Anna Kottakis
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A new generation of racecar drivers takes the wheel (opens the original)
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As the rays of the setting sun slant across the paved oval track of Madison International Speedway, six brightly painted cars jockey for position around a turn. The announcer is audible in tinny, staccato bursts as the engines rumble and roar in concert. In the stands, fans cheer on their favorite racers, some wearing T-shirts emblazoned with race team logos. Young children stare in open-mouthed awe at the track, noise-blocking headphones clamped over their ears. Itâs full-fledged Americana a
John Pahlas forges a unique artistic path through metal (opens the original)
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Metalworking and art are a kind of creative inheritance for John Pahlas. The steel sculptor grew up in Ripon, receiving a rich, hands-on education in blacksmithing, forging and welding through his parentsâ business, Metalworks, which built custom, traditionally made metal furnishings and sculptures for customers across the country. He remembers helping with monotonous tasks like flattening, cleaning or cutting pieces of metal. âI was doing really remedial, boring labor,â says Pahlas, â
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