What is like to be in NASCAR

CARS 3 Races Home Digitally and 4K Ultra HD™ on Oct. 24,
and on Blu-ray 4K Ultra HD™ and Blu-ray™ on Nov. ​7th

​Disclosure: Disney Pixar sponsored my travel, accommodations and activities during the press trip, however, all opinions, typos and grammatical errors are my own.

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Going on a trip to Charlotte, NC, should always, in my opinion mean that you will have some type of NASCAR experience. Even f it is just getting a souvenir at the airport. Even if you are not a huge NASCAR fan (why aren't you?) you are at the land that is home to some of the biggest race teams, the NASCAR Hall of Fame in downtown Charlotte, and Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord.

NASCAR racing experience

Did you know that you can be inside a NASCAR car and ride along with the pilot at 160 miles on the track? I was able to do it and it was awesome. If you do the NASCAR Ride Along you go around the track at top speeds in a real NASCAR race car as a passenger with a professional racing instructor driving. 

We got a private tour of the Charlotte Motor Speedway where we learned about all the cool events they have during the year. Off course North Carolina is home to NASCAR and they even have the NASCAR Hall of Fame Museum. 
NASCAR inspired Cars 3 and it was really exciting to be able to experience where the idea came from. 

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Performance Instruction & Training (PIT)

So most people praise the car driver for the win. But did you know that there is a whole pit crew team that actually has a lot to do with wins at NASCAR? Yes the pit crew have a huge role and responsibility during a race. They need to be coordinated and work as a team to be able to complete a pit stop in less than 12 seconds. You read that right. 12 SECONDS!

That means that 4 tires are changed and a full tank of gas is put into the car in less than 12 seconds. It is so amazing. The coordination of movement and each person of the team knowing what the have to do and how to do it in a right matter takes a lot of training. So if someone wants to be part of the pit crew they will go to school to become a certified pit crew member.

I got the opportunity to experience what part of the training looks like and let me tell you it is not easy. I was the Jack person, in charge of lifting the cars so the tires can be removed. Looks easy, right? I was sore and with bruises on the days after the training exercise. I am also no quitting my day job for this any time soon. It is so hard, and the guys (and some times ladies) make it look so easy. I have now more respect for what they do now that I know how hard it is.

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