When I mentioned to Laureen that I wanted to drive a supercar, this is what she had in mind:
Not exactly what I was thinking! Today was the ultimate track driving experience for me, starting off driving a Ferrari 488 GTB, then Lamborghini Huracan, next up was the Mercedes AMG GTR, and I finished the day off as a passenger in a Dodge Charger Hellcat drifting, with a professional driver at the wheel. This was all at Exotics Racing in Vegas.
First up, the Ferrari 488 GTB:
The Ferrari was a great car to start on, to learn the track and how to drive a car like this. When you go out on the track, you have a trainer with you as a passenger that is telling you when to shift up/down, and when to hammer the brakes or open up the throttle. It sounds pretty calm when you say it like that, but in the car you have about 5 seconds between “hammer the brakes, shift down, turn hard right, hard left, floor the gas pedal, shift up, shift up, hammer brakes, …”. The trainer is there to push you to get your best lap time, so there is no taking it easy on the car.
The Ferrari was a great car to start on because it was quite forgiving in all aspects and did not seem to have the power of the other cars.
Next up was the Lamborghini Huracan:
With the Lambo, you are basically sitting right on the ground, and it has a lot more power than the Ferrari. It pulls out of the turns faster and is willing to break loose if you push it too hard. The shifting is also a lot more aggressive with this car than the Ferrari.
Last car to drive was the Mercedes AMG GTR. I picked the Mercedes in honor of Laureen’s brother, Larry, who drives this car.
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Whaaaat??? No Mustangs????
Cool! Which one was your favourite?
It is between the Lamborghini and Mercedes. Both very cool to drive, but quite different from each other.
I was actually booked in for a Shelby GT500 (760 HP!), but the Mercedes GTR came available so I switched over to it. I really wanted to try the GTR on a track.
I think that you and I need to make a trip to the track one day and try out the Mustang.
This is something I wouldn't have thought of. Good one Mark. Looks like a lot of fun.
I didn't think of it until we saw the ads in Vegas, then I really had to try it :-).
WOWZERS, what an adrenaline pumping adventure! Very cool!
It was a blast, I recommend it to anyone that enjoys fast cars.
Very cool experience for you! Thanks for sharing.