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

[judge4re (judge4re]

As bad as the brakes are in the F40, they are still better than the original 
Testarossa's brakes. Those reminded me of the first generation Viper's brakes 
which to this day I'm convinced were a parts bin item stolen from the Neon 
during development. 

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On Oct 29, 2011, at 10:40 PM, Scott Saidel <Ferrarisimo [at] comcast.net> wrote:

> FG:
> 
> I want a Caterham with and electric motor or a motorcycle engine.  If I had 
> the money and garage space I would already be building one.  The 7 is, quite 
> possibly, the most elegant frame design that will ever exist.  So simple, so 
> light.  They say Colin Chapman built it and then cut off frame rails until it 
> collapsed under its own weight - and then put that last rail back.  Don't 
> know if that is true, but I do love the story.
> 
> As far as the previous conversation, when I say cold, I mean been sitting 
> home in the garage and I am first just heading down the street cold.  
> 
> The first time I pulled out of Classic in an F40, I got to the the end of the 
> ramp that is the driveway at about 15 mph and realized I had NOTHING. I  was 
> lucky that no one was coming and I was able to shoot right out into the 
> street - because I was not stopping.  I have heard worse stories about people 
> "forgetting" the brakes were cold and missing signs and lights - saw the 
> resultant damage once.
> 
> Once they get even a little warm they are more than adequate and work 
> perfectly for "normal" driving.  
> 
> Really beaten on - like 8/10 at Sebring or 6/10 at Palm Beach (formerly 
> Moroso) - they seem get really hot really fast and don't seem to cool off all 
> that well.   They can sponge out more than they should and seem really tough 
> on the brake fluid. I've never seen a F40 with the standard brakes that could 
> be driven really hard on a tight track without lots of cool down time and 
> brake fluid refills after every hot session or two even when running Castrol 
> SRF. 
> 
> A minor flaw, and still the very top of my "what would I do if I had SteveJ's 
> money" list - but a known and (after my first experience) respected flaw in 
> an otherwise stellar package.
> 
> Scottie
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