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so it takes a few laps and endorphin bursts to build confidence there and in VIR's other hairy points [see map annotations below]. The key to day one is learning how the car and the track interact.

Washington was born Feb. 22, 1732, on Popes Creek Plantation near the Potomac River in Virginia. Technically, though, he was born Feb. 11 under the ancient Julian calendar, which was still in use ...

When Virginia seceded from the Union in 1861, the portion now known as West Virginia broke off to form its own state. Admitted to the Union in 1863, West Virginia was the only state created from ...