The first time you witness a car coming past you at 225mph, you think, Wow, God that is fast. It’s a breathtaking thing to be so close to a car going at that speed. It’s strange how quickly you adapt. After three weeks of practice, qualifying and then racing, 225mph doesn’t seem fast at all. You then get to Milwaukee, where the cars are doing a mere 170mph or so, and you think, For goodness sake, when are you going to stop warming up and actually get on it. It’s a very surreal thing after the speed of Indy.
