5. Right after a victory, the Porsche people offer the Penske people the opportunity to run a brand new type of Porsche ______ designed for racing conditions.

Short Essay Questions

1. What takes place right after a victory?

2. What does Mark say about race cars in general? How does this lead to a reiteration of an important fact?

3. Compare the Germans to the Americans.

4. What is Mark's initial reaction in Germany? How does Roger feel at first?

5. What fact is reiterated using Mark's difficulty at Indianapolis?

6. What late adjustment is made regarding the McLaren car and the Eagle cars?

7. What does Mark learn about himself after retirement?

8. How is this book important to race car enthusiasts?

9. How does the Penske team prepare for Formula One racing?

10. Describe Mark's disappointing performance. How does this become a positive situation?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The title of the book is The Unfair Advantage.

Part 1) To what does this pertain? How is this important throughout the book? When does Mark try to have an unfair advantage? Why?

Part 2) How is the unfair advantage tied to a rule of secrecy in racing? How is this secrecy both helpful and detrimental? Might racing be so secretive today? Why or why not?

Part 3) When have you acted secretive or unfairly? Why did you do this? What was the outcome? How does this compare to the actions of racing teams described in this book?

Essay Topic 2

Roger Penske is Mark's funder and organizer.

Part 1) Describe their relationship. How does it begin? How does it affect both their careers in racing?

Part 2) How does this relationship change over time? Why? In the end, is this a good partnership? Why or why not?

Part 3) How important are funders and organizers today in sports and other forms of entertainment? How does this importance affect the relationship between the funder and the one he or she funds, as well as the form of entertainment?