Thankfully, my 2016 race-driver contract with Black Swan Racing in the IMSA Weather Tech SportsCar Championship does not preclude me from evaluating road cars, but I hadn't had a reason to be concerned about it one way or another. And then, not long ago. I was in Los Angeles eating lunch with the Automobile chiefs when they asked a question I did not expect: Would I like to do some road-test work? I had already done some track driving and added "color commentary" for the 2016 All-Stars issue, so I nodded enthusiastically - and wordlessly, as I realized spraying them with food might change their minds.
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