drive a Ferrari

Well August 15th has been and gone and i have now driven a ferrari 360. Considering they are rear wheel drive with 400bhp they are surprisingly easy to drive and they make the most gorgeous sound when you floor it. My only moan is that i didn’t get enough time in it to really get to throw it about. I only got 3 laps in it and considering its a track ive never been on in a car ive never driven and ive got 30 other cars on the track with me its not really enough time. i was giving it a bit of stick on the last lap but really i think a good 10 laps is what you need to be able to understand the track and the car enough to really give it some proper abuse. And i didnt get to appreciate the car as much. It pulled up, you jumped in and off you went. 3 laps later you pull up, jump out and are replaced by someone else.

But it was worth it. now though it has created another goal…..i need to buy one. they’re going for around £45k and i’ve got 5. only another 40 to go!!!

Well i’ve booked my place at the race track. It was between the Porsche 996 turbo or the Ferrari 360. Even though ive been told the Porsche is quicker i couldn’t resist the temptation of the italian thoroughbred!!
So on August 15th 2008 i will have finally accomplished this goal!

Well would you believe it!! I thought i wouldnt be sitting inside one of these things until i was at least in my 30s. BUT as a surprise present on my birthday i was given a track day voucher to drive either a porsche turbo or a ferrari 360. the porsche was really appealing but as i have more chance of driving a porsche at some point in life than a ferrari (plus the fact the ferrari is on my 43 things) then it had to be the 360. watch this space for a pic of the big day!!

i would like to say that to achieve this i will buy myself a ferrari but seeing the prices of the things i think i might have to go for the cheaper option of having a day at the track. its alot of money to pay for what is basically a half hour drive but its on my list so its got to be done somehow!!!