I drove this racecar!
Ever since I was 12-years old, I’ve wanted to drive a racecar. Unfortunately, I was too young at the time. However, my affinity to the sport of racing found me in my car, and at time I would push it to the limits to just feel the adrenaline rush through my body. In fact, four years ago I topped out at 135 mph through a two-lane country highway in southern Utah. (Not the smartest thing to do, I’ll admit, but what a rush!)
Anyway, I had the opportunity the other day to drive a racecar around a two-mile track out in Tooele, Utah – and it wasn’t just once! I spent a day out there, along with my younger brothers, learning how to drive a racecar at top speeds. Talk about a once-in-a-lifetime experience. It was amazing! I loved every minute of it!
Like I mentioned, we spent a whole day doing this.
The morning started off with a little instruction about traction control and learning the best way to drive a car. (Yeah, I use those techniques in my everyday driving now.) And, after about an hour of this, it was time to jump in the cars. They even let my 15-year-old brother drive. He doesn’t even have a license, let alone know how to drive a manual transmission, but he learned pretty fast. In fact, I was never able to shake him. He was always behind me by the end of the day. Man, he learns fast.
So, on the track… I had my car going over 110 mph on a few of these short straightaway sections. Loved it! My first time in the car made me a little hesitant about pushing the car to its limits; I was even checking my rearview mirror for cops!? I quickly realized, “oh yeah, I’m on a race track. There are no cops around here.”
The whole experience was amazing! The roar of the engine, the squeal of the tires, made the day freakin’ amazing! I would do it all over again.