My family gave me the Indy Racing Experience for Christmas… I scheduled it for this weekend hoping for nice weather, and it was VERY nice.
The whole family went along, and they let the boys right by the car as I was getting strapped in…
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All suited up! |
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Sure looks fast… |
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Posing for the picture that you KNOW you are going to buy at the end of your “experience”… |
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The sun was in their eyes – they were excited… |
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“Is now a good time to tell you I need to go to the bathroom?” 🙂 |
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On my extra lap – apparently the instructor didn’t see the checkered flag, so we took one more spin… |
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Done soooo soon… |
So in the end, it was a LOT of fun. Very exciting even at only 135 mph max speed. I averaged a little over 105 for all my laps – you follow the instructor and he slows down if you get too close – and I did a few times 🙂
I was a little disappointed to hear that its a motorcycle engine, not a de-tuned INDY motor. The biggest surprise was NO SHIFTING. They were breaking clutches too often, so they start you in 5th gear and give you a push… Oh well…at least I didn’t have to worry about screwing up the gear…
It was an awesome present, I’m a very lucky man 🙂