![]() Because of that, I really pushed this car to it's limits and because I was making good lines, the spotter bumped my RPM's up a notch and by driving JUST under the limiter (where it chokes out), I was able to hit 172MPH!!! I had actually done the ride-along first in a different location a couple weeks back so I had a good idea of what these cars can do and the line to follow. I did the driving practice where they let you DRIVE an Ind圜ar for ~5 minutes. I mean I've been thinking about it so much that literally (seriously, not joking), I DREAMED ABOUT IT! I've been non-stop smiling for 3 days straight just thinking about it. This is not me trying to brag, just saying that I seek out experiences that pump me full of adrenaline! And I can say that, without a doubt, THIS racing experience was the most exciting/fun thing I've ever done!!! It's now 3 days later and I'm just still on a high from this experience. I also have a ~10,000 watt electric bike that can do 70mph. I've gone sky diving several times, jumped off the Stratosphere Tower, white water rafting, driven a trophy truck (rally), monster truck, helicopters with no doors, climbed 150' cliffs, repelling, jet skis, water skiing, wake boarding, snow board all black diamonds, skiing, snowmobiles, skateboarding, BMX, downhill bikes, roller blading, jumped off of ~40' bridges and cliffs into water, etc. Also, the cars have a revlimiter at 5000rpm and the topspeed, they showed me in the end (it was about 147mph), was far from the speed, i really drove (about 70mph). ![]() I was totally upset, when i got out of the car. After few tracktime, he started screaming at me in a very rude way. Because i had no idea, what he wanted from me, i asked him what i had to do like: should i drive more left? Instead of answering yes or no, he kept giving his weird instructions. I also taught people how to drive on track myself, so i know, which instructions work and which don't. ![]() I was willing to follow his instructions, but from what he was saying, i had no idea what to do. The instructor on the headset kept talking to me uninterruptet. Once on track, it got even a lot more awful. You can't adjust them they just bring you a heap of pillows at the beginning to plug it behind your back. Thought on the homepage, they write about "real nascars". I guess, it has only about 300 hp (maximum). The car looks like a nascar, but inside there is just a normal engine from a streetcar. First, I was disappointed the moment i saw the engine of the car. You can check out the first part of it below.I use to race in europe, so i decided to join Mario Andrettis racing experience during my stay in the united states. That should make Drive Like Andretti essential viewing. In the NBC documentary, Andretti also shows off a "speeding ticket" from the 1987 Long Beach Grand Prix, where he was clocked at 170 mph on the city streets.Īndretti is one of the world's great racers, and he's a hell of a storyteller, too. Apparently the cop didn't know what Mario Andretti looked like, as it was only when the racer produced his driver's license that the cop realized who he was talking to.Īndretti jokingly urged the cop to give his friend a ticket, but Granatelli was let off with a warning. After the cop asked Granatelli to step out of his car, the son of the longtime STP CEO tried to explain that he was laughing because Andretti was in the passenger seat. Granatelli and Andretti, of course, started laughing, much to the annoyance of the cop, who exclaimed "That's not funny!" at the pair. The legendary racer also told the story to the Indianapolis Starback in 2015. Andretti tells the story in Drive Like Andretti, a documentary on his life set to premiere this Saturday on NBC Sports at 2:00 PM, just before the Ind圜ar Grand Prix at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
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