Guil Nascimento exactly same thing came through my mind :D p.s. in one moment i thought she was screaming but it was gear whine ;] ... on the other she was ;]
I think she'll forgive him and learns to appreciate his skills when she sees how calm and controlled he was and how this was quite obviously not a to-the-limit run. There is just such a huge gap between the professionals and mere mortals.
Barbosa would be a tough guy to beat then. Look at how calm he is, with a hysteric woman screaming and waving her hands less than one foot away. A true driving professional.
The day before: He: Honey, they're having a family day in the office tomorrow. Do you want to come? She: Sure, it'll be great to see you working. He: I bet it will >:)
I laughed so hard I almost cried. I think it's cute that she wants to have a picture taken before they start, like she has no idea what she's in for. I would LOVE to know what Joao told her before they did this. "Oh honey, it won't be bad, I'll take it easy on you..." I'd REALLY love to know what she told him when they were done!
Back in the late 60's I used to race Sports Cars at Riverside (and other places) and one of the guys I worked with (Not a Race Track related job) was always riding me about how slow and bad a driver I was, And often tried to humiliate me in front of our Co Workers. Just a loud mouth, know it all bully! So I took him for ride on a Rally Course I used to practice on in the San Gorgonio Mountains one day. Only about 5 miles one way. He was screaming like this Lady after the first turn. A hairpin! When I hit the Cul De Sac at the end he was hoarse and said "Damn, I'm glad that over". I just grinned as we still had to go back down the Mountain. Going down is always faster and more fun, I think, than going up. Definitly more challenging... He said he wet himself before we were safely down. He never said another word about my driving. I guess he got a clue what was about to happen when I pulled out helmets for he and I to wear at the start line. It was a good day for me! That road is all lined with million dollar houses now, according to Google.
Made me remember my first ride around Lime Rock (1961 in Lance Pruyn's Vette). It is that first moment when your brain says "Oh Shit, brake now!!!!" and your pilot grabs a gear and UPSHIFTS and ACCELERATES toward certain doom. And then the first braking itself as you suddenly experience high G DECELERATION. Nice vid, made me smile.
🤣🤣🤣🤣I remember watching this ages ago. When they were sitting on pit road in the beginning, the man to the left on the pit wall you can see him dying laughing before they took off. He knew she was in for some shite😂. She couldn't WAIT to get out of that car especially everytime he hit the NASCAR straights/bankings.
I did NASCAR ride along many years ago. There is literally like nothing better than these. Her reaction was awesome. Awesome! Thanks for uploading! Lol!
When she got out and he saw how serious she was about not liking that at all, he must have started to think where he's gonna be sleeping for the night lol.
He did that just to make her realize the things that he does to allow her taking his credit card to go on a shopping spree should never be taken for granded
this is how my wife acts in the airplane when taking off, left hand on the rosary screaming our father, right hand digging her nails into my forearm. Hilarious
o João Barbosa é simplesmente o melhor piloto Português de Endurance... com um carro de topo venceria Le Mans... João Barbosa its just the best Portuguese Endurance driver with a top car he will win Le Mans
I've asked my wife to take a few laps with me in my race car but she won't do it. I think it's the only way she'll stop telling me to slow down on the street when we're only doing 5 over, and I have to tell her "honey, this is nothing."
Contrast the calm of a racing driver completely in control of his machine... with the (thrilled?) terror of the passenger who thinks death is just around the corner.
That's kind of an old guy thing to say. Danica Patrick doesn't shriek, and my 14 year old grand-daughter has a 70 mph fastball...like a girl? Sheesh. I'm betting Joao could squeeze some high-pitched noises out of many people in those corners. Just an observation. 😁👍🏻
I'm still laughing hahahahaha.. With all the safety equipment in a safe race car driven by a proper race car driver I have no problem watching & laughing, Thank you for posting this great video.
I tell myself that if I were in a car like this, with the full rollcage, five point harness, firesuit, and helmet, that I'd just sit back and enjoy the thrill ride, but who knows, I might yell my head off too.
It's really scary being a passenger. I used to race a class 10 desert car & stuff that isn't scary at all when I was driving driving put me in a near panic state as a passenger. We are also talking much lower speeds in a desert race car. lol I would probably pass out riding in a car like this.
You See, this is what happens when you spend too many hours watching Star Wars movies. You begin to think that you are a JEDI and that you can use the FORCE to stop cars 😆😆😆
In my opinion, she needs to have a bit more respect and composure for her husbands sake. This is what he does for a living and I am sure its his dream come true. Sit there, trust your husband, cry all you want, but do not flail your arms like a child, keep the screaming to a minimum, and most importantly do not distract the driver at 180 mph. Most people in their would not have the privilege to ride in such an amazing machine, she ruined it.
