Ferrari Mailing List: Re: This is not a joke. Compare to contemporary cars, how did the 275 GTB Handle.

[Fellippe Galletta (fellippe.galletta]

On Sat, Oct 29, 2011 at 10:08 PM, Scott Saidel <Ferrarisimo [at] comcast.net> wrote:

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.  

I recall an article in FORZA a few years back where Brembo designed an upgrade package for the F40 and despite being an improvement it still wasn't quite there.

And yeah, gotta go with bigger wheels too. Small price to pay I guess. :)
 

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.

Very nice!

When you complain about cold, is it like "bad if you drive hard, but ok if you're just cruising around"? I know similar era Ferraris have notchy shifting when cold and a bunch of other undesirable things.
 
Can always just wait it out. :)

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

Spec Miata is for rookies (me)......if you've graduated, no reason to go back!
 

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  

That would be awesome....sweet color choice on the GTO.

FG

ps - I'm pissed that a 275 cannot beat a Caterham R500 at autocross. :)