Danica Patrick found her street car isn' t so practical
By Dan Wezzel, Til Eran“
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -As she approaches age 30, Danica Patrick is going .' .
Well, sort of.
She' s still attempting a bold career move by trying to win
Sunday' s Daytona Elli]. In her personal life though, she
barely ever whips around anymore in her silver
Lamborghini Gallardo. (Retail price: about , 001
Horsepower: about a million.)
l don' t drive it much at all really," Patrick said.
The problems are
myriad: potholes,
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Ariz., where she lives
with her husband.
ick said. It sounds stupid but
there are no cup holders in my Lamborghini.
So what' s a girl to do?"
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This probably should' been evident when she bought the car back around ELICIT. The horsepower clouded her
view.
I got it originally because I had a 645 BMW and it was a convertible," she said. " was the first car I ever
bought because I had always gotten cars through teams or deals."
The BMW was nice enough, just not nearly hast enough. She needed more power, which isn' t easy to find.
To take a step up from a 645 was tough," she said. 'l went and tried out an Aston Martin Vantage because I
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