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...lavished attention on Miata's engine, a 1.6-liter, four-cylinder model that uses more valves per cylinder (four instead of two) to provide greater zip. Mazda also focused on such fine points as the simplicity of the convertible top's operation, the feel of the gas pedal and shifter, and the sound of the car's exhaust. A Mazda engineer recorded some 200 exhaust "notes" before deciding on the right pitch for the Miata...
Side Two opens with "Rant and Rave," a tempo-shifter with fun horn charts and fascinating rhythms; this is followed by "Nineteen Forever," another anthemic track in the "Blaze of Glory" mode and about as interesting. "The Best I Can Do" is a ballad that suffers by comparison with its Side 1 counterpart, largely because it's melody becomes monotonous after the requisite three or four repetitions...
...most elaborate changes require a lifelike dummy, however. In American Werewolf, Baker made a dummy of Actor David Naughton, then put a new device called a shape shifter, operated by pistons or cables, inside it. When the full moon rose over the horizon-werewolf time-Baker turned on the shape shifter, stretching the skin and turning a perfectly harmless dummy into the meanest creature to hit England since Grendel...
...teammates ran in alternating spurts to weary the bearded Finn. Said Viren: "The Ethiopians broke the pace, continuously changing the lead, stopping and then pushing harder again to crack our nerves." By the final backstretch, Viren was spent. His rival, known as "Yifter the Shifter" for his overdrive kicks, sprinted home. Yifter's time was 20 sec. slower than the world record, but this was of no consequence to the jubilant Ethiopians, who danced and sang in the stands afterward. "We are running for medals," exulted Yifter...
...made more mischief in the 5,000, taking runs at anyone with the temerity to challenge their flagship. The most elegant Alphonse and Gaston routine took place on the final backstretch when Ethiopian Mohammad Kedir, then second behind Kaarlo Maaninka of Finland, swerved to the outside so that the Shifter could rocket through for his second gold. Poor Kedir got tangled up with the pack, lost a shoe and finished dead last...