When Elaine Larsen started out in jet car racing, it was all about the adrenaline rush. At speeds of over 280 mph, Larsen has made a career out of going as fast as possible for five seconds down a straight and narrow quarter-mile track. So, to say she lives life atfull-throttle is an understatement if there ever was one.
“Going fast is where I find my freedom. 5Gs? That’s just a Saturday,” she says. “Three hundred miles per hour? That’s where I feel normal.”
Larsen, a two-time International Hot Rod Association World Champion, didn’t take the same risks with her retirement planning, though. She locked down a protected income with an annuity to ensure that she and her husband Chris, co-owner of Larsen Motorsports, won’t face any surprises when she leaves the sport.