THE RACERS CHASE THE PACERS
Most auto racing appears to me to be carnage on wheels. But I must confess to an annual habit of tuning in on Memorial Day to find out who the winner is at Indianapolis. The race begins with a pace-car, a beautiful new automobile especially chosen each year to get out in front of the high-powered racers and lead them around the track for a few laps. The pace-car guarantees that every race driver receives a fair chance, that everyone is in his proper position and moving at a uniform speed when the green starting flag is dropped. At the moment the pack of race cars is properly positioned, the pacer gets out of the way-fast. From The Effective Father by Gordon MacDonald
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