Florida Sunshine 2009: 4 september - 23 september

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I think many of the Nascar fans really want to ride a Nascar racecar themselfs. Richard Petty made that possible for them, with his Driving Experience.

I am also a Nascar fan and during my holiday in Florida last september I made a Ride Along at the famous Daytona International Speedway.

 

As a passenger you sit next to a race driver and make 3 laps along the famous racetrack with it's 31 degrees banked corners at speeds of 200mph (320km/h)

 

Here is the video of my Ride Along:

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLjUzo2PBh4

 

This is only a tiny bit of everything I want to post here about my great 3 week holiday in Florida.

This weekend I try to start with the first part of my report.

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That sounds so fun. I used to be a NASCAR fan too but I don't follow it any more. I could only dream of doing what you did.

 

How was the ride? I'm sure it doesn't count as a credit, but how did those forces feel? Feel anything like riding a really intense B&M?

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You can't compare this to riding a rollercoaster.

Yes, Both have high g-forces, but the g-forces you feel in the Nascar racecar are there for a much longer time.

During the laps you are pushed to the outside off the car.

[Crazy_Behemoth_Lady_Jess]

You can't compare this to riding a rollercoaster.

Yes, Both have high g-forces, but the g-forces you feel in the Nascar racecar are there for a much longer time.

During the laps you are pushed to the outside off the car.

 

Yep, that's the centripetal force (notice I didn't call it centrifugal) of the turn alright. Anyways how much does it cost to do that? It seems quite worth it, if I could handle the G's that is.

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I don't think the actual g-forces are that high, but you expierience the g-forces for a much longer time then in a rollercoaster.

 

And talking about the cost of this ride along:

At Daytona International Speedway a Ride Along costs $135

And the prizes for Drive Along (Drive a nascar yourself) start at $525 for Daytona.

 

But if you want to do this at a different track just check: www.1800bepetty.com/

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Florida Sunshine (Part 1): Flight to Miami, Boomers and some sightseeing.

 

My 3 week holiday in Florida started in Amsterdam with a flight to JKF Airport in New York.

This was a flight without any trouble, some great movies and food that was oke.

But the trouble came after checking in for my flight to Miami.

First there was no pilot, he has to come from Detroit. This resulted in a 2 hour delay.

After the pilot arrived and we boarded the plane, the pilot heard some strange noise. He was no sure if it was a harmless noise so a mechanic had to check the noise. That resulted in an extra 1 hour delay.

So after a 3 hour delay I arrived in Miami, not around 10:30pm friday night 1:30am saturday morning.

After the usual stuff like baggage claim etc I picked up my rental car and drove to my hotel at North Beach, Miami.

It was like 3am when I went to bed, but I could not sleep very well.

So after waking up at 7am, taking a shower and having breakfast, I took a morning walk around the beach.

 

But I was not in Miami to stay at the beach for the whole day.

I Had plans to visit Boomers and do some sightseeing around Miami.

 

So my visit to Boomers and The Sightseeing will be online tomorrow.