Anyone done this yet???

DEpointfive0 · 01-25-2014, 08:29 PM

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Originally Posted by TerribleONE

There is an instructor sitting passenger during the runs. He has a foot brake and I assume would grab the wheel if things get messy but he never stepped in with me driving. They tell you when to shift on the straights and such although after a few laps I was always a step ahead of the guy so he stopped wasting his breath. Lol. As I said, they do let you push the cars pretty hard and I liked the layout of the track. Even the "discovery lap" the guy was hucking that Cayenne pretty good. All in all a great experience

Are you sure about that foot brake? I can't see them installing that...

eastwest2300 · 01-25-2014, 08:35 PM

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Originally Posted by DEpointfive0

I'd give him the keys back, tell him to fúck off and die, and write him a bad review as well as a bad review from my friends' accounts

DEpointfive0 · 01-25-2014, 08:38 PM

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Originally Posted by eastwest2300

Sorry, I enjoy hitting the redline, it's not bad for the car. And I don't want them to BS me

eastwest2300 · 01-25-2014, 08:40 PM

You gotta get that carbon outta the engine... haha.. and the only way to do it is to open it up a lil bit.

xxAGAVExx · 01-25-2014, 09:21 PM

I did one in Florida, lot of fun, now I want to take my car to an autoX event

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alphajam · 01-29-2014, 01:29 AM

I did the 458 for two sessions and a Gallardo BiColoure for two sessions. 458 is probably the best car I've ever driven, I felt like I was "one" with the car. Definitely recommend doing it.

Pearl Z · 01-30-2014, 06:14 PM

One of my customers brought his 08 F430 into my shop,and let me drive it! So much fun!! If it doesnt rain he said I get to take it home for the night, and he takes my Z!!!

Haboob · 01-31-2014, 01:16 PM

I did the dream car drive (like Pint bought for her husband)... same car too (F430). They let us take it to redline (would autoshift anyways), but the straight was so short that you would get to 3rd then have to brake and downshift (I opted for the paddles vs auto, yet it still auto shifts at redline). Even stepped the back-end out a bit and the guy said it was all good.

For $100, it was worth it. Any more than that and I'd have to pass, unless they were going to allow us to go a few more laps.

Chuck33079 · 01-31-2014, 01:23 PM

I did a similar event, and I was really unimpressed with the 430. It had fantastic turn-in, but that was about it. It wasn't particularly fast. It sounded fantastic, though. They had a Gallardo as well. Next time I'll try that one out.

Now the ride-along I won in a LFA was the exact opposite. I didn't expect much and was completely blown away.

01-25-2014, 08:40 PM	#19 (permalink)
eastwest2300 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2010 Location: South FL Posts: 90,972 Drives: '16QX70/'21 Supra3.0 Rep Power: 2684550	You gotta get that carbon outta the engine... haha.. and the only way to do it is to open it up a lil bit. __________________ Infiniti QX70 & Toyota Supra 3.0 Premium

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xxAGAVExx A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Tampa Posts: 1,036 Drives: 09 370Z BLK M6 Rep Power: 53924	Anyone done this yet??? I did one in Florida, lot of fun, now I want to take my car to an autoX event Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ l 09/6MT l BP Twin Turbo Kit l E-85 w/Fuel Return l FI 18" Res CF CBE l Powertrix Ultra-Lite Coilovers l Wavetrac LSD \| Lots of SPL and Carbon Fiber \|

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alphajam Enthusiast Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: DirtyA Posts: 358 Drives: slow Rep Power: 14	I did the 458 for two sessions and a Gallardo BiColoure for two sessions. 458 is probably the best car I've ever driven, I felt like I was "one" with the car. Definitely recommend doing it. __________________ l Z1 l NISMO l FORGESTAR l SWIFT l WHITELINE l AEROQUIP l MOMENTUM l STILLEN l SPARCO l OSIRIS l SCHROTH l APEX*I l SPL l AUTOPOWER l TOMEI l NST l More to come...

01-31-2014, 01:16 PM	#23 (permalink)
Haboob A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Surface of the sun. Posts: 13,159 Drives: '18 GTI Autobahn DSG Rep Power: 1387	I did the dream car drive (like Pint bought for her husband)... same car too (F430). They let us take it to redline (would autoshift anyways), but the straight was so short that you would get to 3rd then have to brake and downshift (I opted for the paddles vs auto, yet it still auto shifts at redline). Even stepped the back-end out a bit and the guy said it was all good. For $100, it was worth it. Any more than that and I'd have to pass, unless they were going to allow us to go a few more laps. Pintsize725 likes this.

01-31-2014, 01:23 PM	#24 (permalink)
Chuck33079 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Houston Posts: 12,265 Drives: 2011 370ztt Rep Power: 29538	I did a similar event, and I was really unimpressed with the 430. It had fantastic turn-in, but that was about it. It wasn't particularly fast. It sounded fantastic, though. They had a Gallardo as well. Next time I'll try that one out. Now the ride-along I won in a LFA was the exact opposite. I didn't expect much and was completely blown away. __________________ 2011 MB Touring-Sport-6sp-Nav/GTM TT/FI TT TDX/JTran/Kosmic/Eibach/Hotchkis/SPC/CSF/RPS/SoThatsWhereAllMyMoneyWent

01-30-2014, 06:14 PM	#22 (permalink)
Pearl Z Base Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Cali Posts: 39 Drives: 14 370Z PW M6 Rep Power: 11	One of my customers brought his 08 F430 into my shop,and let me drive it! So much fun!! If it doesnt rain he said I get to take it home for the night, and he takes my Z!!!