Re: This is not a joke. Compare to contemporary cars, how did the 275 GTB Handle. | <– Date –> <– Thread –> |
From: Scott Saidel (Ferrarisimo![]() |
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Date: Sat, 29 Oct 2011 19:08:35 -0700 (PDT) |
FG: I am sure SteveJ will chime in here -- I did my best to suck him in -- but the "original" F40 brakes are pretty bad - even for the era. Cold they are more of a suggestion than an order and I know of more than one story of a newbie driver (including myself) accidentally cruising right through their first stop sign or red light. They are pretty good once warm. but have a tendency towards notchy and unbalanced once hot. Many owners upgrade to a bigger, easier to balance, and more effective high performance system (even though they have to change out the stock wheels to do it) especially if they track the car. Drove an almost LM Spec car with a HUGE AP, fully driver adjustable, breaking package on the track at Sebring once. Still not fun when cold (an acceptable fault on a track car) but freaking amazing on the track. Yanked the skin off your face coming into the hairpin - something like 160 to 20 from the 75 foot cone. Wasn't mine and I was not pushing hard - but loved the ride. Have a dream of driving a GTE or LM - or Roland Linder's LM clone - someday. Then again, I am getting a little old for that kind of crap and my insides seem to smoosh up more than they used to from +1G. Perhaps, Spec Miata is more my speed??? Either way, waiting for tonight's Powerball drawing and hoping THAT will finance the dream (and a Azzuro California 599 GTO, and a 166MM, and a Dino, and a 250 Lusso, and a 250 SWB, and the Breadvan…)!! Scottie On Oct 29, 2011, at 9:47 PM, Fellippe Galletta wrote: On Sat, Oct 29, 2011 at 9:20 PM, Scott Saidel <Ferrarisimo [at] comcast.net> wrote:
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Awesome write up Scottie!! This is why I still subscribe to the list, and emails like this make up for the annoying stuff. Doug, you're lucky to have gotten this level of response! As for the 275 or any old car, I'd imagine they would be a blast to drive on a winding country road so long as you didn't have the urge to drive it like you're at the Ring. Just exercising that V12 would be worth the price of admission. FG ps - The F40's brakes may be old but the lack of assist and ABS must give it better feel than the 458 I would hope... To unsubscribe or modify your subscription options, please visit: http://lists.ferrarilist.com/mailman/options/ferrari/ferrarisimo%40comcast.net Sponsored by BooyahMedia.com and F1 Headlines http://www.F1Headlines.com/ |
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This is not a joke. Compare to contemporary cars, how did the 275 GTB Handle. Douglas Le Grand, October 29 2011
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Re: This is not a joke. Compare to contemporary cars, how did the 275 GTB Handle. Scott Saidel, October 29 2011
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Re: This is not a joke. Compare to contemporary cars, how did the 275 GTB Handle. Fellippe Galletta, October 29 2011
- Re: This is not a joke. Compare to contemporary cars, how did the 275 GTB Handle. Scott Saidel, October 29 2011
- Re: This is not a joke. Compare to contemporary cars, how did the 275 GTB Handle. Fellippe Galletta, October 29 2011
- Re: This is not a joke. Compare to contemporary cars, how did the 275 GTB Handle. Scott Saidel, October 29 2011
- Re: This is not a joke. Compare to contemporary cars, how did the 275 GTB Handle. judge4re, October 30 2011
- Re: This is not a joke. Compare to contemporary cars, how did the 275 GTB Handle. Fellippe Galletta, October 30 2011
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Re: This is not a joke. Compare to contemporary cars, how did the 275 GTB Handle. Fellippe Galletta, October 29 2011
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Re: This is not a joke. Compare to contemporary cars, how did the 275 GTB Handle. Scott Saidel, October 29 2011
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