Whakarāpopototia te tuhinga:  Ko tētahi kaihautū o mua o te Rōpū Whakataetae Indy, he hauā, i whai wāhi ki te eke i runga i te ara o Long Beach Grand Prix i te Rātapu, nā ngā kaihanga o tētahi Corvette C7 Stingray 2014 i whakarerekētia. I te wa i mate ai a Sam Schmidt mai i te kaki ki raro i muri i tana hinganga i te whakamātautau i Orlando i te tau 2000, i whakaaro tana roopu kaore ia e haere, kaua rawa e arahi ano, e ai ki a ESPN. Ahakoa i whakahe ia i nga tūponotanga i te puna o te tau kua hipa, i te taraiwa i runga i te Indianapolis Motor Speedway, i wikitoria a Schmidt i tetahi mahi uaua ake i te Ratapu: ko te whakatere i nga hurihanga me nga hurihanga koi o te huarahi rongonui i Long Beach. Te wikitōria: I eke a Sam Schmidt (i te whakaahua) i tētahi motokā hākinakina i runga i te huarahi o Long Beach Grand Prix i te Rātapu ahakoa he paruparu mai i te kaki ki raro. Independent: I wikitoria a Schmidt i te ara 11-huringa i te Rātapu i roto i tētahi Corvette C7 Stingray 2014 i whakarerekētia - he waka i āhei ai a Schmidt ki te whakatere i te motokā mā te whakamahi anake i tōna matenga me tōna waha. I tae atu a Schmidt ki te akoranga tata ki te haora i mua o te Grand Prix, a tata ki te rua nga porowhita i te ara 11-huringa i roto i te Corvette kua whakarerekehia. I kii ia he 'whakakahoretanga kore.' 'I te haere mai ki konei mo nga tau 25 me oku maatua, i hiahia tonu ahau ki te whakataetae i konei, engari kaore i whai waahi, na he tino ra tino motuhake tenei,' i kii ia. He wheako tino rerekē te noho ki konei. Ko ētahi o aua mea e kore e kitea i te pouaka whakaata, ā, ko ngā kēmu ataata, kāore e tika ana.' SAM Car: I whakaotihia e Schmidt te mahi uaua me te awhina o te motokā haurua-aunoa, te motuka SAM ranei (whakaahuahia) Racetrack: Ko te motuka kua whakarerekehia kei roto i nga hikohiko matatau me te atanga tangata-ki-miihini e taea ai e te hunga e wha-whare - penei i a Schmidt - te whakahaere haumaru i te waka i raro i nga 'waahanga racing' I whakaotihia e Schmidt te mahi uaua me te awhina o te motokā haurua-aunoa, te motuka SAM ranei. Ko te waka SAM he mahi tahi i waenga i te Arrow Electronics, Inc., Freescale® Semiconductor, Schmidt Peterson Motorsports me Conquer Paralysis Now, e ai ki te Waea Pakihi. E ārahi ana a Arrow i te whanaketanga. Ko te waka whakarerekētia...
I eke a Sam Schmidt i tētahi motokā hākinakina i te huarahi o Long Beach Grand Prix i te Rātapu ahakoa i mate ā-ringa ia mai i te kaki ki raro. I whakaaetia e te motokā whakarerekētia ia ki te whakatere i te waka mā te whakamahi i tōna matenga me tōna mangai. I te tau 2000, i whara a Schmidt i te whara i te whakamatautau i Florida, i whakaaro tana roopu kaore ia e eke ki te taraiwa ano.