Sasha like drive
Lakers guard Sasha Vujacic didn't even have a driver's license until he came from Slovania here in 2004.
Now, the Fall '07 issue of the duPont Registry Celebrity Car magazine shows how fast he's caught onto the car culture of L.A.
What a country.
That's a Mercedes-Benz CLS 550 to the left, a bright orange Lamborghini LP640 in the middle and an Audi S8 on the right, in this 23-year-old man's Rancho Palos Verdes driveway. Maybe it had an effect on him not driving the late in route to scoring a career best 22 points in Thursday's win over Denver.
“When we arrived at Vujacic’s house, we noticed he ran the triangle offense off the court as well with those cars in his driveway," said publisher Tom duPont. "The Italian exotic is all power, performance and style, perfect for long drives up the coast or making a big entrance at a post-game party. The CLS and the Audi are both extremely powerful full-size sedans – exactly the type of car you'd expect a tall athlete to drive on a daily basis.”
Vujacic says in the story he likes his cars “to look pretty much the way the come from the factory, even down to the wheels.” The rest of us hope to get the same kind of quality from our Hot Wheels when we go shopping at Toys R Us.
Vujacic says his love for racing cars came from living in Europe following Michael Shumacher's F1 career.
"I think every car has its own heart, something unique that's the Audi and no tthe Mercedes, and that makes the Mercedes different from a Ferrari. It's amazing, only I have to slow down. I have too many (speeding) tickets. I want to be a good citizen and respect all the laws."
Especially the laws of nature. And space.
The reason he owns the Audi: It has a trunk to hold his golf clubs.
The magazine hit the newsstands Tuesday. So now you'll know how to spot him next time you're camped out near the players' entrance outside of Staples Center.