Ferrari Mailing List: Re: My almost perfect day

[LarryT (l02turner]

I would think driving a GT that is so brutal and loud would get tedious 
after a while.

But I've never had the pleasure to drive one so I'm just "assuming". ;-)
Surely that noise would get old after a while - sweet as it surely is --  
and the suspension was probably pretty hard as well.

But for 20 minutes it would be a hellofa ride!  Of course, coming to a full 
stop and running thru all the gears up to redline would probably restart the 
clock
;-)

Larry T (67 MGB, 74 911, 78 240D, 91 300D)
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dave Craig" <dave.craig [at] sbcglobal.net>
To: "Larry Turner" <l02turner [at] comcast.net>
Cc: "'The FerrariList'" <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
Sent: Saturday, October 27, 2007 11:19 AM
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] My almost perfect day


> 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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