My Father's Day Gift

ZLTFUL
ZLTFUL Posts: 5,655
in The Clubhouse
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbFvljeeLlc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQnxkxR_eyk

So for Father's Day, my wife got me a some track time (autocross) in a Ferrari 458 Italia.
Got to say, it was probably the most fun I have ever had that didn't involve a stripper, 40 feet of fire hose, a Pygmy goat and a kiddie pool full of lime jello.

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"Some people find it easier to be conceited rather than correct."

"Unwad those panties and have a good time man. We're all here to help each other, no matter how it might appear." DSkip
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  • voltz
    voltz Posts: 5,384
    Congrats! that is pretty cool B)
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  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,583
    Dude that's awesome!!

    I've been wanting to drive one!
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  • Jhayman
    Jhayman Posts: 1,548
    Looks like a lot of fun dude, but you still could put some lime jello in there to complete they experience..
    How fast did you get it up too?
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  • ZLTFUL
    ZLTFUL Posts: 5,655
    Jhayman wrote: »
    Looks like a lot of fun dude, but you still could put some lime jello in there to complete they experience..
    How fast did you get it up too?

    Honestly, I didn't look at the speedo or tach once. Having the shift lights in the top of the steering wheel was all that I really looked at.

    We didn't get video of the instructor playing with all the nanny controls turned off...that thing is stupid without the electronics to keep you in check.

    They had a pair of Z06 Vettes there that they you could do 5 laps in for an additional $79. If the Ferrari was the scalpel of the bunch, then the Vettes were the machete.
    Beastly exhaust and beastly power but lacking the finesse of the Ferrari or the Lambo.
    The GT-R was amazing in that it was the easiest to drive fast on the autocross course but it was also almost absolutely silent compared to the other exhaust notes.

    "Some people find it easier to be conceited rather than correct."

    "Unwad those panties and have a good time man. We're all here to help each other, no matter how it might appear." DSkip
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  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 10,716
    um, :oB)
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  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,583
    So when you buying one bro?
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  • ZLTFUL
    ZLTFUL Posts: 5,655
    LOL...as we were driving home, my wife asked, "So what did you think?"
    I replied, "I think we need to replace our house with a Ferrari 458 Italia..."
    "Some people find it easier to be conceited rather than correct."

    "Unwad those panties and have a good time man. We're all here to help each other, no matter how it might appear." DSkip
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  • gudnoyez
    gudnoyez Posts: 8,132
    Looks like you enjoyed yourself so I assume one will be in the garage to check out when me and the wife come over to check out the finished product you got going on in the basement!!! (notice I invited ourselves)
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  • ZLTFUL
    ZLTFUL Posts: 5,655
    LOL...I already own one...but it is a 1/12th scale so VERY hard to drive.
    "Some people find it easier to be conceited rather than correct."

    "Unwad those panties and have a good time man. We're all here to help each other, no matter how it might appear." DSkip
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  • warren
    warren Posts: 756
    Fun times thanks to your honey!!
    Some final words,
    "If you keep banging your head against the wall,
    you're going to have headaches."
    Warren
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  • WagnerRC
    WagnerRC Posts: 2,161
    Hell yes. That looks like a blast! nice.
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  • WagnerRC
    WagnerRC Posts: 2,161
    gotta love that sound
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  • Nightfall
    Nightfall Posts: 10,086
    So sexy.




    458's that is. ;)
    afterburnt wrote: »
    They didn't speak a word of English, they were from South Carolina.

    Village Idiot of Club Polk
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  • WagnerRC
    WagnerRC Posts: 2,161
    When I bought my 09 srt8 challenger. Chysler gave buyers the SRT experience. Damn good time
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  • Willow
    Willow Posts: 11,056
    I bet it was a blast! Great gift from your wife.
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