This was a great time! I drove a Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4 (best lap time:1:02), a McLaren MP4-12C (best lap time:1:02), and a Ferrari F430 GT (best lap time 0:59). This was just incredible. I drove the McLaren first and the Ferrari last. The McLaren was great to drive. You really felt part of the car and just thought about where you wanted it and it went. This would be my favorite to drive regularly.One other thing I really liked about it is that the paddle shifters turn with the steering wheel while in the other two they are in a fixed location. The Lamborghini was a blast. All wheel drive. Managed to get it into a drift once. Very easy to correct and keep on going. The Ferrari was last. It is a full blown race car with no refinements what so ever. Very fast and can corner just incredible. Cornering at those speeds was the hardest part, just trusting the car to stick was a challenge, but boy could they! This is one of the coolest things I've ever done. My lap times were real consistent, especially in the Ferrari. About a 3 second spread (0:59 to 1:02) over 11 laps. The McLaren I showed the most improvement over the laps (1:07 to 1:02 for 5 laps), but that is expected since it was the first one I drove and wasn't familiar with the track. Lambo was 1:04 to 1:02 also over 5 laps.
The Ferrari
Speedway enteranceSome other cars they have to drive.
You get to do some laps in their simulator to familiarize yourself with the track and the cars. The track had been laser mapped and loaded into the simulator so it was exactly as you see it when you drive. The simulator is a little more of a challenge to drive since there is no car feedback.
Part of the in-field of the track.
Dressed to race!
The McLaren
The Ferrari. No noise deadening here! Very loud and sounds so great with the engine screaming inches behind your head!
There lounge area.
The pit road
On the track
NASCAR drivers (different track)
This is sooooo awesome... Mike and everyone was very jealous of you.
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