What is your relationship with "Speed"?
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Every since I was young I have wanted to go fast. As a young child I spent most of my first six years with my legs strapped to metal calipers to help straighten out my knees which at the time pointed in the wrong direction. Within six weeks of them coming off I was the fastest kid in school. I then went on to compete at the highest level in national 100m and 200m events, I have going fast every since.
In my teens, I became a speed skater and I still carry today the scars of many a high-speed crash. As a 56-year-old now I am still regarded as the fastest snowboarder in my peer group.
Over the years I have driven many a fast car, from a dragster capable of running in the eights to various supercars and track based cars. Each experience of speed has left me with the kind of high that I suspect you could only normally get from hard drugs. Each environment be it a kart track, race track or road brings its own nuances to the experience, even watching things go fast elicits an excitement in me that I can't find anywhere else. To me, speed matters and I cant see that feeling going away anytime soon.
So what is your relationship with speed and how would you define it?
In my teens, I became a speed skater and I still carry today the scars of many a high-speed crash. As a 56-year-old now I am still regarded as the fastest snowboarder in my peer group.
Over the years I have driven many a fast car, from a dragster capable of running in the eights to various supercars and track based cars. Each experience of speed has left me with the kind of high that I suspect you could only normally get from hard drugs. Each environment be it a kart track, race track or road brings its own nuances to the experience, even watching things go fast elicits an excitement in me that I can't find anywhere else. To me, speed matters and I cant see that feeling going away anytime soon.
So what is your relationship with speed and how would you define it?
The explosive energy you get from a car excelarating quickly has always been a buzz for me which is why I got into drag racing at an early age.
On the road, the ability to string a series of corners together at high speed is what I try to aim for now. Most likely this will be in mainland Europe on the less densely populated A roads you tend to get over there
On the road, the ability to string a series of corners together at high speed is what I try to aim for now. Most likely this will be in mainland Europe on the less densely populated A roads you tend to get over there
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