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I’ve been a professional writer for more than a decade. I’ve written for newspapers, magazines, blogs and leading tech companies and retailers. I also produce videos. I specialize in case studies, success stories, website marketing copy and promotional videos. I’m also well-versed in SEO optimization and marketing strategy. My clients include Apple, FileMaker, Logitech, Digidesign and B+H Photo. I’m available for full-time or freelance work. My resume can be downloaded here: http://www.dustindriver.com/downloads/driver_resume.pdf

Infants learn the rhythm and tone of their native language before they’re born. In fact, newborns from different countries have different cries. My mom brought me home in a 1970 Austin America. I can’t consciously remember it, but it burned an obsession with tiny, quirky hatchbacks into the synapses of my brain.

The Delta Wing Racer Indy car concept soared into the Chicago Auto Show this week riding currents of outrage rising off Indy Car racing fans. It’s been called heretical, toy-like, Batmobile, and just plain ugly. But I think it’s amazing. Here’s why:

1. It looks like a spaceship.

I’ve been waiting for a chance to fly a Wipeout-style antigravity racer since the ’90s and the Delta Wing is probably as close as I’m gonna get. And those spectacular spaceship looks serve a purpose. The thing is designed like an aircraft for extremely low drag and tons of downforce just where you need it. See how the back end is shaped like the space shuttle? That puts maximum downforce on the middle of the car, providing supreme stability at speed. The shape is so slippery and stable it can conceivably hit 236 miles per hour at Indianapolis Speedway.