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美國102歲老奶奶挑戰賽車 180邁仍嫌慢大綱

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At 102, she's having More fun than people half her age.
雖然已經102歲高齡,但伊迪絲·皮滕格的生活比很多50幾歲人都要有趣刺激。

A great grandmother was treated to 180-mph laps around the Indianapolis Motor Speedway — a breathtaking feat she only wishes was faster.
這位偉大的老奶奶在印第安納波利斯賽車場挑戰了180邁(約每小時290公里)賽車,對於這一動人心魄的速度她還嫌慢。

"He said 180 is the maximum," a courageous Edith Pittenger told The Star Press of her incredible ride while seated behind none other than racing legend Mario Andretti Tuesday.
伊迪絲·皮滕格十分勇敢,她向星報記者講述了自己的賽車挑戰,“他說180邁已經是速度極限了。”伊迪絲所說的“他”指的不是別人,正是照片中站在他身後的方程式傳奇車手馬里奧·安德烈。

美國102歲老奶奶挑戰賽車 180邁仍嫌慢

"I wanted to do 200, but he wouldn't do that," she cheekily said.
她悻悻地說道,“我想把車速開到200邁,但是他不同意。”

Still, when it comes to hair-raising speed, Pittenger is no stranger to living in the fast lane herself.
賽車高速行駛,皮滕格坐在車中以風一般的速度飛駛過賽車道、頭髮都飛起來了。然而她其實對賽車並不陌生。

At the age of 96 the Muncie resident took her first laps around the Speedway with Dutch driver Arie Luyendyk Jr.
96歲時,曼西市民皮滕格就曾與荷蘭車手盧因迪克一起賽車。

Then four years later to celebrate her 100th birthday the young-at-heart centenarian went parasailing.
4年後,爲了慶祝自己100歲的生日,這位內心無比年輕的老奶奶挑戰了一次帆傘運動。

Asked if she was ever nervous about getting back in the passenger seat, she readily answered: "No!"
記者問她坐在高速賽車的旅客座椅上是否緊張,她篤定地回答:“不緊張!”

And if she lives long enough to take another spin, she says she'll be ready to go again.
她說如果自己能多活些年頭,她會再次挑戰極限。