the Exotic Driving Experience at Walt Disney World Speedway is operated by Petty Holdings, and like so many other similar venues in Fontana, Vegas, etc, if you can afford it, you can drive whatever you like.
Well, today it's news that a driver lost control and his Lamborghini's passenger side door made a high velocity impact with a guard rail, resulting in the death of his passenger.
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/breaking-news/os-richard-petty-fatality-20150412-story.html
The track officially opened in January 1996 as the first-ever event of the Indy Racing League, the Indy 200 at Walt Disney World. The date for the 1996 Indy 200 had been announced during a press conference on April 13, 1995. The date was chosen as a Saturday, the day before the Super Bowl. In 1999 only, the race was held on a Sunday, during the bye week between the AFC/NFC Championship games and the Super Bowl. It was effectively, the first major auto race of the year in the United States. In 1997-1998, the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series held races at the track the weekend before the IRL event. Support races for the two events included Formula Ford 2000 and USAC Silver Crown. On March 27, 2015 it was announced that the speedway would close on August 9, 2015 and be razed.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walt_Disney_World_Speedway
Have heard that the deceased was a cast member of Walt Disney World.
ReplyDeleteThe nickname for the track was the "Mickyard".
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