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Friday I was out at Texas Motor Speedway, we had a little deal with our sponsors. A couple of guys brought their hot rods, and our driver had his Lambourghini Diablo along.
We decided to have a little fun, so we were taking turns driving around the Speedway outer ring road. I got to drive a Z06 Corvette to warm up a bit, then strapped on a 2003 Ferrari 575 Maranello.
The car was unreal. I was going around 90 degree sweepers in the 'vette at 70 MPH and about to lose the back end. The 575 took the same corners at 100 MPH +, and I got it up to 145 on a 3/4 mile straight. I have never driven anything even close to the Ferrari, it's a whole different world.
I didn't get a chance to drive the Lambo or a Maserati coupe that was there, the TMS folks shut us down, heheh.
What have you all had fun with?
Jungle Boy
11-23-2003, 05:28 PM
I used to love driving my 1971 Epic Envoy. Man, the girls loved that car!:eek!:
JetBoatRich
11-23-2003, 05:42 PM
Not to many exotic, but expensive:rolleyes: Growing up my dad was general manager of a Rolls Royce/Jaguar and Range Rover Car Dealership. He would bring home some nice cars.
Once I turned 18, went to Vegas to deliver or pick up cars for his company.
My Dad won a trip from Range Rover to London for 7 days and took me. We traveled all over London and went to their factory and got to go on the Range Rover 4WD test track. Which was cool, we had our choice of about 6 models to run all around the hills with professional drivers teaching as we went all over mountains. One guy in our group hit a tree and did some damage and they just laughed, part of being test vehicles.
:D :D
Mandelon
11-23-2003, 06:04 PM
I drove a right hander in England a few years ago. That was some weird shit. Hard to remember what side of the road to stay on. :)
Cheap Thrills
11-23-2003, 06:27 PM
I got to drive a Porsche 911 twin turbo all over Tampa FL.
I was working at a stereo shop and after I finished the install my boss handed me the keys and told me to take it back to the dealership ! so needless to say I took the long way back to the dealer. it was wicked fast and cornered like it was on rails.
Ahhhh those were the good ole days ..
driven a few Jags, benzes and vettes if you want to call those exotic .
C.T. :wink:
Keithb87
11-23-2003, 06:49 PM
1973 Ford Pickup Truck :) :D
TOBTEK
11-23-2003, 08:01 PM
Originally posted by rrrr
Friday I was out at Texas Motor Speedway, we had a little deal with our sponsors. A couple of guys brought their hot rods, and our driver had his Lambourghini Diablo along.
We decided to have a little fun, so we were taking turns driving around the Speedway outer ring road. I got to drive a Z06 Corvette to warm up a bit, then strapped on a 2003 Ferrari 575 Maranello.
The car was unreal. I was going around 90 degree sweepers in the 'vette at 70 MPH and about to lose the back end. The 575 took the same corners at 100 MPH +, and I got it up to 145 on a 3/4 mile straight. I have never driven anything even close to the Ferrari, it's a whole different world.
I didn't get a chance to drive the Lambo or a Maserati coupe that was there, the TMS folks shut us down, heheh.
What have you all had fun with?
we have a very cool customer who has let me take out his Ferrari 550 maranello and 360 modina. Prob the best sounding cars ever made period. He also has a F40 & F50 he drives regularly:rolleyes: ....its only money right. Have driven all the normal stuff like BMW Z8's, M5's, M3's. Best wifey mobil made BMW X5 4.6is....insaine fast and practical dailey driver!
Kilrtoy
11-23-2003, 08:03 PM
Your wife and Mine........
Ok
when I was younger
Por 911
Merz 600
Jag conv
JustMVG
11-23-2003, 09:14 PM
I was lucky enough to have been offered the chance to drive an R5-Turbo 2, that was a Renault "Le Car", but totally race ready, only had 5 of them in the U.S. at that time, awesome ride, A twin turboed 928, owned by a former Monkee, and a built Pantera.
rrrr, hows everything? Hope we can get together next year when you guys are in town and you have a little more time to hang out, thanks again, we had a blast.
Mike VG
Outnumbered
11-24-2003, 12:48 AM
Not really exotic but I had a chance to drive a brand new 930 Turbo in 1989 I think it was. Wicked fast car after you got past the turbo lag. Buddy worked at the Porsche dealer on PCH in NB and he had to deliver the car to Pasadena. Picked me up on the way and we cruised it around for a while.
OL
PowellScooter
11-24-2003, 04:57 AM
I have been around fast cars most of my adult life, mostly rods and race cars not too many exotics
!-Sprint Car )no wing(
2-Hemi powered stock car
3-65 belvedere w/hemi street car
4-top alcohol dragster and funny car
5-RUF porsche 911
6-Pantera
7-Lamborghini Countach )as passenger at 17 yrs old(
8-My Mercedes 500 sel gray markrt car
9-Blown s.b. ford tall top model T
10-Blown b.b. chevy T bucket
11-75 Buick Indy pace car )street version(
REGISTERED USER
11-24-2003, 05:14 AM
77 Benz 6.9
Awesome performance, technical nightmare.
Dribble
11-24-2003, 07:13 AM
Iso Griffo
Ferrari Testerossa
67 Shelby GT-500
65 Shelby GT-350
Kilrtoy
11-24-2003, 08:27 AM
8-My Mercedes 500 sel gray markrt car
That is something I havent herad in years,,,,,,,
MRS FLYIN VEE
11-24-2003, 08:53 AM
is this suppose to be just what we have driven or what we have owned and driven.. i don't think its fair if its just what is driven because i could get a job as a person that parks cars for a night job.. :D :D :D
RiverRatMike
11-24-2003, 09:27 AM
55 Buick Roadmaster, 65 Buick Wildcat Convertable, 1967 Buick Wildcat custom....:)
Originally posted by MRS FLYIN VEE
is this suppose to be just what we have driven or what we have owned and driven.. i don't think its fair if its just what is driven because i could get a job as a person that parks cars for a night job.. :D :D :D
LOL, MFV. My youngest brother got a job as a valet at the Four Seasons resort in Austin while he attanded UT. He used to call me and tell me about driving this or that high dollar car.
