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I Finally Felt Fast in My Legend Car — The Trail Braking Breakthrough at Charlotte

I Finally Felt Fast in My Legend Car — The Trail Braking Breakthrough at Charlotte

I didn't sleep, it was 90 degrees, and I came in near the back — but for the first time my Legend Car finally felt fast. Here's the trail braking breakthrough that changed my whole race at the Cook Out Summer Shootout.

by Chad Byrumon July 05, 2026
Door-to-Door at Charlotte: My Legend Car Round 2 at the Cook Out Summer Shootout

Door-to-Door at Charlotte: My Legend Car Round 2 at the Cook Out Summer Shootout

Round 2 of the Cook Out Summer Shootout at Charlotte was about getting better, not getting positions. My corner entry is still fighting me, I finally made it clean through Turn 1, and I spent half a lap racing a buddy stuck in second gear. Come ride along.

by Chad Byrumon July 01, 2026
Season Opener! Legend Car Racing Under the Charlotte Lights

Season Opener! Legend Car Racing Under the Charlotte Lights

Round one of the Cook Out Summer Shootout at Charlotte did not go my way. I tell on myself about the worst qualifying I've ever run, the genius race plan that was really just "don't crash," and what I've got to fix before next time. Come ride along.

by Chad Byrumon June 22, 2026
Cook Out Summer Shootout – Round 1 Practice Day: What It's Really Like to Race a Legend Car with INEX

Cook Out Summer Shootout – Round 1 Practice Day: What It's Really Like to Race a Legend Car with INEX

Chad from Midlife Classic Cars heads to the Cook Out Summer Shootout for Round 1 Practice Day — his first real dedicated practice session in a Legend Car with INEX. Watch the learning curve, the brake breakthroughs, the team support from Race Driven Performance, and what grassroots racing actually looks like from the inside.

by Chad Byrumon June 05, 2026
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