Exotic Driving Experience

[wickedmerc]

That's the name of a Florida-based company that owns a bunch of exotic cars...and they let schlubs like me race them on a road course!!

Not only did I just find out such a thing exists, but they're coming to Raceway Park in Englishtown, NJ in June!!! The available cars listed thus far are a 997 Porsche, a Lamborghini Gallardo, an Audi R8 and a friggin Ferrari 458 Italia. Holy smokes!! Prices aren't cheap, especially for the Ferrari ($419 for 6 laps) but talk about your once-in-a-lifetime experiences.

http://www.exoticdriving.com/race-track/old-bridge-township-raceway-park

Hmmm.... 4.10's for the MM or drive 6 laps in a Ferrari? Decisions....decisions...

[Mike M]

I am doing that soon in my state.

[UncleLar]

If that's the same outfit my son was out in Vegas a few weeks ago and drove the 458.
They don't let you race it,you do a classroom and then they send you out with an 'instructor' whose main duty is to tell you when to shift,brake,turn etc.,so you don't stuff into anything or spin it and flat spot the tires.If you think tires are expensive for a MM you ain't seen nothin yet. Still,it's a chance to drive a real exotic car and get a taste of what it can do and my son felt it was worth the money.He's been looking for a nice used one at the right price,he refuses to buy another new car because of the hit they take in value in depreciation the first few years so now he has a bit of feel for the car.
Then they have some 'pro driver" take you out in a Z-06 Vette and do some drifting and basically try to scare the fecal matter out of you.
My son has a C6 Z-06 and his has some mods and is faster than the one he got the demo ride in at Vegas.They video tape you driving the 458 and also video tape you riding along in the Vette. I lost count of how many times my son yawned during the ride along in the Vette.He's not easily scared,he rode with me on my Harley's since he was 25 months old.
4 wheelers feel inherently safer than two.

[SC Cheesehead]

You can prolly do it for much cheaper than that, and do it in a MM at MV10, stay tuned for Pops to update.

[UncleLar]

Here's the link to the ride in the Vette,hopefully it'll work. I need to count how many times he yawns,lol. He looked sort of bored so I kept waiting for him to ask the guy "are we there yet"?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9C2HVknLYvM

[wickedmerc]

If that's the same outfit my son was out in Vegas a few weeks ago and drove the 458.
They don't let you race it,you do a classroom and then they send you out with an 'instructor' whose main duty is to tell you when to shift,brake,turn etc.,so you don't stuff into anything or spin it and flat spot the tires.If you think tires are expensive for a MM you ain't seen nothin yet. Still,it's a chance to drive a real exotic car and get a taste of what it can do and my son felt it was worth the money.He's been looking for a nice used one at the right price,he refuses to buy another new car because of the hit they take in value in depreciation the first few years so now he has a bit of feel for the car.
Then they have some 'pro driver" take you out in a Z-06 Vette and do some drifting and basically try to scare the fecal matter out of you.
My son has a C6 Z-06 and his has some mods and is faster than the one he got the demo ride in at Vegas.They video tape you driving the 458 and also video tape you riding along in the Vette. I lost count of how many times my son yawned during the ride along in the Vette.He's not easily scared,he rode with me on my Harley's since he was 25 months old.
4 wheelers feel inherently safer than two.

Thanks for the input. I'm not sure if it's the same place but it sounds very similar (this place is out of FL but I have heard of the Vegas place before). I was pretty sure the racing was not an option and I'm glad to hear your son thought it was worth it. If I don't chicken out, I'm sure my chances to drive a Ferrari in any way, shape or form will be limited from here on out (same goes for a Lamborghini or Porsche for that matter).

These guys are offering a Ferrari 458 Italia, 2 Lamborghini Gallardo's (LP570-4 & LP560-4), an Audi R8 and a Porshce 911S.

I liken this to a situation I had a few years ago. A local airstrip had a B17 bomber show-up for an event. For $600, you could get a 30min flight in the back by the side gunner doors. I heard about it 2 days after it happened and I've been kicking myself since. I don't think I'm gonna miss this.

[UncleLar]

I know the feeling,many years ago,back when I was a very fit young buck and freshly discharged from the service full of pee and vinegar I had a chance to try riding a bucking bull at a rodeo in a small town in Missouri,entry fee was $10 and if you somehow managed to hang on for a full ride (fat chance) you got a whopping $150 prize. I chickened out,but for years now I've wished I would've tried it.Of course I might've ended up a paraplegic but now I'll never know.

[wickedmerc]

I know the feeling,many years ago,back when I was a very fit young buck and freshly discharged from the service full of pee and vinegar I had a chance to try riding a bucking bull at a rodeo in a small town in Missouri,entry fee was $10 and if you somehow managed to hang on for a full ride (fat chance) you got a whopping $150 prize. I chickened out,but for years now I've wished I would've tried it.Of course I might've ended up a paraplegic but now I'll never know.


HAHA...we'll assume you made the wiser choice and are better today for it :cool: