But the Billy Hagan entry blew an engine after 220 laps. Then, he hopped on a helicopter, making it to Charlotte Motor Speedway in time for NASCAR’s longest race, the Coca-Cola 600. It gives a great perspective of how he viewed life and how he handled very serious cancer.”Īndretti was the first racer to ever compete in what became known as “the double.” He first did the Indy-Charlotte double in 1994, competing in the Indianapolis 500 for AJ Foyt and finishing 10th. But the most consistent trend from the first page to the last is about his love for family and friends. “Those are the stories that are in there.
“He’s one of the most versatile racers ever,” Gurss said. And he noticed that sharing stories from his life actually cheered him up in the middle of hefty cancer treatments. Gurss wanted to get all of the information he could, but also make sure it didn’t take up much of Andretti’s time. When the duo sat down to begin the book, Andretti’s health started to decline. “Our agreement with the Andretti family was 10 percent of the proceeds of the book would go to the hospital.” “He had a charity, Race for Riley, which raises money for the Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis,” Gurss said. Andretti immediately jumped at the idea to pen a book and spread awareness about colon cancer. Please, drop a comment below and leave a review when you have the time.And a great story it is. !!!!!!! BE SURE TO DRIVE IT AROUND A TRACK AND THEN WATCH THE REPLAY TO VIEW THE FULL CHROMA EFFECTS !!!!!!! #43 Pontiac Grand Prix fielded by Petty Enterprises. This scheme also ran at Talladega the week prior - just without the extra tribute decals.
The Daytona night race had been rescheduled from its original July day due to wildfires raging across Florida - and special decals for Smokey the Bear and the Forest Conservation Foundation adorned this tribute to the Fire Fighters who battled the blazes. Special Chroma paint scheme as run by John Andretti at the inaugural Pepsi 400 under the lights at Daytona at the end of the 1998 season. I am extraordinarily happy with the way this rare scheme has turned out and I hope you feel the same. Part way through this project - at that point creating my own hand-blended chroma shift - I was introduced to the Chrome Illusioner 6 program, and I gotta tell you, I think I am going to have SOOOOO much fun with this thing! In the end, I ended up using a combination of both blended photoshop layers and effects rendered in Chrome Illusioner. It is finally here! One of the most technically intensive paint schemes I think I have every attempted.
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