 It's at this point that one man in the crowd yells out, please, God, save us from the need to object. Betty and Mara go down to the track to walk through its twists and turns. They try to remember which cones to avoid, to anticipate where they should downshift, where to brake. I usually get to the races first. I go around and memorize the track. That day, Mara came, and she walked around and memorized the track as well.