The Need for Speed

Andy Reynolds closed the capsule and switched on his oxygen tank. Strapped in the cockpit of his 20-foot jet boat on a lake designed specifically for racing, he watched and waited for the light tower to flash. Behind him, the idle of his 3,200 horsepower engine roared.

In about five and a half seconds, the quarter-mile ride would be over. He would reach a speed in excess of 200 miles an hour. More

Fast and Dirty
It’s a Friday night at the Carolina Speedway in Gastonia and things are about to get loud. They are also about to get dirty. More

Activist for Activities
Rachel McGrath is a busy woman, and that’s the way she likes it. If she’s busy, then the residents of the Springfield community of Fort Mill are busy. More

Southern Flavor
If 2,200 people routinely show up for a weekend meal, you must be doing something right. More