Drove some Exotics... on a racetrack.

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  1. Redbeard

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    #1 Redbeard, Jun 20, 2012
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    These vids are from back in late March the morning of bachelor party. I drove a 458 Italia, Audi R8 V10, and Porsche Cayman R.

    Enjoy feel free to leave comments, questions, and random quotations.

    Anyone know how to embed the Youtube player?

    Ferrari 458 Italia (There are a few expletives. Drive one and you will too.):
    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koS4JwsAlf4[/ame]

    Audi R8 V10:
    [[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrInOQa7QxE[/ame]

    Cayman R:
    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awTK1krrVQo[/ame]
     
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    Always wanted to do something like this but I think I would need some track experience in other(cheaper/slower) cars first.
     
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    Looks like fun, where did you do this?
     
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    It was a blast. Thank you for the tutorial vid. It's appreciated.

    Exotics is cool. They cater to all levels of driving skill. The advantage is that you don't have to worry about maintenance and track wear & tear.

    In my case, I've got some decent seat time and I know a bunch of the instructors & staff there so I got to play without the traction nannies and very little intervention. In both the R8 & 458 vids you will see me over drive a few times without getting shut down by the instructor (The have a fuel cut-off switch when folks get the car too far out of shape).

    For you they would keep the traction aids on and give you more basic instruction on car handling. :Thumbsup:
     
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    Someone had a fun day. :biggrin5: I'm very jealous.
     
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    1+ to that. It looks like you had a great time. :Thumbsup:
     
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    Nice job. You were getting it nicely toward the end of the first vid. Looks like a awesome car. :Thumbsup:

    Jim
     

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