Mario Andretti: A brief interview

[92 white 0650]

Found this short piece interesting. Say what you will about the "A" family, but Mario has always come across well in the media.

Anyone remember the IMAX movie he was featured in? Good stuff.

 

[otto_joe]

Super Speedway is on my to get list.
http://www.superspeedway.com/

Otto

 

[RP-Motorsports]

I am not sure if the whole thing was filmed at the same track (never saw the whole thing) but the bits that I did see where filmed at my home track Road America! I still remember him going into turn 1 for a "shoot" and he overcooked it, and did a 180 spin. I think that they actually kept this in the film. I remember seeing the camera rig on the car. Amazing!

I have lost respect for Michael, but Mario was always a class act. Mario on his own, fought for Champcar to hold the race at Road America the year after CART went bankrupt. Paul, Kevin, and Gerry were trying to save money upon buying CART by only holding the high profit tracks the first few years. Mario said that the "true" fans and drivers need this track on the schedule! He finally talked them into it at the last moment, and the race was held without hardly any commercial sponsorship, partly due to the last minute change.

 

[ChopsJazz]

Superspeedway was filmed during a whole Champ Car season at many different tracks.

 

[RP-Motorsports]

I did some more research, and extensive time was spent at Road America, thus many of the stills for advertising are actually taken there. Also the main tracks which included racing footage were Detroit, Toronto, Mid-Ohio (Lexington, Ohio), and Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. Many of the other tracks did have some practice or solo sessions as well. One of these days I need to see the whole thing!