Race Car Legend Bobby Rahal Talks Driving

he was a winner of the 1986 Indy 500 and

he was a winner of the 1986 Indy 500 and three-time champ car champion I’m

three-time champ car champion I’m

three-time champ car champion I’m Miranda light stone with watchmojo.com

Miranda light stone with watchmojo.com

Miranda light stone with watchmojo.com and today we’re talking to Bobby Ray

and today we’re talking to Bobby Ray

and today we’re talking to Bobby Ray Hall even a lot of you Indian f1 and

Hall even a lot of you Indian f1 and

Hall even a lot of you Indian f1 and different types of racing do you regret

different types of racing do you regret

different types of racing do you regret not doing any other type of racing like

not doing any other type of racing like

not doing any other type of racing like rally or branching out into different

rally or branching out into different

rally or branching out into different aspects of the racing world I drove one

aspects of the racing world I drove one

aspects of the racing world I drove one NASCAR race once that was kind of enough

NASCAR race once that was kind of enough

NASCAR race once that was kind of enough to convince me that I wanted to stay in

to convince me that I wanted to stay in

to convince me that I wanted to stay in Indy cars I’m a road racer really by

Indy cars I’m a road racer really by

Indy cars I’m a road racer really by education

education

education I enjoyed the oval tracks but you enjoy

I enjoyed the oval tracks but you enjoy

I enjoyed the oval tracks but you enjoy the road courses more for me and for

the road courses more for me and for

the road courses more for me and for everybody who came up to Canada to race

everybody who came up to Canada to race

everybody who came up to Canada to race form Atlantic we always we all wanted to

form Atlantic we always we all wanted to

form Atlantic we always we all wanted to go to Formula One that was the goal and

go to Formula One that was the goal and

go to Formula One that was the goal and some made it some didn’t some made it a

some made it some didn’t some made it a

some made it some didn’t some made it a little bit like me I was successful in

little bit like me I was successful in

little bit like me I was successful in endurance racing successful in Indy cars

endurance racing successful in Indy cars

endurance racing successful in Indy cars successful sports cars

successful sports cars

successful sports cars I really can’t ask for much more than

I really can’t ask for much more than

I really can’t ask for much more than that and what’s your opinion on kind of

that and what’s your opinion on kind of

that and what’s your opinion on kind of the way motorsport is going nowadays

the way motorsport is going nowadays

the way motorsport is going nowadays there’s so much money in certain parts

there’s so much money in certain parts

there’s so much money in certain parts of the sport that it really begins to

of the sport that it really begins to

of the sport that it really begins to lose its I think connection with the

lose its I think connection with the

lose its I think connection with the fans and I don’t care how big the TV

fans and I don’t care how big the TV

fans and I don’t care how big the TV numbers are or what have you you have to

numbers are or what have you you have to

numbers are or what have you you have to have fans because that’s your face you

have fans because that’s your face you

have fans because that’s your face you know those are the people you depend on

know those are the people you depend on

know those are the people you depend on and no I think Formula One it’s gotten

and no I think Formula One it’s gotten

and no I think Formula One it’s gotten maybe a little bit better this year

maybe a little bit better this year

maybe a little bit better this year though there’s been a little bit more

though there’s been a little bit more

though there’s been a little bit more you know uncertainty to it you know for

you know uncertainty to it you know for

you know uncertainty to it you know for years you knew who was going to win

years you knew who was going to win

years you knew who was going to win before you even turn the TV on and that

before you even turn the TV on and that

before you even turn the TV on and that isn’t you know that’s not very exciting

isn’t you know that’s not very exciting

isn’t you know that’s not very exciting you know people want us they want they

you know people want us they want they

you know people want us they want they want to be surprised

want to be surprised

want to be surprised I like the idea this year was there’s no

I like the idea this year was there’s no

I like the idea this year was there’s no refueling and said just becoming a

refueling and said just becoming a

refueling and said just becoming a series of sprint races it becomes a real

series of sprint races it becomes a real

series of sprint races it becomes a real race but it still isn’t to the point

race but it still isn’t to the point

race but it still isn’t to the point that it’s a was in the in the 80s and

that it’s a was in the in the 80s and

that it’s a was in the in the 80s and late eighties what-have-you when there

late eighties what-have-you when there

late eighties what-have-you when there was one set of tires and one and a big

was one set of tires and one and a big

was one set of tires and one and a big fuel a guy like Prost really excelled

fuel a guy like Prost really excelled

fuel a guy like Prost really excelled because he was really smart and he

because he was really smart and he

because he was really smart and he understood how far he could push the car

understood how far he could push the car

understood how far he could push the car and still have a car he could race

and still have a car he could race

and still have a car he could race compete with at the end of the race and

compete with at the end of the race and

compete with at the end of the race and I don’t know if anybody would know how

I don’t know if anybody would know how

I don’t know if anybody would know how to do that today what kind of advice can

to do that today what kind of advice can

to do that today what kind of advice can you give a daily driver to improve the

you give a daily driver to improve the

you give a daily driver to improve the driving skills stay off the cell phone

driving skills stay off the cell phone

driving skills stay off the cell phone that be first thing cars are so much

that be first thing cars are so much

that be first thing cars are so much better today but I think we rely on them

better today but I think we rely on them

better today but I think we rely on them a little too much you know for safety

a little too much you know for safety

a little too much you know for safety and we think that way that’s a be assert

and we think that way that’s a be assert

and we think that way that’s a be assert has this or airbags and so I can’t get

has this or airbags and so I can’t get

has this or airbags and so I can’t get hurt or I can’t you know the car is not

hurt or I can’t you know the car is not

hurt or I can’t you know the car is not gonna slip and I said well it is you

gonna slip and I said well it is you

gonna slip and I said well it is you know you’re going too fast you’re going

know you’re going too fast you’re going

know you’re going too fast you’re going too fast

too fast

too fast what law do you wish existed that didn’t

what law do you wish existed that didn’t

what law do you wish existed that didn’t exist on the road today the speed limit

exist on the road today the speed limit

exist on the road today the speed limit you would lower it I’d raise it – what

you would lower it I’d raise it – what

you would lower it I’d raise it – what can we ask I would love to see no speed

can we ask I would love to see no speed

can we ask I would love to see no speed limits on certain sections of the roads

limits on certain sections of the roads

limits on certain sections of the roads you know yeah and of course people would

you know yeah and of course people would

you know yeah and of course people would say well you know that’s fine if your

say well you know that’s fine if your

say well you know that’s fine if your talent and you got talent or the right

talent and you got talent or the right

talent and you got talent or the right car but if you don’t it’s dangerous and

car but if you don’t it’s dangerous and

car but if you don’t it’s dangerous and maybe that’s that’s maybe that’s true

maybe that’s that’s maybe that’s true

maybe that’s that’s maybe that’s true but if I had my perfect world I’d have

but if I had my perfect world I’d have

but if I had my perfect world I’d have no speed limits