When the wheels come off: Lessons from Sonoma on racing, resilience, and engine oil

When the wheels come off: Lessons from Sonoma on racing, resilience, and engine oil

A tire is making decent progress coming out of a turn at Sonoma Raceway—except for the fact it’s no longer attached to Cody Ware’s No. 51 Ford Mustang. Crowds gasp, cars swerve, and the wheel menacingly rolls off, then on, and then off the track again before it finally collapses. I’ve never related to a tire more. Everyone’s had that kind of year at least once, and here I was watching the phrase “when the wheels come off” taken literally. And th…