He handled each car with aplomb, never really inducing any meaningful understeer or oversteer, but without a doubt moving along those hands so perfect on the wheel, and every move, be it acceleration, cornering, or braking, happening with absolute smoothness and conviction-a bit like watching Zubin Mehta conduct the LA Phil. I mentioned to him that he “missed the turnaround point,” and he waited for about 10 beats before he looked at me and said, “Huh? You say something?” I again referenced the turnaround point to head back, and he said, “no, my turnaround spot for this car is still another 10-15 miles away yet.” OK, signore – you’re driving. In the Red 360, he blew past it with his right foot on the floor. The day was lovely, the top was down, the sun was shining, and Andretti was smiling, driving, talking, and having fun.īy the time we got to the predefined turnaround point, Mario had already been there three previous times, and he knew where it was. Our drive route took us 12-13 miles out from his winery to a pre-scouted, turnaround point, then back. He enjoyed paddling the F1 robotic gearbox, and got the most out of the Spider’s mid-engined handling persona. The Ferrari was his clear favorite (big surprise there - or not). A comfortable and smooth GT for long fast drives, he called it. He praised the Z8 for its smooth and strong V-8, stable chassis, and liked that it had a 6-speed manual gearbox, which he shifted masterfully. ET NBC, CBC, SN, TVAS).Somewhat ditto the automatic-equipped Aston Martin, with praise for its howling V-12 engine, and less glow for its somewhat sluggish slushbox that shifted far too softly for his taste. Louis Blues and Boston Bruins is Monday at Boston (8 p.m. Grandson Marco Andretti will take part in the race Sunday at the Speedway, 50 years after Mario won it. It was quite an experience for the Cup, which shared its driver rating for Andretti on Twitter. Tweet from So a very special guest just took an #Ind圜ar 2-seater ride with #NHL #Stanle圜up #Indy500 /Zfz4KYrvM2 The Cup sat in the back of the 1969 Indy 500 champion's car as part of Honda Racing's "Fastest Seat in Sports."
Lord Stanley has gone 200mph! /TghNlfwFyn
Don't tell the NHL authorities, but I gave it a ride in my 2-seater. Tweet from Everyone knows Andrettis are huge hockey fans.so the Stanley Cup at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway today was awesome.
#ThisIsMay | #Indy500 /o5qeErPgo2Īndretti took the Cup on a lap around the track and tweeted that the car reached 200 mph.
Tweet from Hey we think you might be making the Borg Warner Trophy a little bit jealous. Indianapolis Motor Speedway hosted The Greatest Trophy in All of Sports on the eve of the Indy 500, and it rode in the car of racing legend Mario Andretti.
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