"Super Speedway" on the BIG Screen

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"Super Speedway" on the BIG Screen
©1997 SpeedCenter Internet Publishing, Inc.
IMAX Movie Brings CART Experience To Life
Mario Andretti leading the field at Mid Ohio, sporting a Chaparal-style wing to allow the 50-pound camera to face the cars behind.

The pulse-pounding excitement of Championship Auto Racing Teams competition is brought vividly to life this week with the premiere of Super Speedway at IMAX theaters in Toronto and suburban New York City.
Directed by Stephen Low and narrated by Academy Award-winning actor and Newman/Haas Racing co-owner Paul Newman, Super Speedway focuses on Newman/Haas driver Michael Andretti as he pursues the 1996 PPG CART World Series championship. The film follows Andretti's quest from the Lola Cars plant in Huntington, Cambs, England, where the Kmart/Texaco/Havoline Lola Ford is first constructed, to the asphalt tracks of the PPG CART World Series, where Andretti claimed a series-leading five victories in 1996.
Contrasted against the state-of-the-art world of 1996 CART racing, Super Speedway also includes a secondary storyline which focuses on the restoration of a car from an earlier generation - a 1964 roadster once driven by Michael's father, Mario Andretti, former PPG Cup and Formula One driving champion.
The centerpiece of Super Speedway, however, is its authentic giant-screen racing footage, which was shot at several PPG CART World Series venues last year, including the Metro-Dade Homestead Motorsports Complex, Michigan Speedway, Toronto and Road America. Mario Andretti piloted a specially-equipped Indy car, featuring a camera mounted above the roll bar, to generate the footage.
Super Speedway culminates in an awe-inspiring portrayal of the racing season through never-before-seen, giant-screen footage which captures CART drivers, machines and teams battling each other in the PPG CART World Series. The images projected on screens up to eight stories high are nothing short of incredible and very accurately portray what a driver experiences when racing at speeds of more than 200 miles per hour.
"This IMAX stuff will keep you on the edge of your seat because everything is happening the way the drivers see it," said Mario Andretti. Added Michael, "The sensation you get sitting in the theatre is almost like what you feel when you're in the car. It's pretty exciting and a little scary to see on film."
Director Low and Openwheel Productions, Inc. worked more than four years putting the film together. They are delighted with the results.
"For the first time in history, viewers will be able to viscerally experience what race car drivers experience," said Low. "They'll realize that the danger is very, very real. On TV, it looks abstract. IMAX reminds you of how serious a game this really is."
Source: CART News Service


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		"Super Speedway" on the BIG Screen ©1997 SpeedCenter Internet Publishing, Inc. IMAX Movie Brings CART Experience To Life Mario Andretti leading the field at Mid Ohio, sporting a Chaparal-style wing to allow the 50-pound camera to face the cars behind. The pulse-pounding excitement of Championship Auto Racing Teams competition is brought vividly to life this week with the premiere of Super Speedway at IMAX theaters in Toronto and suburban New York City. Directed by Stephen Low and narrated by Academy Award-winning actor and Newman/Haas Racing co-owner Paul Newman, Super Speedway focuses on Newman/Haas driver Michael Andretti as he pursues the 1996 PPG CART World Series championship. The film follows Andretti's quest from the Lola Cars plant in Huntington, Cambs, England, where the Kmart/Texaco/Havoline Lola Ford is first constructed, to the asphalt tracks of the PPG CART World Series, where Andretti claimed a series-leading five victories in 1996. Contrasted against the state-of-the-art world of 1996 CART racing, Super Speedway also includes a secondary storyline which focuses on the restoration of a car from an earlier generation - a 1964 roadster once driven by Michael's father, Mario Andretti, former PPG Cup and Formula One driving champion. The centerpiece of Super Speedway, however, is its authentic giant-screen racing footage, which was shot at several PPG CART World Series venues last year, including the Metro-Dade Homestead Motorsports Complex, Michigan Speedway, Toronto and Road America. Mario Andretti piloted a specially-equipped Indy car, featuring a camera mounted above the roll bar, to generate the footage. Super Speedway culminates in an awe-inspiring portrayal of the racing season through never-before-seen, giant-screen footage which captures CART drivers, machines and teams battling each other in the PPG CART World Series. The images projected on screens up to eight stories high are nothing short of incredible and very accurately portray what a driver experiences when racing at speeds of more than 200 miles per hour. "This IMAX stuff will keep you on the edge of your seat because everything is happening the way the drivers see it," said Mario Andretti. Added Michael, "The sensation you get sitting in the theatre is almost like what you feel when you're in the car. It's pretty exciting and a little scary to see on film." Director Low and Openwheel Productions, Inc. worked more than four years putting the film together. They are delighted with the results. "For the first time in history, viewers will be able to viscerally experience what race car drivers experience," said Low. "They'll realize that the danger is very, very real. On TV, it looks abstract. IMAX reminds you of how serious a game this really is." Source: CART News Service