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Old 05-18-2008, 02:17 AM
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I just got back from Columbus, IN where I took part in the Car and Driver Live event. We drove a Ferarri F430, a Lombo Gallardo, a Lotus Elise, a Corvette Z06, a Ford GT and a Porsche 997. The best overall car was the Porsche. It was very refined and faster than --it. The least cool car was the Elise. It was fun watching people try to enter that car graciously. Not possible. It was fun to drive and it had no obvious red line. The Corvette has gobs of power but it doesn't stand up to the upper cars. The Ford GT has this eirie low sound when the supercharger spools up and the a-pillar is in your site enough to bother you at times.No traction control on it, and we were warned about goosing it in corners. The Lamborgini and the Ferarri were paddle shifters and once you got used to the paddles, they were a blast to drive. When you shift them down, the engine is revved like you were blipping the throttle. One very wild thing, there is no sound like the whine of the 12cyl engine. Even though we were on the roads, which were very scenic and mildly curvy, the told us we could drive them any way we wanted as long as you didn't pass any vehicle in the pack. There were times that you could lag back and then let it rip. The event went fine and it was run professionslly but loosley.The price was $1350 for a half day and we got to make the rounds of the cars almost twice. It was worth it and I still can't the smile off my face.
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I still can't the smile off my face.
I have smile on my face. Nice price. Great experience.
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Sounds like fun...but..uh..none of those cars has a V12 engine.
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Sounds like fun...but..uh..none of those cars has a V12 engine.

You're kidding right?? The Gallardo??!

BLU CROC, sounds like fun, glad u enjoyed it

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You know, I thought the F430 had a v-12.
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There's an outfit called World Class Driving that does this very kind of thing. For about $1500, you get to drive 4-6 exotic cars over a 130 mile stretch of road, swapping with other drivers along the way. You can even bring a guest, although one of their people must ride with you in the MB SLR McLaren.

They have events across the country and more info can be found at WorldClassDriving.com. I found out about them in an episode of Supercars Exposed on the SPEED channel. Tempting, very tempting.
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You're kidding right?? The Gallardo??!

BLU CROC, sounds like fun, glad u enjoyed it

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You're right *blush, I mixed it with the Murcielago

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Was good to catch your post. I just got a certificate for the C&D Live Track Program. Looking to schedule it in September in NJ. Anybody ever hear anything about the road course at Englishtown?
Of the potential group of cars I've only driven the Gallardo. Am looking forward to the 997 Turbo and the F430 and ...
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