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| Yesterday I got a ride in a 2 seat Indy Car at the Streets of Long Beach..... Tony in Whittier - 2 years ago |
Indy Car Racing Experience
Wow, what an amazing ride! I got belted up, the car was fired up and we blasted off immediately. I have been told that the straightaway speed was between 140 and 160 mph (Indy Cars 185 mph there). A lengthened Dallara chassis with a detuned Honda engine.
I was still shaking 45 minutes after the ride. Obviously the acceleration was incredible, but for me the car's ability to change direction and the grip on turns was heart racing. My neck still hurts a bit from the g forces. A once in a lifetime experience.
Unfortunately, it was very hot yesterday (95 to 101 F degrees). It made the waiting and aftermath a bit uncomfortable.
Davey Hamilton was my driver. Mario drove the lead car.
Wow, what an amazing ride! I got belted up, the car was fired up and we blasted off immediately. I have been told that the straightaway speed was between 140 and 160 mph (Indy Cars 185 mph there). A lengthened Dallara chassis with a detuned Honda engine.
I was still shaking 45 minutes after the ride. Obviously the acceleration was incredible, but for me the car's ability to change direction and the grip on turns was heart racing. My neck still hurts a bit from the g forces. A once in a lifetime experience.
Unfortunately, it was very hot yesterday (95 to 101 F degrees). It made the waiting and aftermath a bit uncomfortable.
Davey Hamilton was my driver. Mario drove the lead car.
| Re: Yesterday I got a ride in a 2 seat Indy Car at the Streets of Long Beach..... SMILIN - 2 years ago |
awesome ride! i did that at indy on the oval several years ago. i didn’t get the quick change of direction, but what stuck with me was the lift on my helmet.
accelerate down the straight. head and whole body is lifted (feels like) out of the seat.
hit the banked turn and get violently jammed back down in your seat
repeat.
not enough repeat. but it was AWESOME!
accelerate down the straight. head and whole body is lifted (feels like) out of the seat.
hit the banked turn and get violently jammed back down in your seat
repeat.
not enough repeat. but it was AWESOME!
frogster - 2 years ago |
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