Keanu Reeves spins off the track while making professional racing debut
The star of the Matrix had been taking part in a professional race at a famous circuit in the US when he spun out
Keanu Reeves has spun out on a track while participating in his professional motor racing debut.
The star of The Matrix and John Wick had been competing in the Toyota GR Cup at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Saturday.
Reeves spun out onto the grass without crashing during the 45-minute long race.
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The 60-year-old star quickly got back onto the track and continued with the race, indicating that he had not been hurt in the incident.
The incident happened on the exit of turn nine at around the halfway point of the race.
After the actor qualified in 31st place, he managed to build on the position and reach as high as 21st place in the race.
In the end, Reeves finished the race in 25th place out of 35 drivers who were participating.
Reeves had been partnered with another celebrity for the race as well.
This was Cody Jones, who is known for being part of the YouTube sports series Dude Perfect.
It's not the first time that Reeves has competed in a race, as he had previously participated in the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach celebrity race, which he won in 2009.
However, this appearance at the Toyota GR Cup was the first time that Reeves had competed in a fully professional race.
The Toyota GR Cup is a spec-racing series, which for those who are not big fans of motorsports means that all of the drivers are racing the same car.
This is different from say a Formula One race where each team will have a different car that they have built up themselves.
While there are some setup tweaks that teams can make in a spec-race, the cars themselves are still the same for every competitor.
This makes sense if you want to find out who is the best driver, rather than who has the biggest budget to build a fast car.
Reeves himself is known for be a big fan of motorsports, as you may have guessed from him driving in a pro race!
In 2021, Reeves presented a documentary series called Brawn: The Impossible Formula 1 Story.
This series followed the Brawn GP F1 team, which ended up winning the driver and constructor world championships within a year of the team being founded.
Speaking of driving very fast, Reeves will also be attending a screening of his iconic movie Speed alongside co-star Sandra Bullock.
The screening of the movie will mark the 30th anniversary since the movie first came out.
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Kit Roberts