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<div style="text-align: left;"><br /> If you've never been given a "hot lap" by a professional driver, let me try and convey what the experience is like. You're usually dehydrated and have been standing on a heat-soaked paddock for far too long. There's a track rat (or two) whose job it is to get a helmet and HANS device fastened on you and their default thinking is that you've never even seen a track before, much less driven on one. You're wearing your street clothes, and items like your wallet and cell phone make it even harder to get you shoehorned and belted into the seat. The passenger seats are typically much narrower than the driver's seat and you're typically much fatter than the driver. It can be pretty embarrassing. Once you're secured, the driver sticks his hand out, you shake it and then you're off.<br /> <br /> Follow the jump to find out what happens next.<br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2009-x-games-rally-car-ride-along/low/">2009 X Games Rally Car ride along</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2009-x-games-rally-car-ride-along/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/07/subarufordxgames000_thumbnail.jpg" alt="subarufordxgames000" title="subarufordxgames000" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2009-x-games-rally-car-ride-along/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/07/subarufordxgames001_thumbnail.jpg" alt="subarufordxgames001" title="subarufordxgames001" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2009-x-games-rally-car-ride-along/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/07/subarufordxgames002_thumbnail.jpg" alt="subarufordxgames002" title="subarufordxgames002" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2009-x-games-rally-car-ride-along/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/07/subarufordxgames003_thumbnail.jpg" alt="subarufordxgames003" title="subarufordxgames003" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2009-x-games-rally-car-ride-along/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/07/subarufordxgames004_thumbnail.jpg" alt="subarufordxgames004" title="subarufordxgames004" /></a></div><br /> <em><strong><small>Photos Copyright (C)2009 Jonny Lieberman / Weblogs, Inc.</small></strong></em></div><p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/07/31/2009-x-games-rally-car-ride-along/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>2009 X Games Rally Car ride along</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/07/31/2009-x-games-rally-car-ride-along/">2009 X Games Rally Car ride along</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Fri, 31 Jul 2009 11:57:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/07/31/2009-x-games-rally-car-ride-along/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19115190/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/07/31/2009-x-games-rally-car-ride-along/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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<div style="text-align: left;"><br /> If you've never been given a "hot lap" by a professional driver, let me try and convey what the experience is like. You're usually dehydrated and have been standing on a heat-soaked paddock for far too long. There's a track rat (or two) whose job it is to get a helmet and HANS device fastened on you and their default thinking is that you've never even seen a track before, much less driven on one. You're wearing your street clothes, and items like your wallet and cell phone make it even harder to get you shoehorned and belted into the seat. The passenger seats are typically much narrower than the driver's seat and you're typically much fatter than the driver. It can be pretty embarrassing. Once you're secured, the driver sticks his hand out, you shake it and then you're off.<br /> <br /> Follow the jump to find out what happens next.<br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2009-x-games-rally-car-ride-along/low/">2009 X Games Rally Car ride along</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2009-x-games-rally-car-ride-along/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/07/subarufordxgames000_thumbnail.jpg" alt="subarufordxgames000" title="subarufordxgames000" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2009-x-games-rally-car-ride-along/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/07/subarufordxgames001_thumbnail.jpg" alt="subarufordxgames001" title="subarufordxgames001" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2009-x-games-rally-car-ride-along/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/07/subarufordxgames002_thumbnail.jpg" alt="subarufordxgames002" title="subarufordxgames002" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2009-x-games-rally-car-ride-along/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/07/subarufordxgames003_thumbnail.jpg" alt="subarufordxgames003" title="subarufordxgames003" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2009-x-games-rally-car-ride-along/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/07/subarufordxgames004_thumbnail.jpg" alt="subarufordxgames004" title="subarufordxgames004" /></a></div><br /> <em><strong><small>Photos Copyright (C)2009 Jonny Lieberman / Weblogs, Inc.</small></strong></em></div><p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/07/31/2009-x-games-rally-car-ride-along/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>2009 X Games Rally Car ride along</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/07/31/2009-x-games-rally-car-ride-along/">2009 X Games Rally Car ride along</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Fri, 31 Jul 2009 11:57:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/07/31/2009-x-games-rally-car-ride-along/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19115190/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/07/31/2009-x-games-rally-car-ride-along/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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