The Richard Petty Driving Experience

[GLADIATOR351]

I went yesterday to the Lowe's Motor Speedway in Charlotte. It was one of the best experience ever!! First, I was passenger w/ a pro driver.. He rocked the car around the track 3 laps at average lap speeds of about 180mph w/ two other drivers right behind us. Holy shit is was such a rush. Then we wenT to "class" for a few minutes then they send you out to drive by yourself. You have to follow the instructor... They let you get up average lap speeds of approx 145mph... but you really haul ass on the back stretch..

It was such a great time... If there are any motorheads or speed freaks out there I highly recommend doing this...

 

[the nature boy]

hey how much was it for the whole thing? is there a website? I love that shit.

 

[GLADIATOR351]

here is the link: http://www.1800bepetty.com/

I did the ride along and the rookie experience

My neighbor gave it to me for free.. he won 2 packages and gave me one

 

[GLADIATOR351]

those damn cars move.... you are probably doing 160mph plus on the back stretch at about 1/3 throttle.. there was more power to be unleashed but the instructor is on front of you and will not allow you to go but so fast... if they do.. it's their ass.

 

[the nature boy]

sweet, thanks for the info. I don't live too far away from NC so I might check that out!

 

[GLADIATOR351]

they do this at diferent tracks.. so see if the track near you has the program available..

damn I just can't explain how much fun this was

 

[GLADIATOR351]

bump for the motorheads

 

[Juice Moose]

Yeah it's a blast, I did it at Dover, 12 laps cost me 300 bucks, but I think it was worth it.

 

[Bigsatan13]

I drove the monster mile last year. It's well worth the money. I could give a shit about Nascar and probably never watched a full race but I like to drive fast.
That car stuck like glue to the road. Our average speed was 140, there are no speedometers in the car, we had our friends time the laps. It would suck if you had a pussy in front of you who was scared to drive but they will pull over and let you pass. I'll be piloting a dragster this summer.

 

[GLADIATOR351]

Yeah it's a blast, I did it at Dover, 12 laps cost me 300 bucks, but I think it was worth it.

Mine was free!! IMO it is worth every penny... I plan on going back. The $350 is nothing in comparison to the experience