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

[Mike (themightytoe]

Former Jeff Gordon stock car...  Steves  will alternate sitting in  
each others laps

BR,
Mike Fleischer

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On Jun 15, 2010, at 1:39 PM, LS <lashdeep [at] yahoo.com> wrote:

> Need more clues!
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> So far, just about every non-Ferrari ever made qualifies.
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> Has it won any major races professionally?
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> Displacement?
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> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Steve Jenkins <steve [at] stevejenkins.com>
> To: LS <lashdeep [at] yahoo.com>
> Cc: The FerrariList <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
> Sent: Tue, June 15, 2010 2:02:31 PM
> Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Track Car (was 599)
>
> Nice guesses, but nobody's hit it yet. I'll give you 2 hints:
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> 1)    It's street legal (has to be, since I'm driving it back from  
> Toronto)
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> 2)    It's NOT a Ferrari.
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> SJ
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> From: Hunter N. Schultz [mailto:hns [at] biosafepanama.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, June 15, 2010 10:30 AM
> To: Steve Jenkins
> Cc: The FerrariList
> Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Track Car (was 599)
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>
> Yep. That's my vote.
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> On 6/15/2010 12:11 PM, Mike Fleischer wrote:
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> F430 Challenge
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> Gary Reed wrote:
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> I would love to see a 333SP being DRIVEN all the way from Canada to  
> Seattle!
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> My guess is a 355 challenge car.
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> Gary
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> ----- Original Message -----
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> From: Fortune Motors <mailto:wade [at] fortunemotors.com>
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> To: Gary Reed <mailto:gary [at] garyreedsales.com>
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> Cc: The <mailto:ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>  FerrariList
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> Sent: Tuesday, June 15, 2010 9:38 AM
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> Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Track Car (was 599)
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> 333SP
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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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