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Thanks for warm welcome RogerDuke. Yes, huge fan. That show was my life when I was little. I loved and breathed Dukes of Hazzard back then. Everywhere I went I had two pockets full of Hot Wheels cars. My regulars were the General Lee, Roscoe's squad car, & Boss Hoggs Caddy, others were changed out daily depending on who was passing through Hazzard county that week. I was raised in my dad's 70 Dodge Polara, the same car (squad) that Cooter flipped in episode one. Nobody wore seatbelts back then, so everytime we would go somewhere I would bring a box of Hot Wheels/Matchbox cars and lign them up on both sides of the rear package tray. I would kneel on the back seat and watch my own demolition derby as Dad was driving through town, turning corners. I have always had gasoline running through my veins, and it was put there by the Dukes, my dad, and his 383 powered Polara.

We're still just over a week away from the start of the 2025 F1 season, but Formula 1's YouTube channel has just posted highlights of five season-opening races going back over more than 20 years. It's amazing how the cars have changed during this time, e.g. in 2013 the cars had really ugly high noses, and in 2009 the cars had really wide front wings. There are several drivers in the video that I'd forgotten, and even a couple of teams! You can watch it here.

Thank you everyone! I'm in Cleveland TN, just north of Chattanooga.