{"id":701,"date":"2011-10-21T18:06:11","date_gmt":"2011-10-21T18:06:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ecm.eng.auburn.edu\/wp\/emag\/?p=701"},"modified":"2011-11-04T18:20:59","modified_gmt":"2011-11-04T18:20:59","slug":"behind-the-wheel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ecm.eng.auburn.edu\/wp\/emag\/?p=701","title":{"rendered":"Behind the wheel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span class=\"youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" class=\"youtube-player\" type=\"text\/html\" width=\"480\" height=\"295\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dvtby8sowlY?wmode=transparent&amp;fs=1&amp;hl=en&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;iv_load_policy=3&amp;showsearch=0&amp;rel=0&amp;theme=dark&amp;hd=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Joseph Burke, a junior in mechanical engineering, likes to go fast.<\/p>\n<p>He races when he\u2019s behind the wheel of his rally car, a Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9, but not through life or school at Auburn. Burke is an internationally ranked motorsport champion and at 18 became the youngest American rally racer to win an overall championship. In July, he competed at ESPN\u2019s XGames in Los Angeles, finishing fifth.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSitting in traffic on busy Los Angeles streets early on Tuesday and then racing down those same streets on Friday was a pretty cool experience,\u201d said Burke.<\/p>\n<p>The Atlanta native has been involved in rally car racing since he first learned to drive, learning the trade from his two-time U.S. rally champion father Seamus. Burke says that \u201cmany drivers can\u2019t explain a handling problem or engine issue to their crew,\u201d something his engineering background has helped him communicate.<\/p>\n<p>Follow Joseph&#8217;s racing on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/josephburkemotorsport\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Joseph Burke, a junior in mechanical engineering, likes to go fast. 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