but i kept moving up in the go-karting series with the faster go-karts and faster go-karts. and i was gonna be racing in the atlantic championship series, which is an open-wheel car that went 180 miles per hour. but 10 days before my first race, the series was canceled due to the economy. >> but faster than you can say "pit stop," misfortune turned into good fortune. >> three days after my worst day in my life, my dad got a call from michael andretti asking if i'd be interested in driving for his team. >> andretti is one of the biggest names in racing. to be asked to join his team as an adult is an honor. to be just 15 at the time is incredible. >> it takes a lot of talent and hard work. you know, when you start in karting, you spend your time learning, developing your hand-eye coordination and the mental skills it takes to drive a racecar, because when you're out on the track, you're thinking about where you should brake at. 'cause we have brake markers that are 100 yards, 200 yards, and you're thinking about when should you turn into the corner, and on top of that, you're

to a go-kart track. a group comes around. one guy kind of shoves the other guy. spins him out. he's, like, hell no. swinging at him. but they're both wearing helmets. come on. football players do this, it will never make sense. you will break your hand before you hurt the dude's face. >> i would like to see what shape their hands were in after this altercation. >> we need an ending. >> rubbing is racing. >> punching is facing. >> yes, rubbing is racing, and this is punching your face in. >> i will get that on my other arm. rubbing is racing, punching his face in. >> thanks. >>> mojo the chihuahua was rescued from a mobile home fire in san diego, california this video you're watching from fox 5 in san diego shows a paramedic using a pediatric oxygen tank to resuscitate him. a firefighter went inside the home after the owner got out. the dog was still in there. firefighter pulled him out, but he was unconscious, so they resuscitated him and they say he'll be okay. this is such a feel-good story. whoever knew you could resuscitate an animal using a pediatric device. the fact they

he is 7 years old, a go-kart racer.s classmates was diagnosed with cancer, and he decided that he wanted to race go-karts and raise money for childhood cancer. $28,000 already. >> timmy! >> and we tell timmy's story in tuesday's "kidspost." >> what an inspiration. and working hard for others. >> kids know instinctively what the right thing is. they have open hearts. and here's a great example. >> all right, tracy, thanks so much. for some fun family activities, visit nbcwashington.com or washingtonpost.com and click on "kidspost." and that is "kidspost" on tv this week. i'm eun yang. >> thanks, eun. >>> today, fairfax county residents can get rid of some of their old appliances without much of a headache. the county is holding what it calls an electric sunday. residents can recycle their old electronics to the i-66 transfer station in fairfax between 10:00 a.m. this morning and 3:00 this afternoon. best of all, the whole event is free. here are some of the items you can bring. televisions, computers as well as computer

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