My oldest brother is a retired Ford design engineer and started out as a test driver at the proving grounds. He took me for a ride in some of the test vehicles when I was really little and I was hooked. He also raced at Detroit Dragway.

My boyfriend (now husband) also took me in his high school Challenger for lots of rides. Of assorted types.

<<< Still have that car (in avatar) 31 years later. He got it when he was 15. I raced it to its first 11 second pass a few years ago.