Legge and Philippe samples F1 performance
Earlier this month, the MSR-Houston track, the Bridgestone Firestone North America and Champ Car World series program completed the season for the Champ Car F1x2.
Although the 2.4-mile permanent road course was so exciting, it won’t match how the crowds were surprised by who the 40 passengers were.
Because regular racers Zsolt Baumgartner, Patrick Friesacher and Mario Dominguez, unable to be present for the Texas event, their places were taken by two equally high speed racers. One man and one woman, Nelson Philippe and Katherine Legge.
"It was really nice to be able to give people we work with a reward for all the effort they put in during the season and, at the same time, help them gain an understanding of what actually happens on track," said Katherine.
"When you're driving race cars all the time, you can easily start to take the performance for granted after awhile, but when you see how excited the passengers are after they get out of the F1x2 cars, you're reminded how amazing it is.
"They've clearly had the experience of a lifetime. From a purely personal point of view, it's been a great day, and I can only thank Paul (Stoddart) for the opportunity to drive the F1x2 car. Nelson and I have had a blast!"
Nelson was similarly enthusiastic, commenting, "It's been a great experience and a lot of fun - I particularly enjoyed scaring the s**t out of certain people! Despite that, all the passengers got out of the car with big smiles and were obviously very impressed with what they had experienced.
"It's been absolutely great to drive an F1x2 car, and I'd just like to say thank you to Paul Stoddart, for the chance to get behind the wheel, and to Bridgestone, for all the hard work they put into Champ Car."
F1 news are really surprising and hot, I even forgot that my car needs an Acura Cl fuel injectors! Bye for now.
