Ferrari Mailing List: Re: My almost perfect day

[Dave Craig (dave.craig]

Well, like I said, I didn't get to drive it.  But, I did get to set in it
and it was very form fitting.  I think it would be fantastic to drive for a
long distance.  It also had a nice stereo in it that, according to my
friend, could easily overcome the engine. 

The problem is that this car seams to be broke all of the time.  I am not
sure how much of this problem is with the modifications and how much is with
the original design.

Dave

-----Original Message-----
From: LarryT [mailto:l02turner [at] comcast.net] 
Sent: Saturday, October 27, 2007 10:55 AM
To: Dave Craig
Cc: 'The FerrariList'
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] My almost perfect day

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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