Crazy Porsche Driver

[eqs]

I'd take him up on it. Let him drive yours, then swap when you get back. As long as you have the same tranny as he does, and you know to drive it, he should be ok with that - I would be, especially being your dad's friend. I know that I did cringe a little bit when guys didn't shift the way they should. Keep the revs up reasonably, shift smooth, and don't burn out the clutch by riding it.

Not many people have a chance to drive a Fcar. Seems like a good opportunity to me! Go for it!

And yeah it's kind of like traction control, with a few more parameters thrown in the software mapping to control more than just the driving wheels.

[6speed]

Wow that was great! He used the darkside to force the mustang to oversteer!

[LoveBunny]

Originally Posted by eqs

I'd take him up on it. Let him drive yours, then swap when you get back. As long as you have the same tranny as he does, and you know to drive it, he should be ok with that - I would be, especially being your dad's friend. I know that I did cringe a little bit when guys didn't shift the way they should. Keep the revs up reasonably, shift smooth, and don't burn out the clutch by riding it.

Not many people have a chance to drive a Fcar. Seems like a good opportunity to me! Go for it!

And yeah it's kind of like traction control, with a few more parameters thrown in the software mapping to control more than just the driving wheels.

Well, one of the things I want to do before I die is drive a Ferrari, but I'm not sure he's actually willing to let me drive it. Honestly, I'd be a little scared to. I have no doubt he'd take care of any damage he did to my Boxster if it happened. I don't think I could afford to fix much on a Ferrari. But I'll be excited to even go for a ride in it. This is his third Ferrari and he took me for a ride in the other two and it was a lot of fun.

[eqs]

Sounds like a nice guy. Show him that post and I bet he'll let you drive it. It's only a car - and if he thinks you're at all a good daughter, he'll do it. Tell him eqs said it's ok. ok ....ok.

Oh and here's that youtube clip:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYWk-nat1ok

It was wet out there, and that guy was going fast. Show that to your dad - the new 997s are amazing compared to before.

Ciao, peace, out. :dance:

[gmboxster]

I think the guy in the video was acting like such a dufus because he knew he was being videoed and that it would end up on Youtube. But it was still funny. Thanks for sharing.

[eqs]

gm, that's a show that's been airing in the UK for a while now and the guy says things tongue in cheek b/c it's good for the ratings and keeps people watching it.

Don't know that much about Topgear as I don't live over there, but if you look past the silly comedic comments, it does tell you a thing or two about the car(s) in question.

Anyways thx, cheers