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LET IT RIDE
A WHOLE NEW MEANING IN LAS VEGAS
By Brian Hurlbert
Along with the exhilaration of cards and dice, Las Vegas offers outdoor
excitement for those adrenaline junkies. Check out the top three spots for
thrill seekers.
RICHARD PETTY DRIVING EXPERIENCE
Tump-thump. Tump-thump. THUMP-THUMP!
Tat sound you hear and feel is your heart about
to burst through your NASCAR fre suit as you
wait to go green at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Te
adrenalin level is on tilt because in seconds you
will either be catapulting around the racetrack as
the driver of an ofcial 600 horsepower NASCAR
race car or sitting next to a professional driver
while he takes the banking of turns 1-4 at speeds
that seemingly hit Mach 1. Packages at the
Richard Petty Driving Experience start at $99 for
a ride along and up to $3,499 for a 40-lap expert
experience. No matter what THUMP-THUMP!
Call 800.237.3889 or visit DrivePetty.com.
TOP OF THE STRATOSPHERE
You want me to what? Tose are the words that
come to mind when someone suggests jumping
of the top of a 1,148-foot building. But that is
what you will do when you are standing at the
edge of the Stratosphere Tower about to take the
most dramatic plunge in Las Vegas. Te SkyJump
is a 108-story, free-fall that can only be described
as pure, blissful terror. Te SkyJump opened
in 2010 and in 2013 the 100,000th brave soul
stepped of the platform. All that stands between
a jumper and the pavement below is a jump suit
attached to a descender machine. Jumps start at
$89.99. Visit SkyJumpLasVegas.com to fnd out
more.
VEGAS INDOOR SKYDIVING
Too scared to jump out of a planeor of of a
buildingbut want to feel the vibe of a true free
fall? Ten visit Vegas Indoor Skydiving, the home
of a simulated skydiving experience. "Freedom
is the best way to describe it, said Rob Grills,
senior fight instructor. To be able to foat on
a cushion of air inside of a padded room with
a trampoline is unreal. Tis is the most unique
experience one person can get without jumping
out of an airplane. Jumps start at $75. For more
information, visit VegasIndoorSkydiving.com.
Squonk Opera performs
Heart-pounding fun at
Richard Petty Driving Experience
Flyaway to your hearts
content at Vegas Indoor Skydiving
One small step to terror at the SkyJump