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I would love to see a 333SP being DRIVEN all the
way from Canada to Seattle!
My guess is a 355 challenge car.
Gary
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Tuesday, June 15, 2010 9:38
AM
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Track Car (was
599)
333SP
----- 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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