, as being his rock and helping him learn to manage his emotions, resulting in a much calmer and focused Will. But even with that, his sense of survival is sketchy at times. He loves chocolate milk yet is very lactose-intolerant. He is also colorblind and his wife and mother-in-law are known to pick his clothing to prevent clashing.

Fanfic Lore

Historically paired with Dario Franchitti during the height of their rivalry and Simon Pagenaud while they were teammates. Also Mark Webber (F1) but that ship usually had a power imbalance and was not favorable to Will.

Despite those ships, Will is often cast as asexual in fics.

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Lucid motors

The company’s base model – the Lucid Air Pure – boasts a 406 mile-range battery but costs $77,000. Lucid Motors promises to offer a longer mileage range than Tesla’s vehicles, but with a higher price tag. If the Houston showroom is similar to its recent showroom it opened in Newport Beach, California, it would include a 4K virtual reality experience that allows customers to visualize personalization of interior and exterior designs. Lucid Motors' permit filing for its retail space appears to also include some renovations for exterior space, although it was not clear if this outside area would be reserved for test driving vehicles. RELATED: The battle between Elon Musk and auto dealers The cars are then shipped from various parts of the country to a separate Tesla service centers outside the 610 Loop. Tesla already has a showroom in the Galleria mall, where customers can test drive electric vehicles from the mall’s parking lot prior to reserving the vehicles online. In Texas, state laws protecting car dealerships prevent customers from directly buying vehicles from car manufacturers, so even though Tesla show rooms and service centers exist in the state, the customers technically purchase the cars online. Similar to Tesla, Lucid is also taking a direct sales to consumer sales model in which a customer buys the vehicle directly from the manufacturer, circumventing a conventional dealership model. In setting up a retail space in the mall, Lucid Motors would follow a similar real estate strategy to Tesla in opening up a smaller show room in a highly-trafficked retail location separately from a service center – instead of following the typical decades-old dealership model in which customers can browse, purchase and service vehicles in the same location. The service center is located 14820 North Freeway Suite 600, located about 17 miles north of downtown Houston outside of Beltway 8. However a Lucid Motors spokesperson did confirm that that the company opened a service center in the Houston area last year, where customers can service or pick up vehicles but not actually purchase them. RELATED: Electric vehicle charging company relocates HQ from California to Houston Lucid Motors representatives declined to confirm the store or the timing. Representatives from mall owner Simon Property Group did not respond to emails requesting comment. The address on the store appears to be on the northern side of the mall near Forever 21 store. Work on transforming an existing retail space is expected to start in June, completing in September 2022, according to the filings. It should be noted that with a four-motor architecture, the Lucid Air could even surpass the figures the Rimac Nevera has.Lucid appears to be planning a 2,907 square-foot showroom in the Galleria mall at 5085 Westheimer, Suite B2696, according to state permit filings. In fact, during its prototyping phase, Lucid Motors did run a tri-motor Air at Laguna Seca. It will likely surpass the figures of the tri-motor Tesla Model S Plaid. See why at The Quali 8.19.22”Īlready the car delivers 1,111 bhp and so another 600 bhp should be in the works with this car which will mean it will match the likes of the Rimac Nevera and Pininfarina Batista in terms of performance despite being an all-out luxury sedan first than being a sports car or a GT. The post said,” Three is the magic number. Then on August 16, the EV maker shared a short animation of three cylindrical objects rotating and spinning much like an electric motor. This teaser was first posted by Lucid Motors on Twitter then its CEO and CTO Peter Rawlinson also shared a photo of the assembly line in Casa Grande, Arizona with all the employees having three fingers up in the air. Now, it is teasing a model of the Lucid Air which will debut in two days at the Monterey Car week that could have a tri-motor setup. Lucid claims that it has the most sophisticated electric motor in the industry that even beats the one developed by Tesla. Now, it is a known fact that the Lucid Air performance edition comes very close to the performance of the Tesla Model S Plaid despite having just two motors as opposed to three on the Tesla. Now, Lucid Motors which is run by Peter Rawlinson, the former Chief Engineer for the Model S at Tesla, wants to also establish its supremacy in performance. Already the Lucid Air Dream Edition has been rated by the EPA as the car with the highest range. Lucid Motors is seemingly preparing another onslaught on Tesla’s supremacy in the electric car space, especially on the performance and range table stakes.

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