The Scientist : Life on the Fast Track
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By Bob Grant

Life on the Fast Track

Former AmpliMed CEO Rob Ashley is as quick on the race track as he is in the fast-paced world of drug development.

At the P1 Kart Circuit about 20 miles south of Tucson, Ariz., the desert air is filled with the whine of racing-grade go-karts tearing around a serpentine track at 65 miles per hour. These aren?t Disney Land fun rides. Beyond the boundary fence, Rob Ashley tinkers with his own racing kart, which was damaged when a recent cold snap cracked his water-cooled, single-cylinder, 125 cc engine.



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