It's like flying jet fighters in a gymnasium
Driving a race car is like dancing with a chain saw.
They don't call it the Wall of Death for nothing. The biggest risk is crashing off the top. That's when it gets really messy.
I'm a decent sprinter and I can gun a motorcycle from zero to suicidal in less than ten seconds.
It's short-track racing. You're going to get that and it's going to happen. I don't know why everybody thought it was the end of the world when wrecks were going to happen. Like I said, with close-quarter racing like that it's going to get heated.
First you learn to drive fast. Next, you learn to drive fast in traffic. Then, you learn how to do it for 500 miles.
Nothing focuses your mind quite like flying a jet. That's one reason NASA requires that astronauts fly T-38s: it forces us to concentrate and prioritize in some of the same ways we need to in a rocket ship.
When you're in a car which can win every race, or fight for a win every race, that is pressure.
I wish I could be behind the wheel for every stunt.
I think motocross is a much more dangerous sport than what we do. These guys are flying through the air at high speeds rising their lives. What we do in the octagon is not even close to what these guys do on the course.
I feel competitive all the time I'm in the car.
