Several
top NHL stars traded ice time for track time at Dream Racing on Tuesday
afternoon. The pros, in Las Vegas for
the NHL Awards, each got behind the wheel of a Ferrari F430 GT, a car
specifically tuned for the track that is not even street legal.
Among
the players testing their skill and racing against each other were: Pavel
Datsuk of the Detroit Red Wings, who is up for the league’s Selke Award for
best defensive forward; NY Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist who is vying for
both the Hart MVP trophy and the Vezina award for top goaltender; Jordon Eberle
of the Edmonton Oilers, a contender for the Lady Byng award for skill and
sportsmanship; Joffrey Lupul of the Toronto Maple Leafs, a Masterton award
nominee for perseverance and dedication; Calder award contender for top rookie
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins from the Edmonton Oilers, and John-Michael Liles of the
Toronto Maple Leafs.
The
NHL stars learned about the racing machine from Dream Racing owner and former
pro driver Adriano de Micheli, and practiced on the 3D simulators before
suiting up in racing gear and hitting the track where they raced at speeds up
to 120 mph. Dream Racing is a Ferrari
racing experience at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway that allows anyone to become
a race car driver for the day.
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