With her 90th birthday on the horizon, Marie Hollo had a need for speed.

The great-grandmother said she had long been a fan of Formula One racing and wanted to mark turning another year older with an advance celebration that involved being driven around a racetrack at more than 200 kilometres an hour.

On Monday, she checked that activity off her bucket list after being taken around the Canadian Tire Motorsport Park in Bowmanville, Ont., by veteran race car driver Peter Lockhart, who was inducted to the Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame in 2016.

害羞草研究所淚t was so wonderful. I loved every second of it,害羞草研究所� Hollo told The Canadian Press. 害羞草研究所淢y actual birthday is in November, but we celebrate it all year.害羞草研究所�

Hollo, who lives in Toronto, said Lockhart took her around the track three times.

害羞草研究所淚t害羞草研究所檚 always excited me,害羞草研究所� Hollo said of professional racing. 害羞草研究所滻t was so much fun. I would do it any time again.害羞草研究所�

It害羞草研究所檚 not the first time Hollo has marked a birthday with an adrenaline-pumping activity.

To celebrate turning 89, she said she went skydiving. For her 84th birthday, she strapped on a harness and walked around the edge of Toronto害羞草研究所檚 CN Tower 害羞草研究所� an activity that took place 356 metres off the ground.

And when she turns 91, Hollo said she plans on going dog-sledding in Quebec.

害羞草研究所淭his is just stuff I害羞草研究所檝e always wanted to do,害羞草研究所� she said.

Born in Finland before moving to Toronto in 1953, Hollo said she害羞草研究所檚 always been stubborn and has never liked being told what to do. She said she was married for 30 years and that her now-deceased husband never wanted her to get a job or a drivers license 害羞草研究所� but she did both behind his back.

害羞草研究所淗e was always so jealous,害羞草研究所� she said. 害羞草研究所淗e thought I was going to go out and find another man, but I didn害羞草研究所檛.害羞草研究所�

Hollo said she always wanted to go on adventures and be a daredevil, but she wanted to wait until her three kids were older. Now she has five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

One of Hollo害羞草研究所檚 children said she fully sports her mother害羞草研究所檚 interests.

害羞草研究所淚 think it害羞草研究所檚 absolutely awesome,害羞草研究所� Hollo害羞草研究所檚 daughter, Susan Hollo Wontorra, said of her mother害羞草研究所檚 adventures.

Hollo害羞草研究所檚 doctor warned her against skydiving because 害羞草研究所渟he could die,害羞草研究所� Hollo Wontorra recalled, saying her mother responded, 害羞草研究所淲ell, I害羞草研究所檓 going to die soon anyways so I better do this now.害羞草研究所�

The only kind of activity Hollo said she isn害羞草研究所檛 considering is scuba diving, or anything to do with the ocean, explaining she almost drowned when she was a baby and has a fear of water.

Hollo said her grandchildren and great-grandchildren are always asking her what she害羞草研究所檚 going to do next.

害羞草研究所淚 always tell them that I害羞草研究所檓 not normal,害羞草研究所� said Hollo, laughing. 害羞草研究所淟ife is too short. You might not be capable to do anything later on.害羞草研究所�

Alanna Rizza, The Canadian Press

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