Article: You'll need to take classes at your local SCCA to move up from novice. You need to move up from novice status to compete professionally. Once you apply to be a novice, you have 2 years to compete in three races. At your third race, you should have your novice permit signed by the Chief Steward to show you have completed the required number of races. You can find the application on the SCCA website. This application will allow you to have a full competition license. You will also need to pay a fee with this application. You will also need a copy of your physical exam with this application. The more races you compete in, the better you'll become. The best way to jump into professional races is to start winning local races. Sponsors will notice if you've got the talent to compete professionally, and you need sponsors to move up to the professional level, unless you can front the money for professional races (which can run into the 100,000s with equipment and entry fees).
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Complete a driver school. Compete in three races. Have your novice permit signed. Print off the Competition License Application. Fill out the Competition License Application. Mail in the application. Hone your skills. Win races.
Article: Get out a large prep bowl and measure 2 tablespoons of sea salt into it. Add 1 cup (236 ml) of warm water and stir it until the water dissolves. You should also cut off any fat off of 8 bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs. Try to make your brine early in the day or the night before, so the chicken can soak for a long time. Place the chicken thighs in the bowl and add enough cold water to the bowl to cover the chicken. Add one tray of ice cubes to make the water very cold. Stir the water around and put the bowl in the refrigerator. Chill the chicken for several hours or overnight. Using bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs will give the dish more flavor and keep it moister than boneless, skinless chicken. Turn the oven on to 400F (200C). Take the chicken out of the refrigerator and drain the brine. Blot the chicken with paper towels until it's completely dry. Removing the water will help the chicken crisp up in the oven. Get out a large roasting pan that's big enough to hold all of the pieces of chicken in a single layer. Place 2 tablespoons of unsalted butter into the pan and put the pan in the preheating oven. The butter will melt and the pan should become hot while you prepare the chicken. Heating the pan will also help the chicken develop a crispy crust. Pour 1/2 cup (62 g) of all-purpose flour into a large plastic freezer bag. Add the last tablespoon of salt and 1 teaspoon of coarsely ground black pepper. Shake the bag a little, so the salt and pepper mix. Put 2 of the chicken thighs in at a time and shake them until they're coated. If you put all of the chicken thighs in at once, they may not be evenly covered in the flour mixture. Remove the 2 chicken thighs from the bag and shake off any extra flour. Set them on a plate while you coat the rest of the thighs. Use hot pads to take the hot baking dish out of the oven. Lay the coated chicken thighs skin-side down in the roasting pan. If you don't shake the extra flour off of the chicken, the chicken will have a thick coating that doesn't become crunchy. Put the baking dish in the oven and cook the chicken for 40 minutes. You'll hear the chicken sizzle as it oven fries. It should become dark brown and crispy on the bottom. Avoid flipping the chicken as it cooks. Depending on your oven, you may need to cook the chicken longer until it becomes golden brown. Carefully remove the hot pan from the oven and use a thin spatula to scoop up the thighs and flip them over. Return the pan to the oven and finish cooking the chicken for 20 more minutes. This will make the other side of the chicken crisp up. You could also use tongs to turn the chicken thighs, if they aren't clinging to the pan. Lay paper towels on a serving plate. Remove the baking dish from the oven and use tongs to carefully transfer the chicken thighs to the serving plate. Sprinkle the chicken with a little extra salt and ground pepper before serving. The paper towels will help to absorb any excess grease or oil.
Question: What is a summary of what this article is about?
Create a brine and trim the chicken. Chill the chicken in the brine. Preheat the oven and dry the chicken. Prepare the roasting pan. Toss the chicken with flour and seasonings. Lay the chicken in the roasting pan. Bake the chicken. Flip and finish baking the chicken. Serve the classic oven-fried chicken.
Article: You can purchase The Sims 4 right from your Mac or PC computer through Origin. The best way to get The Sims 4 is to download Origin to your computer. Navigate to www.origin.com in your web browser. In the upper right-hand corner of the navigation bar, you will see an option to Download Origin. Click the download button. Once on the download page, you will see a yellow button that says "Download Origin for". Depending on your computer, it will say "Mac" or "PC". On PC click the download button and click to save the Origin Setup file. Once it's downloaded, look for the Origin icon on your desktop and double-click. This will launch the installer, follow the instructions to install Origin. On Mac, Click the download button. The Origin.dmg file will begin to download to your Downloads folder. Once the download is complete, locate the Origin.dmg file and click to open it. Drag the Origin icon into your Applications folder. Once you start up Origin you will see a box to login into your Origin account or create a new one. If you don't already have an account you can quickly create one by clicking the Create an account button. Fill in your date of birth and country, then click "continue". Next, you will have to fill in the required information like email address, username, and password. Once you have completed the form, click Create Account. Once you login to your Origin client on your computer you can begin to browse and purchase games, such as The Sims 4. Search for The Sims 4 in the search bar toward the top of the screen. You may see several Sims 4 options. The Sims 4 has several expansion packs that you can download separately. Make sure that you download either The Sims 4 or The Sims 4 Deluxe Edition. The Deluxe Edition adds extra content to your game like clothing and items. Click Add to Cart. Once you've added the game to your cart, you will see a "1" in your cart icon at the top right of the navigation bar, next to the search bar. Click your cart icon. Click Checkout to proceed to checkout. Follow the steps and fill out your payment methods. Once you've filled out all the information you can complete your order. Your game will begin to download. During the installation process you must have an internet connection. When you are playing the game, no internet connection is needed. Once the game has finished downloading, you can click the My Games tab at the top of your Origin application. This will bring you to a page with all your downloaded games. Click on The Sims 4 icon and you'll see a popup that has the option to Play. Click Play and your game will launch. It may take anywhere from a few seconds to a few minutes for The Sims 4 application to launch, so be patient. Your game will begin to load. If this is the first time opening the game, it may take several minutes while everything loads.
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Download Origin. Create an Origin account if you don't have one. Purchase and download The Sims 4. Open The Sims 4.