Adding yet another line to his varied and, let’s say, eclectic resume, Keanu Reeves has stepped onto the auto racing scene. This past Saturday at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Reeves, known for his roles in action-packed blockbusters and now for driving the No 92 BRZRKR car, made his professional racing debut in the Toyota GR Cup, as reported by The Guardian.
While the vision of Neo turned racer may have had some doubting the fabric of our reality—it could be a glitch in the Matrix maybe—Reeves himself proved to be all too human when he hit a spin out on the track without incident, though, he was graceful enough to rejoin the race signalling he was just fine; his qualification at 31st out of 35 and finishing place at 25th brought a strange sense of normalcy to the situation according to some.
The “John Wick” star and amateur racer looked to combine his passions as he represented a character from his own creative work—BRZRKR—on his race car, merging world of fast cars with his ventures in graphic (and now, spin-off) novels, The Book of Elsewhere, confirming perhaps that Reeves really does toss aside boundaries when it comes to his pursuits. As noted by The A.V. Club, Reeves’ many achievements are something that might impress a third-grade class and surely some grown adults too.
Reeves’ foray into professional racing aligns with his long-demonstrated interest in pushing boundaries and chasing new experiences—the man is not all about action scenes and dastardly assassins, as it turns out—his passions spilling over from the silver screen into the driver’s seat and even into his literary exploits, hosting a 30th anniversary screening of Speed this week in L.A., alongside co-star Sandra Bullock, as per details provided by IndieWire.
