The Network's Repair America Promotion Sends 24 Winners To New Orleans For Xtreme Xperience

The Network’s Repair America Promotion Sends 24 Winners To New Orleans For Xtreme Xperience

The winners kicked off the trip by embarking on the Steamboat NATCHEZ for a dinner jazz cruise on the Mississippi River. The next day, they hopped on a high-speed airboat for a guided expedition around the coastal swamplands of Louisiana and ended the night with a haunted ghost tour through the French Quarter.

Twenty-four winners traveled to New Orleans for an all-expenses-paid supercar car racing experience courtesy of Automotive Distribution Network’s 2019 Repair America promotion. These winners were randomly drawn after having participated in a two-month promotion and earned points from specific manufacturer product purchases. As a bonus, Top Fuel driver, Clay Millican joined the grand-prize winners on their three-day adventure in New Orleans and took part in the fastest supercar driving experience in North America. 

The winners kicked off the trip by embarking on the Steamboat NATCHEZ for a dinner jazz cruise on the Mississippi River. The next day, they hopped on a high-speed airboat for a guided expedition around the coastal swamplands of Louisiana and ended the night with a haunted ghost tour through the French Quarter.

To wrap up the incredible trip, each guest drove 12 laps around NOLA Motorsport track in a Lamborghini Huracan, Ferrari 488 GTB, Porsche 911 GT3 and Nissan GTR. Drivers reached speeds more than 140 mph. After driving the supercars, the attendees raced each other in go-karts at speeds exceeding 55 mph. 

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