Sure, it was just around the block to the parking garage, but it counts!!! :D :D
MRS FLYIN VEE
11-24-2003, 09:33 AM
LMAO!! :D
Keithb87
11-24-2003, 09:39 AM
Do Women with Exotic car names count ????? :D
Cuz I've driven a Porche, and a Mercades, and a ****ouch oops. that's not a car. :D :D :D
And I almost drove a B.M.W. But my friends talked me out of it.
(BMW would be Big Mexican Woman) :eek!: :eek!: :eek!:
Ferrari Dino 308. Sidewinder V8 over the rear wheels.
Fast but squirrly, Swaps ends real fast if your not careful.
Liberator TJ1984
11-24-2003, 10:45 AM
Yugo GVX , 5spd. :rolleyes: my old work car
at least it would still be spinning the tires in 3rd.gear:D
Seriously;
GT-350 Hertz , GT-500KR , and a Sunbeam Tiger w/ 289 and fuel Inj.
spectras only
11-24-2003, 10:55 AM
I don't want to bore you guys with a long list that includes the list above ,so I just pull one car out of the batch. My friend's 1929 Austin 7 supercharged brooklyn racer [only six in existence today] he just had it restored and shown this summer at pebble beach .Now that was a supercar back in those days :p :D
512BBI
911 turbo
13 second 1956 bug :cool:
Originally posted by MandMVG
I was lucky enough to have been offered the chance to drive an R5-Turbo 2, that was a Renault "Le Car",
Never drove one, but I remember really wanting one back in the day...
Originally posted by MandMVG
A twin turboed 928 ,
There was a kid who had a black one when I was in high school. I didn't drive it, but I can tell you the donut runs were really quick!
al cole'holic
11-24-2003, 11:30 AM
Originally posted by Liberator TJ1984
...Sunbeam Tiger w/ 289 and fuel Inj.
..very cool :D
gnarley
11-24-2003, 12:48 PM
In the mid 80's I worked for a couple of different restoration shops, one of which we specilized in Ferrari's & had many very cool cars around. I can't remmeber them all but here are some of them.
Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona convertible (was Cher's at the time) Like the Miami Vise car
Ferrari Dino spyder 246 GTS Campagnolo Special
Ferrari 308's lots of them
Ferrari California
Ferrari 250 LM
1958 Ferrari Testarossa (only 7 or 8 in the world)
Ferrari T2 Formula 1 car that Niki Lauda crashed at Nurbergring & burned in, (I sat in it in our shop)
Ford Pantara
Lotus Esprit Turbo
Maserati "Bird Cage"
Maserati Biturbo's
Maserati Bora
Maserati Quattroporte III
60's McClaren Can Am with a Reynolds Aluminum 427 BBC
1975 Gulf Mirage Can-Am race car Cosworth
It was a lot of fun!
Danhercules
11-24-2003, 01:24 PM
My Dad had 2 BMW M1's One race and one preproduction. I drove the preproduction car.
I also drove my dads 300 SL Roadster for my wedding. That was beyond cool!!!!:D
http://www.***boat.com/image_center/showphoto.php?photo=34545&size=big&password=&sort=1&thecat=
Damn it. I cant post pics anymore. I dont know why!!:mad: :burningm:
Heres the link.....
300 SL roadster. (http://www.***boat.com/image_center/showphoto.php?photo=34545&size=big&password=&sort=1&thecat=)
CrazyHippy
11-24-2003, 07:24 PM
I work HERE (http://www.renegadehybrids.com/)
I get to drive some SICK fast stuff.:D
BJH
Danhercules
11-24-2003, 07:41 PM
Originally posted by CrazyHippy
I work HERE (http://www.renegadehybrids.com/)
I get to drive some SICK fast stuff.:D
BJH
I have ridden in a Pontiac Fiero with a 350. Fast as hell. I saw one with a Northstar too.
Hey Gnarley, that bird cage Maserati is a pretty rare "bird". There is one in the Indianapolis Motor Speedway collection. I have paused and studied the intricate frame of the car, it must have taken a long time to fabricate.
Using an oxyacetylene torch is about the slowest method there is to join two metals....
playdeep
11-24-2003, 07:54 PM
Porsche 930 turbo (RUF enhanced)...
911 RS Carrera.
308 GTS
...and my favorite
Sprint car(410/non-winged)
moneypit
11-24-2003, 08:14 PM
Porsche 911 GT2 0-60 in 3.7 seconds even better from 60 to 120
BMW Z1 (not a street legal car in the united states.
VillainDave
11-24-2003, 09:31 PM
A lotus Eclat! one of the first quad cam fours!
http://www.belchamber.org/pictures/Lotusoxshott1lge.jpg
JustMVG
11-24-2003, 09:52 PM
I got a ride in a 914 with a Buick Turbo V-6 in it, damn thing screamed!! Fun stuff. Wish i had been allowed to drive but had had a few too many beers.
Mike VG
burtandnancy
11-25-2003, 05:10 PM
Recently test drove four '04 luxury sport sedans, the two highlights were BMW M5, and the CTS-V. Both were fun, fast and available, the M5 for about 72, the CTS-V for 50. Because I currently drive a stock CTS, I loved the new baby caddy. Has the 400 hp 'Vette with manual and incredible brakes. Both of these cars are incredable considering you can buy them right off the dealers floor...
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