And Paul Walker was hardly unqualified after getting the amount of training he would have gotten after 6 movies, and a seventh one upcoming.
He’s probably had far more training than most people who own those types of cars.
He wasn’t driving.
Yeah,,, after those movies he has to be a trained driver. Kinda like the way Eastwood was a detective, and Mark Hamill had extensive training in X-wing space fighters.
As I understand it Mr. Walker was a hobby racer - had training and some experience. He drove the "pace car" for the 2011 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. Ironically, that was a Porsche 911. (stock) According to a buddy of mine associated with the race Mr. Walker drove the course in a very respectable 14 minutes flat, a time that would have made a decent showing in several of the classes that year had he been racing. Shame he wasn't driving the Porsche that day...