Scott Dixon was 7 years old when he started kart racing at Pukekohe. Twenty-two years later, the New Zealander won the Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio to become the most successful driver in the Indy Racing League. He has won the championship twice and in 2008 won the Indianapolis 500. This month he took victory at the Belle Isle Grand Prix, Detroit. Dixon, who is 31, likes to keep good time. His greatest indulgence, he says, is having too many watches. He is married to Emma and they have two daughters, Poppy, 2 and Tilly, 9.
What does 300km/h feel like?
It doesn't really seem like you're going that fast. Everyone around you is going similar speeds. It's not until you hit a non-moving object then that's a horrible feeling. The best feeling for speed is when you move up categories through your junior career and everything seems so fast for the first 20 laps.
How fast would you like to go?
I think every racecar driver would like to go faster. Safety is big these days and they try to cap the speeds. If you let teams have their way and you could develop what, or however, you like, our cars would be going over 300mph (482km/h).
