true Bryan Lahr 1 <p>Rum Bum racer Gian Bacardi got a bit of the star treatment Wednesday morning on South Beach when he was&nbsp;interviewed for a piece on racing, after his recent win&nbsp;during the&nbsp;FARA RACE WEEKEND. Gian has really taken to the car and acting on the instruction from veteran driver and his mentor Matt Plumb, seems to be on a fast track to the racing big leagues.</p> <p>Some people just have natural intuition and great reflexes and Gian seems to have both in abundance. When he started in November, Gian did not know how to drive a stick shift and in his first race he beat drivers with years of experience. That’s pretty impressive and has made more than a few people look up and take notice. “He’s only 19 years old, but he’s grasped the concepts and applied them in a very short period of time. He’s crammed about 2 years of driving experience into about 4 months,” says Matt Plumb.</p> <p>Gian seemsa little shy and humbled by all the attention he’s been getting. But it’s all part of the territory of a race car driver. Somehow we think he’ll&nbsp;be used to the winners circle before you know it.</p> 2009-04-16T09:56:49-07:00 2009-04-16T09:56:49-07:00 true 80 center Gian Bacardi image/jpeg rumbum.com, Bryan Lahr Gian-Bacardi_3224.jpg 1250327 published true Rum Bum Racing, Cars 2010-02-08T09:19:51-08:00 true 7