Filmmaker Marshall Curry has said that as a New Yorker, he knew little about NASCAR when he decided to make
Racing Dreams. While the documentary focuses on the World Karting Association, sort of an unofficial minor leagues for NASCAR, the appeal of
Racing Dreams is that one doesn’t have to possess any knowledge of or even much interest in auto racing to get caught up in its coming-of-age drama. Curry has chosen his subjects well.
Josh Hobson is clearly a budding star. He idolizes Jeff Gordon, studying the racer’s interview technique as well as his driving. Josh is an overachieving perfectionist determined to succeed at the highest levels of t...
Released:
2009
Rated:
NR
Length:
95 mins