Ferrari Mailing List: Re: kids in my Testarossa

[Peter Rychel (dino308gt4]

You’d be surprised at how well these kids did, especially the girls. The boys were the ones who stalled the car (like you said, let off the clutch too quickly).

 

All of the kids that drove my car did say the clutch was slightly heavy, but no where near as heavy as the ‘80s 911 at that event.

 

Peter

 

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From: Hans E. Hansen
Sent: May 4, 2021 12:17 PM
To: Peter Rychel
Cc: The FerrariList
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] kids in my Testarossa

 

Stick newbies and high performance cars.....

I was teaching my daughter how to drive a manual.  At the time, I was
in the car business, and usually would grab something off the used car
lot to drive home.  One Saturday night, I chose a Z28 Camaro.

Sunday afternoon:  The streets in our little town are deserted on
Sundays.  I took my daughter to a nice level spot on an empty downtown
street.  It was the usual "a little bit of gas, sloooowly let out
clutch, etc."  But it seems many beginners will tend to quickly
release the clutch when they feel it just starting to grab.  So
repeated attempts resulted in stalling the engine.  I then suggested
using a touch more gas as it starts to get going.  This is where it
went wrong....

She was doing well right up to the point where it was just starting to
grab.  Then right foot to the floor, clutch pedal fully released.  We
did at least one full donut in the middle of the street with me
yelling "Clutch! Clutch!".  I took over the driver's seat thinking
about plan B.

Back to the car lot.  Found a 3 cyl Geo Metro.  And she quickly
learned how to drive it.

Hans.

On 5/3/21, Peter Rychel <dino308gt4 [at] hotmail.com> wrote:
> Great story Rick and I can truly appreciate it as well, as when I was a kid
> and would see an exotic car, I’d always approach and talk to the owners. The
> Ferrari owners were ALWAYS the friendliest. On a family trip to Texas, I
> can’t remember where it was, but there was a white Mondial 3.2 Cab parked in
> a busy shopping mall lot with the top down. I walked over and checked it out
> – hands behind my back and a safe distance away to make sure I didn’t come
> anywhere near the paint. The owner came by and saw I was looking at his car.
> The nicest guy. He opened the door and let me sit in it (I’ve got photos of
> it somewhere...). When he got in and started it up to drive away, he gave it
> a good roar and took off in great style. What a show. I’m probably going
> back 30 years with this memory, so that kind of experience really sticks
> with a person.
>
> When the opportunity came up to participate in this event, I did not
> hesitate a second and signed up right away. It was an absolute blast and if
> they ever consider to host this in the future, I’ll be the first to sign up
> again. By the way, that’s me standing by the passenger’s door of my GT4:
>
> Young drivers learn how to drive stick in gorgeous classic cars -
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> Peter
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> From: Rick Moseley<mailto:ramosel [at] pacbell.net>
> Sent: May 3, 2021 8:48 PM
> To: PeterGT4<mailto:dino308gt4 [at] hotmail.com>
> Cc: The FerrariList<mailto:ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
> Subject: Re: [Ferrari] kids in my Testarossa
>
> I've told the story before...
> When Finny was still alive, we took the Ferrari to a local sandwich shop
> down the street.  It was a 20+ year old car at that point.  Some (as Erik
> would say, Dentist) guy pulls in to the parking lot in a new Porsche GT3
> variant, parks across 2 spots 10 feet away.  We were the only 3 people
> eating in the place.  Soon after he got his food and sat down, a group of
> kids came through the parking lot on foot and skateboards.  They all stopped
> to look at the Ferrari.  One or two of the kids got really close to the
> Porsche (while keeping their backs to it... as if it wasn't there).   The
> guy gets up from his table and charges out the door and yells at the kids to
> stay away from his car.   We finished our food and went out another door and
> as I approached the car with my lovely blonde wife, I just asked how they
> liked the car... didn't yell at them.  Opened the door and said "have a
> seat"...  Finny opened her door and offered the same.   Kids had a hoot.
> Mr. Porsche had gone back in and finished his food and came back out to
> announce that the kids didn't know their cars very well...  "My Porsche
> could run circles around that old piece of shit".
> The kids let him know it didn't matter...  THIS was a Ferrari!!
> And fuck you, you're an ass.
> He's got the hot wife and you're alone, loser.
> He let us touch his car and even sit in it.
> I've seen 20 Porsches this week, this is the ONLY Ferrari.
> You own a Porsche because you can't afford a Ferrari (that was false, but I
> wasn't going to correct them).
> As he left, Finny flipped him the bird and all the kids laughed.
>
> I saw one of the kids years later at the gas station...  I didn't recognize
> him but he was probably 6 years older and had his own car then.   He
> recognized me and asked if I still had the Ferrari?  Yep, I do.    He said
> he may never have the chance to own a Ferrari, but he will never forget the
> day he got to sit in one.  He said that had been a great day for him!  The
> current day was a great day for me.   We always did the same with the race
> track too.   I'd throw kids in the Trans Am cars all the time.  They'd come
> back years later telling their friends they got to sit in THAT car.
>
> It's important to bring them into the fold...  They may be the next
> custodians of our cars.
>
> On Monday, May 3, 2021, 6:16:37 PM PDT, Erik Nielsen <judge4re [at] gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>
> But I would pay good money to hear a kid point at a McLaren and say “wow,
> the new Hyundai is cool…"
>
>
> On May 3, 2021, at 3:49 PM, Douglas Anderson
> <dnt [at] dock.net<mailto:dnt [at] dock.net>> wrote:
>
> Ya know – if we brought a $500,000 McLaren or a Veyron or a Jesko – they
> would NOT have the kiddo eye-popping thrill.
> Yer a champ Clyde
> Doug
>
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