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Joe Townsley, superintendent in Simsbury Conn., took his wife to a stock car race 10 years ago when he commented how much fun it might be to build a car and compete.


Joe Townsley, superintendent in Simsbury Conn., took his wife to a stock car race 10 years ago when he commented how much fun it might be to build a car and compete. She challenged him, "You're under a lot of stress; that sounds like a good idea." Townsley, now in his early 60s, used an eight-cylinder Camaro reconstructed re·con·struct  
tr.v. re·con·struct·ed, re·con·struct·ing, re·con·structs
1. To construct again; rebuild.

2.
 by auto tech students at his high school. He promptly demolished de·mol·ish  
tr.v. de·mol·ished, de·mol·ish·ing, de·mol·ish·es
1. To tear down completely; raze.

2. To do away with completely; put an end to.

3.
 it in his first race, so he rebuilt another, beginning a 10-year odyssey in the Super X division of New England's weekend stock car racing
For the type of railroad freight car, see Stock car (rail).


Stock car racing is a form of automobile racing found mainly in the United States and Great Britain held largely on oval rings of between approximately a quarter-mile and 2.
 circuit. Its actually much less dangerous than being a school superintendent Noun 1. school superintendent - the superintendent of a school system
overseer, superintendent - a person who directs and manages an organization
," he quipped.
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Date:May 1, 2004
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