Random Conversations With Famous Race Car Drivers
Being that I married into a racing family, I’ve gotten to meet some world famous race car drivers. (Ivan “Ironman” Stewart was at my wedding. I kept pinching myself to see if I was dreaming.) I’ve even formed friendships with a few of them, something I never thought would ever happen. A while back I was having a conversation with a driver (I’ll keep his name out of this post since it contains information that might get him in trouble) and his wife. This isn’t word-for-word, but this is basically how the conversation went down:
Driver: Yeah I actually worked on the pilot episode of Top Gear America, I did some driving for them.
Me: Oh really?? Cool! Were you driving for a challenge or something?
Driver: Well….not really, I can’t really talk about what I did for them.
Me: Wait….Is this the Top Gear part you can’t talk about?? The super secret part no one is supposed to know about?
Driver: *pause* Well……yeah. *He grins*
His Wife: *looks shocked…then smacks his arm* You were The Stig and you didn’t tell me?!?
Driver: Well, remember when I was working on a TV show last April? (Not the exact month, but I can’t remember when they shot)
Wife: Yeah, but you didn’t tell me you were The Stig!
Awesome right??? I was totally shocked, but then I wasn’t surprised it was him, because he’s one of the best at what he does.
If you’re wondering how this relates to Orange County, you might be surprised to know that there are several race car drivers and stunt drivers who live in Orange County. Also, Top Gear America’s test track was at El Toro Marine Base.
I hope they decide to pick up Top Gear America again, cause if they do, I just might get to go watch the cars make a lap or two on the track!
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