The imax experience thrusts moviegoers and nascar fans into the drivers seat to experience the heartpounding thrills of stock cars racing at. Directed by simon wincer and starring kiefer sutherland narrator, jeff gordon, and. Feel like youre in the drivers seat with this imax movie about nascar. Victoria imax lets you feel like youre really there. The imax experience depicts racing excitement in largeformat photography for added thrills and chills. Seeing the drivers and crew of nascar and the thousands of fans in 3d for 45 minutes really made it feel as though you were in the daytona beach stadium in the united states. The imax experience large format and threedimensional technology do little to heighten the excitement of the races.
The plot line of the movie briefly covers the history of nascar including its wellknown roots in moonshine running all cleverly recreated, and then loosely follows the pre race prep of a typical team. The imax experience puts audiences behind the wheel of americas most thrilling competition, racing at speeds up to 200 miles per hour and working alongside the pit crew. As narrated by kiefer sutherland, the documentary presented in 3d on the huge imax screen takes a look at the fastest growing sport in america, nascar. Their films may be short, but the images are so huge, crisp and beautiful that i can watch it all day. Intrinsically linked to the daytona 500, the museum primarily focused on exhibits related to nascar. Imaxs 3d cameras are mounted on the outside of the cars and put you. The film is already setting records as the widest imax domestic release ever, with 68 theatres revving up for opening day. Films that may have been projected onto imax screens using a standard 35mm print, such as star wars. A sports documentary which captures the experience of driving 190 mph, in what has become one of the countrys fastestgrowing sports eventsand as well, is one of americas most successful entertainment industries, nascar. The imax experience puts audiences behind the wheel of americas most thrilling competition, racing at speeds over 200 miles per hour and working alongside the pit crew. The daytona 500 experience, formerly known as daytona usa, was an interactive motorsports attraction and museum located at daytona international speedway in daytona beach, florida. The magic of imax 3d technology really does bring the excitement of nascar nextel cup racing directly to the viewer and it is a thrill a minute. Single largest global opening for imax on march 12. Only through the immersive quality of the imax experience can your senses be so overwhelmed.
In exchange, joey teaches brad how to drive on asphalt, which means that truck build has to be perfect. The imax experience transports audiences into the drivers seat to explore the world of todays nascar. To this effect, the cameras were mounted on the stock cars, giving us a firstperson view. If you would like to participate, you can edit the article attached to this page, you can visit the project todo page, or visit the project page, where you can join the project andor contribute to the discussion. From the deepest ocean trench all the way to outer space, we not only take you places youve never been, we also show you familiar places in a way youve never seen. Musically its what youd expect from a nascarbranded product, built mostly from altmetal, southern rock, country music. Inside line will allow players to race with the top nascar sprint cup series drivers, teams and cars, as well as feature all 23 officially licensed racetracks. From its less than glorious origins in the moonshine running days to todays big business industry, we learn details about the beginnings of the sport, its changes and various bits about. The attraction also included exhibits related to the daytona 200 motorcycle race, the. Included are todays top nascar drivers, the shops that produce their cars, the teams that keep their cars running, and.
Documentaries in imaxin imax, there is nothing more amazing than the world around us. Nascar the imax experience is a good place to start for those who have not followed nascar closely, or who have never attended a nascar race. The largest imax screen in british columbia measuring 61h x 85w 18. Opening clip from the imax 3d nascar film i shot in 2003. This is a list of films shot partially or in full with imax cameras, either on 1570 film, with the phantom 65 imax 3d, with the arri alexa imax or with other imaxcertified digital cameras. Live the excitement of nascar racing and feel the roar as 750horsepower stock cars are. Filmmaker simon wincer follows racers traveling, and sometimes crashing, at nearly 200 mph. The only disappointment was that it is too short 48 min nascar rules. The imax experience takes viewers behind the scenes at racetracks all around the country, placing the audience in the stands, on pit row, and even in the back seat of a car, showing the speed and glory, fear and fun that takes place at 38 races each year sponsored by the national association for stock car auto racing. Nascar dreams 0 hours and 41 minutes movie 2018 the debertis convert an f150 into an offroad beast for nascars joey logano. For nascar 3d, it means that we all get to sit and watch racing up close, and at times feel like part of the race itself. Bringing the true nascar experience to consoles, nascar. With kiefer sutherland, tony stewart, matt kenseth, jimmie johnson. Forget the dinosaurs, the haunted castles, and the bugs, nascar 3d is what the imax experience is all about.
The imax experience is a big screen documentary that transports viewers behind the scenes of stock car racing. Stub this article has been rated as stubclass on the projects. This exciting documentary showcases the world of nascar racing, the number one spectator sport in america. This article is part of wikiproject nascar, an attempt to improve and standardize articles related to nascar. Pictures, imax corporation and nascar will release nascar 3d. The imax experience dvd and bluray release date and movie stats.
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