The garage story
A made-up backstory for a real DGM racer.
Vinny Valve grew up near an old radio on the workbench. The Ford learned to tell a loose wheel from a loose speaker by ear.
That knack made it useful in the pits. Vinny still listens before it acts. Some problems need a new part. Some just need a patient ear and a turn of the wrench.
“Turn the radio down a second. I can't tell if that's the speaker or my wheel rattling, and I'd hate to replace the wrong one.”