Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Track Car (was 599)

[Fortune Motors (wade]

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Jenkins" <steve [at] stevejenkins.com>
To: "Wade" <wade [at] fortunemotors.com>
Cc: "The FerrariList" <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
Sent: Tuesday, June 15, 2010 12:15 PM
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Track Car (was 599)


> Speaking of track cars, I actually just committed to buying a track car
> today.
>
>
>
> Steve Cook and I will be flying into Toronto on Monday June 21st to pick 
> it
> up, and drive it back to Seattle.
>
>
>
> Any guesses as to what it is? J (if you're one of the few who already 
> knows,
> no fair giving it away - let's see some guesses first).
>
>
>
> SJ
>
>
>
> From: Larry B [mailto:larrybard [at] hotmail.com]
> Sent: Monday, June 14, 2010 1:48 PM
> To: Steve Jenkins
> Cc: Ferrarilist
> Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Track Car (was 599)
>
>
>
> IMHO part of the point is to explore the limits.
>
> And, all other things being equal, less is more as far as traction 
> control,
> etc. (but ABS would be fine, thank you), so that, in p-car land, there's
> more appeal to a GT3 than a turbo, for example.
>
>
>  _____
>
> Date: Mon, 14 Jun 2010 13:42:46 -0700
> From: cavallino_rapante [at] yahoo.com
> Subject: Re: [Ferrari] 599
> CC: ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com
> To: larrybard [at] hotmail.com
>
>
> Considering the GTO project AND the 599 XX programs, I'd say we're all
> grossly underestimating the handling characteristics of this car:
>
>
>
> http://www.ferrari.com/English/News/GT/Pages/100423_CAR_ferrari_599XX_record
> _nurburgring.aspx
>
>
>
> I'm of the opinion that Ferrari actually made some 'adjustments' after 
> they
> concluded the 550/575 production - those cars sucked on the track, and
> owners weren't shy about saying so at the time.  I agree that the 
> HorsePower
> war is still going strong, and machines are being designed/built/sold to 
> the
> general public that most of their owners cannot possibly utilize to 
> anywhere
> near their full potential, safely, on our streets or on most race-tracks.
> So what?  I would love to track a 599 - the car's capabilities far-exceeds
> my driving ability to find, let alone explore, the car's traction or
> cornering limits, so I would expect that it would be extremely difficult 
> for
> a driver like me to 'get into trouble' and bend something expensive.  But
> that's just how my mind works.
>
>
>
> M
>
>
>
> --- On Mon, 6/14/10, Fellippe Galletta <fellippe.galletta [at] gmail.com> 
> wrote:
>
>
> From: Fellippe Galletta <fellippe.galletta [at] gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Ferrari] 599
> To: "Michael" <Cavallino_Rapante [at] yahoo.com>
> Cc: "The FerrariList" <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
> Date: Monday, June 14, 2010, 4:12 PM
>
>
>
> On Mon, Jun 14, 2010 at 4:06 PM, Larry B <larrybard [at] hotmail.com
> <http://us.mc318.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=larrybard [at] hotmail.com> >
> wrote:
>
> I'm very interested in what you think would be the best ones for track 
> use?
> I know that there are several listers, and of course other owners, who 
> have
> tracked their 512TRs, but that has little or no appeal for me (except
> insofar as I could hear the engine wail at some place like the Glen.)  My
> track car (and daily driver) is a 993, which I think is just right for me,
> but I've been curious about red alternatives.
>
>
>
> My guess is 3 series all the way....
>
> And even if most can swing a 360 or 430 , they might be hesitant to track 
> it
> I think. A shame, but totally understandable.
>
> 308 gt/4 would be cheap and fun....my pick. IMy next step up would be 348.
>
> FG
>
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