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The Vitals:
Name: Gunnar Jeannette
Age: 25
gunnar jeannette personal Height: 6'
Weight: 165lbs
Birthdate: 5 May 1982
Birthplace: West Palm Beach, Florida
Residence: Salt Lake City, UT
Marital Status: Single
Favorite Food: Red Iguana Mexican
Favorite Drink: Champagne...on the Podium of course
Road Car: Toyota 4Runner
First Race: Road Atlanta, HSR, Porsche 935, 1999
What's your favorite...
TV Show: Dogfights
Movie: Top Gun
Book: The Unfair Advantage, Mark Donohue
Actor: Paul Newman
Actress: Charlize Theron
Music: Rock/Electronica
Website: dailysportscar.com
Other sport: Female Collegiate KY Wrestling
High School Subject Science
You do WHAT for fun?
How do you stay fit? Cycling, Climbing, BASE Jumping
First Skydive: May 5th 2000, although I didn't go through AFF until February 2004
First BASE Jump: May 4th 2005
Total numbers of Skydives to Date: 1100
Total numbers of BASE Jumps to Date: 105
Skydiving Canopy: Performance Designs Velocity 90 sq./ft.
BASE Canopy: Flik 266 sq./ft.
Racing Q&AA
Most respected racing rival: David Brabham
Boyhood racing idol: Derek Bell
Favorite track: Watkins Glen
Least favorite track: Portland
Favorite corner: Right hander before Indianapolis at Le Mans
Best race watched: Washington DC ALMS Street Race 2002
Best race contested: LeMans 2003, Panoz LMP-1
Best car driven: Panoz LMP-1
Worst car driven: Geo Metro
Favorite road car: Porsche Speedster-late '50s
First ever road car: Volkswagen Karmann Ghia
Who taught you how to drive? My mom
Best moment in racing: Finishing LeMans 2003
Worst moment in racing: Crashing in Practice at Le Mans, 2001
Worst crash: Brake Failure Panoz LMP 2002
If you could make one change to road rules, what would that be? Increase the quality of driver
Do you have any superstitions? No
How do you motivate yourself before a race? Try get deep focus, while listening to some kick ass music.
Do you have any pre-race habits? Always put my left glove on first.
Who designed your helmet and what does it represent? My father and it was done to look like no other helmet out there.
If you were not a racing driver, what career would you have pursued? Fighter Pilot or Mechanical engineering.
If you could invite any four people to dinner, dead or alive, who would they be? Mark Donohue, Albert Einstein, Aryton Senna & Paul Newman.
If Hollywood made a movie about you, who would you want to play your part? Me! I want to break into acting anyway.

2008 Race Schedule:

Date Event & Track Channel
03.15.08
56th Mobil 1
12-hours of Sebring
Speed
04.05.08
Acura Sports Car Challenge of St. Petersburg
ABC
04.19.08
Grand Prix of Long Beach
ABC
04.26.08
Lone Star Grand Prix
ABC
05.18.08
Utah Grand Prix
Speed
07.12.08
Northeast Grand Prix of Lime Rock
Speed
07.19.08
Acura Sports Car Challenge of Mid-Ohio
CBS
08.09.08
Generac 500 at Road Atlanta
Speed
08.24.08
Grand Prix of Mosport
Speed
08.30.08
Detroit Sports Car Challenge
Speed
10.04.08 Petit Le Mans NBC
10.18.08
Monterey Sports Car Championships: Laguna Seca
Speed