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July 08, 2015 Arts + Culture » Culture

Girl's Got Drive: Racer Emily Packard

By Ethan de Seife @ethandeseife and Rachel Lindsay

Published July 8, 2015 at 10:00 a.m.

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Tags: Culture, Cartoon Issue, racing, race car driver, Thunder Road Speed Bowl, emily packard, justin st. louis, pit crew, brian hoar

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About The Authors

Ethan de Seife

Ethan de Seife

ethandeseife.wordpress.com/

Bio:
Ethan de Seife was an arts writer at Seven Days from 2013 to 2016. He is the author of Tashlinesque: The Hollywood Comedies of Frank Tashlin, published in 2012 by Wesleyan University Press.

Rachel Lindsay

Rachel Lindsay

Bio:
Rachel Lindsay is the cartoonist behind “Rachel Lives Here Now” and the book RX: A Graphic Memoir. Learn more at rachellivesherenow.com and support her on Patreon.

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- Quarry Hill Rd., Barre Barre/Montpelier VT 05641
- 44.18175;-72.49451
- 802-244-6963
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