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Richard Ratay

Back To The ‘Bourg

A Man Discovers Wisconsin’s Luxembourgish Roots—And His Own

21 min readFeb 9, 2020

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Fast and Flurrious

The slippery, snowy story of America’s first automobile race

9 min readDec 7, 2018

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Fast and Flurrious

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Indigestion Ahead

This Thanksgiving, the roads will be as stuffed as the turkey. Here’s how to survive.

5 min readNov 15, 2018

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Through the Windshield Together

How laminated automobile safety glass was discovered—by accident

6 min readNov 21, 2017

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Cold Start

When Starting Your Car Could Kill You

6 min readSep 26, 2017

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The Innkeeper’s Act of 1947

An historic lesson in negotiation and nonsense

6 min readMar 13, 2017

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Terror By The Dashboard Light

A Tale of Brothers and BS on a Family Road Trip

5 min readFeb 17, 2017

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Red Lights in the Rearview

A quick (but not too quick) history of speeding in America

9 min readJan 16, 2017

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Picnics, Pit Stops and Potty Breaks

A brief history of America’s Rest Areas

8 min readDec 27, 2016

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Well, That Was A Trip

Detroit’s ‘The Henry Ford’ offers a riveting look in the rearview

12 min readDec 5, 2016

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Richard Ratay

Richard Ratay

“King of the Road Trip” and author of “Don’t Make Me Pull Over! An Informal History of the Family Road Trip, “ selected as one of Amazon’s “Best Books of 2018”.

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