Ferrari Mailing List: Re: My almost perfect day

[Dave Craig (dave.craig]

Oh, he loves it.  Since it was his friend that owned the cars, he got his
choice of cars.  He loves that GT.  However, it is not a stock GT.  It has
had quite a bit of work done on it and they believe it is in the 700hp
range.  I can tell you this, the 360 couldn't keep up when he would really
get on the GT.  And even being a block or two behind him, I could still
easily hear the GT.  It sounds great being behind that car when it is really
getting after it.  I was really hoping we would switch somewhere during the
day, but he wouldn't give up the GT and to be honest, I was still in heaven
driving the 360 around.  The owner loves the GT (from a power, performance,
and raw style point of view) but prefers the 360 from a beauty, general
drivability,  and reaction point of view.  My friend totally chooses the GT
in every category over the 360.  He says that the GT feels like a race car
on the street (just brutal), and the 360 feels more refined.  

Dave

-----Original Message-----
From: Fellippe Galletta [mailto:fellippe.galletta [at] gmail.com] 
Sent: Saturday, October 27, 2007 9:04 AM
To: Dave Craig
Cc: The FerrariList
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] My almost perfect day

Dave,

How did your friend like the Ford GT?

To those in the know, THAT is the car to drive.

:)

FG


On 10/27/07, Richard Lindsay <rolindsay [at] yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> ...and this is the way it all starts.  Candy little girl?  :-)
>
> rick
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: "Dave Craig" <dave.craig [at] sbcglobal.net>
> To: "rolindsay" <rolindsay [at] yahoo.com>
> Cc: The FerrariList <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
> Sent: 10/27/2007 12:50 AM
> Subject: Re: [Ferrari] My almost perfect day
>
> [Resending without the picture.]
>
>
>
> I have to share this story.
>
>
>
> Ok, so last night I get a call from a friend of mine that has some other
> well off friends.  Anyway, one of these friends is having a photo shoot
> done
> with some of his cars and he is looking for some trust worthy drivers to
> move the cars around from location to location.  One of the cars that
> needs
> to be driven is a 2003 Ferrari 360 Spider.  I met the guy that owns these
> cars a year or so ago and he knew that I also owned a Ferrari, so I got
> the
> Ferrari and my buddy got to drive a 2005 Ford GT all day.  We left Jenks
> (a
> south Tulsa suburb) and had to drive to Skiatook lake (way North West of
> Tulsa) and then into Collinsville (way North of Tulsa) and back to Jenks.
> So, somewhere just over 100 miles total driving.  WOW!  After the first  4
> miles or so I found sport mode and then I could step out the back end on
> demand.  We were running late for the shoot, at one point I was following
> the GT and I was running 145mph on a two lane headed out to the
> lake.  WOW,
> WOW, WOW!  I am so in love with this car!  I now have a bad case of the
> gotta haves.  One mistake was that they told me that it goes in for new
> tires next week, so feel free to use them up some more.  Oh, my God, was
> this so much fun!  Stepping out the back end on demand and having a blast.
> What a day.  However, we did get busted in the park at the lake for doing
> 25mph in a 15mph zone.  I laughed so hard I almost peed my pants.  The old
> fart park ranger finally just got mad and walked off without writing us a
> ticket or anything.  It was great!  I was handed the keys around 8:30 this
> morning and finally parked it around 2:00 this afternoon.
>
>
>
> I have attached a picture of the two cars and I hope it comes through.
>
>
>
> The only negatives I had were: the heater didn't work at all (it was 50
> degrees when we started this morning).   It is a 6 speed manual car (not
> F1)
> and the shifting was actually kinda sloppy.  Is this a trait of the modern
> manual cars?  I swear that my Mondial will shift faster and more positive
> than that 360 does.   And the passenger's side window rattled up against
> the
> top somehow.  But, when the top was down and the windows were down, there
> was no noise.
>
>
>
> But oh my, I love the power, the balance, the breaking, the overall
> drivability, and the looks.  Oh my what a day.  The only way it could have
> been better is if I could have driven it home and parked it in my garage.
> Someday!
>
>
>
> Daddy so wants!
>
>
>
> Dave
>
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