Benchmark for Performance

[87camaroZ28]

Hey Gang,
I just spent a week in Vegas celebrating my 20^th wedding anniversary. My wife received a nice new anniversary band and I got a day at the racetrack with Exotics Racing! I chose a two car package, ten laps around the track in the Ferrari 458 Italia and five in the Lamborghini Aventador LP700. I would have liked to have done the Spring Mountain Advanced Driving School but I didn’t think my wife would appreciate that much time away from her especially since I just spent the last seven months overseas so Exotics Racing was great compromise. While not a driving school Exotics Racing does some great instruction and they let me beat on two very expensive supercars. Besides having a great time and learning how hard it really is to be a great race car driver I got to experience firsthand some dynamics about automotive performance that I have read about on here many times. Now I can’t wait to finish my project and get some track time to see if I can get a similar thrill and compare the performance.

[Todd in Vancouver]

Too cool

[SPCHIV]

Which car did you like the best?

[87camaroZ28]

The Lambo was 700HP and AWD while the Ferrari was only has 550HP but the weight of the cars was dramatically different. The Ferrari felt more nimble and turned a little sharper but the Lambo was amazing for the weight of the car. If I had to choose one for a track car it would be the Ferrari. Five miles to go as fast as the car can go, the Lambo.

[rickpaw]

That's cool. I did something similar in Houston with an F430 and a 911 Turbo.