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Racing Dreams (2009)

Racing Dreams poster
Directed by
Marshall Curry
Genre
documentary film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 33m
Rating
7.3 of 10 from 18 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This documentary follows two boys and a girl through a season of junior kart racing. They compete in races while hoping to eventually become professional NASCAR drivers.

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What happens

Racing Dreams is a 2009 American documentary film directed by Marshall Curry following two boys and a girl through a season of World Karting Association (WKA) racing as they compete and aspire to become professional NASCAR drivers. Racing Dreams was produced by Bristol Baughan and Marshall Curry, and executive produced by Dwayne Johnson, Jack Turner, Dany Garcia (White Buffalo Entertainment) and Ben Goldhirsh (Good Inc.). The film opened in theaters in select cities May 2010, with marketing support by NASCAR Entertainment. Racing Dreams is also being developed into a feature film by DreamWorks Producers Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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