Acpevans' BLE 4 Blog: These 15 Celebrities Are Speed Demons On The Race Track

2012年3月30日金曜日

These 15 Celebrities Are Speed Demons On The Race Track

Tom Cruise

When you see a celebrity playing a sport, many times it's on a golf course during a charity game or as part of a Pro-Am.

Adrenaline junkies they are not.

However, there is another group of celebrities that look to something a bit less mundane that requires a whole lot of adrenaline.

We're talking about auto racing.

Ever since the 1950s, a select few celebrities have gotten off the golf course and thrown out their tennis racquets in order to seek a thrill greater than running after a tiny ball.

Some have just done it recreationally while others have had the desire and skill to consider making it their full time profession.

James Dean

Hollywood bad boy James Dean may have been one of the first stars to also get behind the wheel.

A big Porsche fan, Dean actually won a few races in the 1950s. He also had a Lotus Mark IX on order to take his racing career to the next level.

Unfortunately, he died behind the wheel of his Porsche 550A Spyder while driving to a race. He was just 24.

Steve McQueen

Actor Steve McQueen was another racing star that dabbled in filmmaking.

He won his class at the 12 Hours of Sebring in 1970 driving a Porsche 908 with Peter Revson.

He also made Bullit and the racing film Le Mans, which is widely considered the most accurate racing film of all time. He did much of the driving and his own stunts in both films.