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HubCap: Fast car(t)s, pretty women, Frankie Muniz
Contributed by: Brendan Leonard/YourHub.com   on 8/10/2006

I do a lot of crazy things for this job, and today's duties were no exception. I risked my shins photographing speeding go-karts (carts?) driven by Denver media representatives, pretty girls in really short shorts, and Frankie Muniz, star of the show Malcolm in the Middle.

This weekend, fast cars will rip around the track at the Grand Prix of Denver, and beautiful women and celebrities will be spotted in the crowd attending the event. The Mini Grand Prix Go-Kart Challenge was like a smaller version of that, except that Frankie Muniz is a pretty high-level celebrity. It might have been more fitting to have somebody who once appeared on The Real World or something like that.

YourHub.com Community Journalist Eric Lubbers and Editor Travis Henry raced in the second heat of the Go-Kart Challenge, and neither qualified for the final heat, which pitted the top four racers against each other (that Frankie Muniz can tear it up on a Go-Kart -- I saw it with my own eyes).

Eric was kicked out of the race after about five laps, because he couldn't seem to make it around the first turn without whaling the retaining "wall", which had a steel stake sticking up just behind it. Travis made it through the entire heat without getting disqualified, which may be why he's the boss here and Eric isn't.

Here's a few racing-related YourHub.com stories for you if you're a Grand Prix fan, or a fan of the practice of racing in general:

Mattie Whitten, a real 19-year-old race-car driver from Aurora, knows more about engines and cars than my whole family. Is she the next Danica Patrick? Check out the story here.

The Colorado Auto Racing Association celebrates its 60th birthday on Aug. 20. Here are the details.

If you like things a little slower, and made completely out of cheap plastic, the 25th "almost-annual" Big Wheel Rally to benefit St. Joseph's Hospital will be held in Boulder this Saturday. For the details, click here.

And to finish the descending order, if you like fast cars you can hold in your hand, check out Front Range HO Racing. Here's the blog Walt Pierce, of Lakewood, writes about it.
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