INDY CAR DRIVER SARAH FISHER PULLS 4.5 GS ON THE TITAN

IndyCar Series driver Sarah Fisher is accustomed to routinely pulling heavy G-force loads during races. She was subjected to similar Gs on May 2 on the Titan roller coaster at Six Flags Over Texas.

As part of her appearance with Texas Motor Speedway to promote the Bombardier Learjet 550k on June 9, Fisher rode and rode and rode the coaster with media members and speedway personnel.

"That was crazy," said Fisher, 26, who will compete in the No. 5 Dreyer & Reinbold Racing Dallara/Honda/Firestone at the 1.5-mile high-speed oval. "That was one of the best roller coasters I've ever been on for sure. You can definitely feel the G-forces at work on your body. The turns on the Titan are just incredible and I really like how it cornered.

"The biggest problem was that I wasn't driving the roller coaster. I'm a control freak even when my fiancé Andy is driving the street car. I think the Titan definitely gave everyone else today a pretty good idea of the Gs we can experience driving an Indy car. Cornering and having the Gs put on your body is very similar especially at Texas because at Texas Motor Speedway we pull a lot of Gs in the banking and trying to keep yourself all squared up is impossible."

The Titan is the tallest steel roller coaster at Six Flags Over Texas and reaches a top speed of 85 miles per hour. IndyCar Series cars will speed around Texas Motor Speedway for the nighttime Bombardier Learjet 550k in excess of 220 mph.

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