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Old 09-21-2009, 11:44 AM   #32
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Originally Posted by gtxrider View Post
FLL, try driving a stock car full out for a few hundred miles, there is a lot of physical effort.
I was up at the track for the Marlboro hot laps event in August. It was the extremely hot week we had in August, the day I was there I believe hit 90 but in the direct sun down on the track it felt much hotter. I was driven around the track in a racecar for 3 laps and I was roasting when I got out of my suit. Although fun all I kept thinking to myself is how can they do this for hours at a time? I know I have a new respect for them.
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