Product Details

• Actors: Mario Andretti, Paul Newman, Michael Andretti
• Directors: Stephen Low
• Format: Color, DTS Surround Sound, Widescreen
• Language: English
• Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Image Entertainment
• DVD Release Date: February 24, 2009
• Run Time: 50 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B001KEGR84
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #20,078 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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Product Description

Fasten your seatbelt and get ready for the ride of your life! Super Speedway puts you in the driver's seat of an Indy-type race car tearing up asphalt at speeds of over 230 miles per hour. Follow the excitement and drama of championship auto racing with narrator and celebrated actor Paul Newman, and join racing star Michael Andretti and his legendary father, Mario, as they craft a state-of-the-art race car. Then, follow the pulse-pounding action of Michael's high-speed quest for victory as he pushes the limits of the new car at the PPG CART World Series. So start your engines-- Super Speedway is about to begin!

PLUS: Ever wonder "how did they do that?" "The Making of 'Super Speedway'" (47 min.), shot on High-Definition Video, takes you behind the scenes.

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sweet look at racing, IMAX-style, June 20, 2009

By	Middle age tech freak (Auburn, CA United States) - See all my reviews

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This is an enjoyable romp with the Andrettis in modern day, describing the world of Indy car racing, with plenty of footage on the track. The movie is not too in-depth, but not shallow either. IMAX movies have a style, and this one doesn't vary far from it, since most viewers aren't seeing a deep documentary so much as just having a fun experience at an IMAX theater. Now that hi-def is here at home, the IMAX movies translate very well to the format and this one is no exception.

The "making of" is interesting as well, describing how this was pulled off - a complex deal to get these cameras in the middle of racing. And it works - in the track shots I felt my adrenaline surge! Great stuff.

The narration by Paul Newman was nice too, given his involvement in racing and it's a nice tribute now that he's gone. You can't help but to hear a little of the Hudson Hornet in it either. :-)

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars CART racing, May 29, 2009

By	Brock Landers (Strongsville,Ohio) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is THE benchmark most realistic racing documentary/movie avalible at this time period! With motion and vibration corrected cameras mounted in the cars it gives you the "I am driving it" full on experience!! The picture and sound quality will blow your socks off into the next zip code!!! Watch the volume as the new audio codecs will stress your speakers to the limit and may even cause some speakers to say bye bye!! I feel that IMAX films are the state of the art for picture and sound quality (especially blu-ray titles).I will use this disc to demo my home theater to friends!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Classic movie and now in HD!, May 4, 2009

By	Keith Lee "Keith" (St. Louis, MO) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I've owned the 2 versions of the DVD copies and this is the best by far. It comes with additional stuff that the previous versions did not include!