Must See: Reporter Drives Daytona For The First Time

GaryS said

Several years ago I did the Petty thing at Texas Motor Speedway. My fastest lap was 151, but I would have been comfortable boosting that by a few mph if the instructor had allowed it. The cars are very easy to drive.

I drove the same track in my Valiant convertible and was more nervous at 85-90, as the high-miles slant was wound out tight and 9" brakes don't give much confidence at that speed.

Click to expand...

I did the same thing as well. It was one of the greatest experiences of my life. I was hitting the rev limiter in coming out of every turn by the 3rd lap, which they said was 155 mph. On one of our friend's cars, they had not set the rev limiter or something. He went as fast as he wanted to! The instructor said they must have been hitting between 170-175 mph. The instructor had also said that was the fastest that he had ever ridden with a student before! I had only wished I had got that car because the rev limiter on mine was starting to get annoying and I wanted more speed! I'm not a NASCAR fan but I definitely want to go back and do that again. BTW, after 10 laps, my arms were toast. Them guys must have some fit arms to do 500.