Epic Drives #1 NASCAR - Rusty Wallace racing experience

Fist thing to note; It felt like I was going slower than I actually was. Second is that It looks like no big deal but the car dose NOT want to go in a straight line, its constantly moving all over the track. If your someone who gets sea sick i would suggest not to do this because in the corners the car is pulling about 2G (2x earths gravity) on your right side and it will actually feel like your rolling on your side. This was the most fun I have ever had, given the chance to do it again i would! no question. I want to give a big thanks to my parents and the Rusty Wallace Racing Experience @ Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, CA
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[@McFloppy]

I did this today at the Milwaukee Mile. It was really fun and would love to do it again. I have never driven a manual transmission either.

[@RWRExperience]

Very nice video Austin, glad you had a great time. We agree about our camera system and are upgrading all of our cars to a new HD video system this year. So both camera shots of the driver and looking at the track will be in HD. We're also going to experiment with putting the track facing camera in the bumper to eliminate sun glare and get a cooler video look to it.

[@williammullens63]

I was looking into doing this but not running the gears with no traffic just seems kind of bland. Maybe due to your lack of experience you left it in the same gear? Fastest ive ever drove a car was 150 in a Vette how fast was this?

[@hoyle7780]

steering wheel backwards?

[@ambler555]

wait so you were already strapped in and didn't know manual, so how did you get the hint of it and start and drive the car??

[@AustinCronkrite]

I knew how a manual transmission worked and what I'm supposed to do. This was the first time I had ever actually used one in a running driving vehicle.

[@ambler555]

hahah cool so you knew the principle but got to do first in nascar.. awesome actually!! I started thinking they gave you instructions over the radio how to shift or something.. coz nascar is not a regular manual car either and so many buttons n stuff

[@seanmcgrath9987]

I too received this as a gift and am scheduled to go next month. I also have never driven manual. We're you able to figure it out relatively quickly?

[@jamespriceful]

never driven a manuel before what the f i would have said son this may not be the right time for you to run haha.

[@tonydetrick7973]

Do they have cars that the door opens or do you have to crawl in these, want to take my dad and have him do this

[@theecarking]

Tony Detrick None of these cars have doors. They're all real Nascar vehicles.

[@livinintheleftlane]

somebody put the steering wheel on that way on purpose the quick disconnect wouldn't work if it was truly "backwards" if the wheel was turned the other way the only thing that could drive it would be a T-REX

[@57HarleyDavidson]

why is the steering wheel on like that

[@AustinCronkrite]

The steering wheel doesn't move in or out so for taller drivers with longer arm's they need one that is further away.

[@AustinCronkrite]

sorry late reply, I left about 12-1pm, I dont know anything about the red flag. But yah the video pointing me was my GoPro, forward facing was theirs...not the best quality.

[@VideoServicesVB]

Just did the "12 lap" yesterday. It really isn't 12 laps, its only 10. they count your outlap and inlap. Very deceptive. I bought the video and when watching it, that's when i discovered it. Its not false advertising, but at best it is deceptive advertising. Last I checked, a "lap" at a Nascar race starts when the green flag flies, NOT when they start rolling down pit road.

[@overheadcamwalling4146]

Can't believe the people that can't drive stick

[@AustinCronkrite]

Not everybody gets a chance to drive a manual transmission day in and day out.

[@goodluckchilerens]

I went to RUSTY WALLACE driving experience today, Exciting begin sad ending. they made a mistake put photo camera SD card into Video Machine, so that Fail to record the whole track，just get refund of video recording,15%photo discount.Not satisfied with how they figure out the problem..If I have second chance,won't choose them again

[@VideoServicesVB]

Zeming Lu saw this happen twice yesterday.

[@goodluckchilerens]

Where？ I guess they don't have SD card for video any more just try to figure it out in this way!

[@VideoServicesVB]

Zeming Lu I was at RIchmond. They used a thumb drive with a proprietary file system on it. You can convert the file into an mp4.