Can you imagine driving a car at that speed? I’ve driven 150, and ridden faster, but I’ve never done 230 MPH laps or 250 + MPH in the straights. I’ll tell you, 150 MPH is too fast, but 250 + is way too fast. But, I guess, doing those speeds in a car designed for ‘em is no different than doing ‘em in a German piece of engineering. I mean, my car will do 150 easy, and it feels like 70, maybe. What’s the difference? 100 fucking miles an hour.
I’ve always wanted to add the Indianapolis 500 to my list of things I’ve done and seen, and I have it on good authority, a seat right behind the pits is the place to be.
I ran it by my Bitch, and she informed me, “That’s a Boy Dog tripâ€?.
Anyone interested? I’m going next year.
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I’ve gone over 350 MPH… in a Glasair III making a low pass over the runway.
I’ve only gone 140 MPH or so in a car (my Corvette)… pretty smooth at that speed and there was more left, but it was a convertible and I started having visions of how bad a blowout would be going that fast and backed off. Thank God I didn’t get one until I was 30 (I would have killed myself when I was younger).
If you really feel the need for speed, then consider going to the Reno Air Races (http://www.gotorenotahoe.com/rt25/airRaces/?pc=googleairraces). We’re talking about 500 MPH+ speeds in hot-rodded WWII fighter planes a couple hundred feet off the deck… and planes crash (and people get killed) unfortunately quite often.
I’m thinking about flying down there for a couple of days this year.
Now if it was the U.S. Grand Prix, I’m sure my other half would be itching to go (he’d probably go to the Indy 500 too but he’s an F1 snob)…
Hope you get to go!
Been there…would rather do the Brickyard, personally. Although, that race yesterday was the absolute best Indy 500 I’ve seen in a long damn time!! That’s what the NASCAR boys bring to the table though..the influence. Talladega is much, much better.
Hell, I’ve never been but it’s been on my list of things to do…I’ll go.