At age 83, Bobbi Oxford’s wish has finally come true.
“I have the need for speed, baby!” she said from her senior living community in Littleton, Colorado, where she stays busy with sewing, quilting, and painting, leading a quiet life.
The devoted fan of NASCAR racing got to check off her bucket list item thanks to Wish of a Lifetime, a charity arm of AARP that grants life-changing wishes to inspire people to age with joy.
Her dream was fulfilled at the Pikes Peak International Raceway in Colorado in a retired race car belonging to Joe Garone, the track’s COO. Bobbi took to the track under a clear blue Colorado sky—not a drop of rain would cut her experience short this time.
When asked by CBS Sunday Morning how fast she wanted to go, she replied: “As fast as I can—maybe a hundred and thirty.”