The rides are only available to guests and VIPs 18 and over. I’m safe, I don’t want to hurt myself or anybody … That’s just the way it is.”Īccording to one of the co-owners of the Indy Racing Experience, over 120,000 rides have been given to guests with no injuries - a rather impressive statistic. It hit the inside wall a little bit, but no big deal. “I thought I had the car saved, but I didn’t. The protection in the car is amazing and everybody is fine. Look at the millions of miles we have run and have never hurt anybody. “That’s why you sign a release of liability. The “Two-Seater” has a longer center of gravity and thousands have paid for the experience of racing around various road courses, street courses and speedways on the NTT Ind圜ar Series. It’s actually the son of my business partner, M.J. “I thought I would ride it out and it caught me out coming out of Turn 2. “I wanted to make a change on the car, and I should have taken the time and I didn’t,” Andretti said later. Neither Andretti nor his passenger were injured. The car drifted across the track and made light contact with the infield retaining wall. “I like to make sure the rider feels like I’ve left nothing on the table,” Andretti told .īut on Friday at Texas Motor Speedway, the 79-year-old Andretti was giving a business associate a ride around the high-banked oval when the car broke loose coming out of Turn 2 and spun out.Īndretti, the only driver to win the Indianapolis 500 (1969), the Daytona 500 (1967) and the Formula One World Championship (1978), was able to maintain control of the car and keep it from hitting the outside wall. It’s a specially-prepared Ind圜ar that has a seat behind the driver and is able to replicate the thrill and sensation of the machines that compete in the NTT Ind圜ar Series. FORT WORTH, Texas – Racing legend Mario Andretti takes pride in giving race fans and VIP’s a high-speed thrill ride in an Ind圜ar as driver of the Indy Racing Experience two-seater.
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