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What's It Like Out There?
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First published January 1, 1970
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Mario Andretti
27 books8 followersPeople note victories of Italian-born American racecar driver Mario Andretti in the Daytona 500 of 1967 and Indianapolis 500 of 1969.
Mario Gabriele Andretti of the most successful in the history retired of the automobile sport. Only he and Dan Gurney won in all major motor categories: Formula One, IndyCar, World Sportscar Championship, and National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing. He also won in midget, sprint, and drag.
During career, Andretti won four IndyCar titles, the world championship of Formula One in 1978, and international race of champions VI. Only he and Juan Pablo Montoya won in the Sprint Cup series of National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, Formula One, and more. Since the Dutch Grand Prix of 1978, no compatriot won a Formula One. Andretti had 109 career wins on major circuits.
Andretti had a long career. He was the only person to be named United States driver of the year in three decades (1967, 1978, and 1984). He was also one of only three to win on road courses, paved ovals, and dirt tracks in one season, a feat that he accomplished four times. With his final IndyCar win in April 1993, Andretti became the first to win IndyCar in four different decades and the first to win automobile of any kind in five.
In American popular culture, his name has become synonymous with speed, similar to Barney Oldfield in the early twentieth century and Stirling Moss in the United Kingdom.
Mario Gabriele Andretti of the most successful in the history retired of the automobile sport. Only he and Dan Gurney won in all major motor categories: Formula One, IndyCar, World Sportscar Championship, and National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing. He also won in midget, sprint, and drag.
During career, Andretti won four IndyCar titles, the world championship of Formula One in 1978, and international race of champions VI. Only he and Juan Pablo Montoya won in the Sprint Cup series of National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, Formula One, and more. Since the Dutch Grand Prix of 1978, no compatriot won a Formula One. Andretti had 109 career wins on major circuits.
Andretti had a long career. He was the only person to be named United States driver of the year in three decades (1967, 1978, and 1984). He was also one of only three to win on road courses, paved ovals, and dirt tracks in one season, a feat that he accomplished four times. With his final IndyCar win in April 1993, Andretti became the first to win IndyCar in four different decades and the first to win automobile of any kind in five.
In American popular culture, his name has become synonymous with speed, similar to Barney Oldfield in the early twentieth century and Stirling Moss in the United Kingdom.
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September 6, 2019
There are those books that we hold sacred to our life journeys. For me, "What's It Like Out There?" by Mario Andretti is one of those books.
I was just a young boy when I received the book, a gift from Andretti himself as I was not expected to live and my family had arranged for this auto racing-obsessed child to meet my favorite driver. My mother would later say that she'd wished she'd told me in advance because I was already an introvert and meeting my idol left me awestruck.
It's many years later, I have the same health issues but am still around. Mario Andretti remains my favorite all-time driver and I root for any Andretti who is ever racing.
The book? The book is informative, entertaining, and incredibly well written. However, I also can't lie. It's simply a book that I hold sacred because it held such a special place in my younger years.
I was just a young boy when I received the book, a gift from Andretti himself as I was not expected to live and my family had arranged for this auto racing-obsessed child to meet my favorite driver. My mother would later say that she'd wished she'd told me in advance because I was already an introvert and meeting my idol left me awestruck.
It's many years later, I have the same health issues but am still around. Mario Andretti remains my favorite all-time driver and I root for any Andretti who is ever racing.
The book? The book is informative, entertaining, and incredibly well written. However, I also can't lie. It's simply a book that I hold sacred because it held such a special place in my younger years.
February 16, 2025
Brought back lots of 60s racing names! Quite the journey Mario had following his passion.
October 5, 2015
Mario Andretti is my all-time favorite race driver. This is the second time I have read this book. The first time was when it first came out.
I enjoyed it just as much now as when I first read it. A nice insight into the life of a great driver from his rookie years to winning the Indy 500.
I enjoyed it just as much now as when I first read it. A nice insight into the life of a great driver from his rookie years to winning the Indy 500.
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