By PAUL NEWBERRY
AP Sports Writer
HAMPTON, Ga. (AP) Elana Meyers is used to going fast.
Still, she was in awe of the speeds at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
``They go so fast,'' she said. ``I have a whole new respect for it.''
Meyers, a native of nearby Douglasville, Ga., won a bronze medal as part of the U.S. women's bobsled team at the Vancouver Olympics. She was on hand for the race along with teammate Eric Pac, as well as two members of the gold medal men's team, Steve Holcomb and Steve Mesler.
On Friday, Meyers was taken for a 70 mph spin around the 1.54-mile trioval in a pace car. Even though that's 20 mph slower than she rides down the hill on a bobsled, Meyers was taken aback by the sensation.
``I can't imagine going 200 mph,'' she said. ``I felt like we were on the edge at 70.''
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