{"id":460607,"date":"2005-10-01T06:30:24","date_gmt":"2005-10-01T13:30:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=80092"},"modified":"2025-01-06T00:45:32","modified_gmt":"2025-01-06T00:45:32","slug":"worlds-fastest-ride","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/worlds-fastest-ride\/","title":{"rendered":"World\u2019s Fastest Ride"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='memberful-global-teaser-content'>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cA great hammer struck my spine, slamming my head back. I forced it down, and stared at the long black roadway between the orange wheel bulges. It was rushing like some demonic torrent frantic to enter the gates of hell\u2026<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_712239\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-712239\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2005\/10\/FL-PETELYONS.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-712239\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2005\/10\/FL-PETELYONS.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2005\/10\/FL-PETELYONS.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2005\/10\/FL-PETELYONS-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2005\/10\/FL-PETELYONS-71x100.jpg 71w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2005\/10\/FL-PETELYONS-293x415.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-712239\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pete Lyons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThere was no longer any sensation of speed. 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