Blast round silverstone in Exige

[pkripper 0]

Went up to silverstone today for my brother in laws ferrari track day. While I was there I had a 3 laps in an exige round the track driving and the same again as a passenger with the instructor. Lucky I got a nutter, he took me round at wharp speed, power slidding, rumble strips the lot, made my laps look like a Sunday drive. :lol:

 

They had a cup 240 break exige there that the ferrari drivers had hot laps in that was a fine tool.

 

You cant beat that buzz you get from get the crap scared out of you....

 

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I love 355's. Such a sexy car.

 

Sounds like a good day out mate.

[pkripper 0]

I love 355's. Such a sexy car.

 

Sounds like a good day out mate.

 

Yeah they are a classic ferrari shape.

 

Great day out, got back in time to see the footy as well, happy days.

[Not_Aircooled_or_Taxfree 0]

Not bad, with a large pile of not bad next to it! I would kill do have a go in one of those 355's I would do more killin if i could keep one.

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In the top pic, if you took the rear valance whotsit off so you could see the transmission, it would look just like a 288GTO. THE most gorgeous car ever.

 

What the fek happened to ferrari design - I personally don't think there's a looker in the range now. The 430 is ok, but compare it to that 355! Ugly sister or what?

 

Edit: holy thread-hijacking batman - sorry! :)

[bcstudent 0]

Are you kidding me?! Man, I love the F430 like a man shouldn't love a collection of metal, plastic, rubber and silicon!

[Henny 0]

did The Supercar day a month or so ago and it WAS brilliant... Got to drive the Exige, Porsche 911 Carrerra2 and Ferrari 355 around for 3 laps each and then had a hi-speed (and they mean that, he got all 4 wheels off the ground on the chicane curbs!) lap with a pro-driver....

 

Very, very cool day out... 8)

[pkripper 0]

did The Supercar day a month or so ago and it WAS brilliant... Got to drive the Exige, Porsche 911 Carrerra2 and Ferrari 355 around for 3 laps each and then had a hi-speed (and they mean that, he got all 4 wheels off the ground on the chicane curbs!) lap with a pro-driver....

 

Very, very cool day out... 8)

 

Was that in the 240 cup Exige Henny, if so that is a tool of a car? The guy I had had all four wheels of the ground in a normal Exige and was sideways round the big corner, happy days.

[bristolbaron 10]

Henny, can i get a bit more info on where/who booked through? i'm owed a track day from my last bday pressie!.. this sounds good!

[pkripper 0]

Henny, can i get a bit more info on where/who booked through? i'm owed a track day from my last bday pressie!.. this sounds good!

 

Contact Silverstone direct, the one Henny described is dear though, £400 I think. They had loads of options from £150 upto £400 ish.

[Henny 0]

pkripper, yup, spot on mate... My girlfriend (now fiancee) got it for me for Xmas 04... seriously cool prezzy... 8) Oh, and I have no idea what the Exige was, it was the black one with Orange writing on it, and the guy who was driving it was a pro-driver who's currently racing in the Porsche cup (can't remember his name though :oops: )

 

What was REALLY good about the day was that you were always one-on-one with an instructor when in the cars and could learn a LOT about car control and lines... you also got assessed on the day by each instructor and got a final overall score to see how you did.... I got 90%! :D 8) Only the gearchange in the 911 let me down (I got 4th instead of 2nd :oops: ) badly...

[Walesy 0]

My girlfriend (now fiancee)

 

Congrats 8)

 

I did a ferrari day for my 21st , I enjoyed the training laps in a race prep'd Mk2 mroe than the ferrari :lol:

[Henny 0]

did a tank driving and 4x4 off road day for my 21st... Ain't nothing like driving a tank with a HUAGE cannon and a 4x4 Bedford 21tonne truck sideways up a hill to make you feel like a REAL man! ;) :lol:

[Walesy 0]

Now THAT sounds like fun :) - I fancy doing a 4x4 day - and maybe a rally course aswell 8)

 

(BTW ..have you seen this thread mate ? :) - it's getting annoying now! :lol: )

[Henny 0]

Walesy, nope, I hadn't seen that thread, and yes, I do know what it is... ;)

 

Oh, and a Rally day is next on my list, other than a skid-pan day... ;)