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Eat you alive. >> like surf boards or jet skis or snowmobiles, gravity cars are are location dependent, so were off in search of a hill ideally the middle of nowhere. along the way fred and i had a great discussion. we discussed the unintended consequences of eliminating risk from the human experience. unfortunately, frans deeply troubled muffler made much of our salient points unusable and thats a shame because the conversation really was fascinating. right here, for instance, were discussing t...

Another element of gravity racing that fred nearly didnt walk away from. what are the risks? >> risks are very high. freds had our worst injury. he was doing about 64, touched wheels with another car, slid off the road, hit a tree, and set down. all that happened in about 1.2 seconds. >> what broke? >> shattered the tibia, fibula. i have ten pins and two plates. >> freds knee, exhibit "a." freds cautionary tale is more sufficient to make me think twice about strapping myself into a gravity car, ...

But this is not that. what fran and fred are doing here is motivated entirely by something they bonded over years ago. a need for speed. >> this is us. >> tell me what im looking at here. >> its a formula atlantic car. >> whats that mean? thats 200 miles an hour. >> 224 at pocono. >> which ones you? >> red car. >> thats you, fred, over here? >> yes, sir. >> and youre over 200 miles an hour right here. fran and fred became fast friends many moons ago on the circuit known as formula atlantic racin...

>> risks are very high. freds had our worst injury. he was doing about 64, touched wheels with another car, slid off the road, hit a tree, and set down. all that happened in about 1.2 seconds. >> what broke? >> shattered the tibia, fibula. i have ten pins and two plates. >> freds knee exhibit "a." freds cautionary tale is more sufficient to make me think twice about strapping myself into a gravity car but frans enthusiasm is impossible to overcome, plus it looks like fun. >> im assuming this is ...

>> deal. >> all right. we need drivers over here. all of you. how many people are here that have never run with m.i.s.f.i.t.s. before? only one? were going to do card draw for starting position. >> what am i rooting for? what do i want? >> 1. 1 through 4 is what you want. >> arms up. >> of course, everybody assures me that its all perfectly safe. >> okay. arms down. >> as long as you dont crash, flip over, drive headlong into a truck or otherwise suffer some catastrophic injury. thanks. i remain...

Going to be around you, theyll eat you alive. >> like surf boards or jet skis or snowmobiles, gravity cars are location dependent, so were off in search of a hill ideally in the middle of nowhere. along the way fred and i had a great discussion. we discussed the unintended consequences of eliminating risk from the human experience. unfortunately, frans deeply troubled muffler made much of our salient points unusable, and thats a shame because the conversation really was fascinating. right here, ...

Something they bonded over years ago. a need for speed. >> this is us. >> tell me what im looking at here. >> its a formula atlantic car. >> whats that mean? thats 200 miles an hour. >> 224 at pocono. >> which ones you? >> red car. >> thats you, fred, over here? >> yes, sir. >> and youre over 200 miles an hour right here. fran and fred became fast friends many moons ago on the circuit known as formula atlantic racing, a sport with all the gear of formula 1 but not so much of the glamour. >> wed ...

Between competitiveness and self-preservation. im going over 50 miles an hour right now in a glorified tin can. trying to make my way through a field of fellow nut jobs with two very different voices in my head. >> we never, ever want to touch the brakes. all these other guys that are going to be around you, theyll eat you alive. >> youre going to get a lot of confidence. just take it easy. >> right now, the fran side is winning. im downright allergic to that brake. but then -- >> hes going to l...