It would help if Courtney Hansen were afraid of something. Anything. When we ask her for the scariest moment from her adventure show, Destination Wild, she's got nothing. Wrestling a steer at a rodeo wasn't scary. Bobsledding at 80 miles an hour and pulling four (or five -- she's not sure) g's didn't faze her. Jumping out of a plane? "I haven't made up my mind about skydiving yet," she admits. Such indecision is rare; talking to Courtney is a little like talking to -- oh, this won't sound right at all -- a guy. What's worse, this Courtney fella looks nice in lingerie and is likely better at guy stuff than you. She's a whiz with cars, which is perhaps inevitable given that she's the daughter of Jerry Hansen, the Sports Car Club of America driver who won a record 27 national titles. "I've been in the garage since the day I was born," she says. Daddy's little grease monkey grew up to be the Garage Girl, mainstay of Spike TV's Powerblock and author of The Garage Girl's Guide to Everything You Need to Know About Your Car. Muscle cars in particular get her going; she lights up at the thought of getting her hands under the hood of a 1970 Barracuda or Oldsmobile 442. And you, Mr. Flesh-and-Blood Ordinary Man? Your best bet is to be funny and sane. "When people ask, 'Who's your dream guy?' I always say the hot comedian," she says. "But without the troubled side. Many comics have a lot of baggage and issues. I'd rather have a guy who's just funny because he's funny."
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