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Nitwit Racing · № 413

Drive slow.

For 24 hours straight.

Betsy, the 2007 Toyota Corolla #413, parked
The Story

Betsy spent 19 years in western Mass, driven gently by Gerald — and never once broke the speed limit.

We found that unfair.

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Meet Betsy

A 2007 Corolla
with a clean record.

Betsy, the 2007 Toyota Corolla #413
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Miles before us
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Factory horsepower
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Years avoiding stress
0
Speeding tickets
The Mascot

A pigeon
in a helmet.

Underqualified. Slightly anxious. Sends it anyway.

Nitwit Racing pigeon mascot in a helmet waving a checkered flag

The garage.

field notes from the build
Stripped cabin looking through to the dash
Cabin · gutted
Betsy on a trailer at night before the build
Trailer · night one
Roll cage tubes mocked up through the cabin
Cage · mock-up
Betsy interior stripped down during the build
Interior · stripped
Rear cage bracing inside the stripped shell
Rear · braced
Stripped dashboard and wiring harness during build
Harness · pulled

What's next.

01

The Car

Build log, parts, broken bits.

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02

The Team

Drivers, crew, toolbox owner.

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03

The Races

Schedule, results, the film.

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