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[joey]

I did the Petty class about 5 years ago at Las Vegas Speedway. Did the 2 day 80 lap class. I think it cost $2,400, or there abouts. Wife spent about $800 on the 3 lap ride alongs. Top speed was around 155mph.
Petty has you follow an instructor car.

Also did the Skip Barber 2 day 80 lap class at California Fontana track. It cost about the same. Skip Barber has someone ride shotgun instead of following someone. I liked this better because you can take her up to top speed on the first lap instead of being constrained by a leader car.
All the ride along guy does is thumbs up or down if he wants to control your speed. I also kept hitting the speed limiter in the Skip Barber class, which was a red light on the dash. I think top speed was 165mph.

Vegas was a lot more fun because it is a smaller 1.5 mile track and the G forces were a lot stronger than at California, which is a 2 mile track.

If anyone takes a class, I would recommend a shorter track. The longer tracks get a little boring cause you driving at top speed most of the time in a straight line.
The shorter tracks you can really push the car to the edge and experience a lot more g forces.