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Tale of the Tape: Road racing’s first knee pucks were of duct tape

how of hands: Who among our readers has participated in a track day? Taking it one step further, who among you are actual road racers, participating in sanctioned events? Chances are that all of you with your hands up — and probably more than a few hooligan road riders to boot —

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