Is it just me or do you find that Ferrari drivers are never up for a burn. In fact I've never seen a Ferrari even go slightly fast. OK they're great cars to pose in but I thought they were driving mean machines, so what about that driving experience. At least the Corvettes I've come across are always game.

 

I might be a little afraid to hang it out if I was in a $175,000 car too. One little bump or scratch and you need a second mortgage. My co-worker has an old 308 he drives and he has calculated that everytime he pushes in the clutch it is like throwing a dollar bill away. Needless to say he doesn't do many clutch drop launches.

 

I realise it's a big chunk of change but you'd think they'd want to tickle it a little bit?

 

I know a guy who got a ticket going thru Kansas at a 167mph
in his Ferrari.
He was pretty proud of it.
But then he has five Ferrari's and that's all he ever drives.

 

I had a couple of guys in a 355 Spyder throw me a rev once in the S2K. Didn't do a hard launch, but we went from about 20-60. They didn't pull as much as I thought they would (less than a car). Still the best sounding engine I've ever heard, even at cruise it sends chills up my spine.

This is here in the South Bay area of Los Angeles.

UL

 

Sounds like they're all too conservative here in England. Having said that I've never lined up with another S2000, I wonder what would happen then. Any experiences??

 

We have several Ferrari around SE Michigan. One of my friend who abuses his Ferrari all the time. Drop clutch and speed away. The sound is TOO cool. I wish our S2K has that kind of sound.

 

I have run a few Ferraris with Scarlet. Two 355's come to mind. One with Sondra in the car...about 20 minutes after we met the first time. Needless to say, it was quite a hair raising experience for her...

 

I've had a couple of go's with Exotics... A Testarossa heading back from Road America, a 355 in Deerfield and most recently a guy in front of me wringing out an older 308 GTO. Even a Diablo on Lake Shore. But I've still never run a 911 or Boxster, other than the lot-rat who was driving a new water-cooled Carrera... man would he have been screwed! Let's see, you don't have a job anymore and you owe us $62k!

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by ultimate lurker
[B]I had a couple of guys in a 355 Spyder throw me a rev once in the S2K.