Sixth Gear

We Leave for Daytona Practice Session 1 Today

All I can think about is entering the bus stop chicane at 160 mph, feeling the harness pressure my chest and the seat bolster chaffe where my lats should be. As a driver, you feel so in the groove, so in control, there is little that compares. To borrow a phrase from Car & Driver, “…the car has more stick than a life insurance salesman…”

I’ve broken the cardinal driver’s rule, however, by falling in love with our car. Maybe it’s the livery, maybe it’s the look or feel, but it’s definitely the sound. The throttle is so responsive making the motor revv both up and down so quickly, you could almost talk with the it. Every time I get in, I think of Peter Frampton’s famous 1971 song, “Do you feel like we do.” That’s probably the $64,000 question isn’t it? Continue reading ‘I’ve been tossing in bed since 3:18 a.m.’