I got to drive a race car!

H hewey Tiki Socialite Sydney, Australia Joined: Sep 14, 2004 Posts: 4283	H hewey Posted posted on Sat, May 14, 2005 5:30 PM I got to drive a race car! It was a late birthday present. I got 6 laps of a local racetrack (about 10 minutes drive time all up). For my fellow revheads I drove a modified Ford Falcon (4 door family sedan here in Australia, about the same size as the new Pontiac GTO, which is also made here). It was running a 289ci V8 putting out about 430hp, with a 5 speed manual. I got to a top speed of approximately 110mph. She was definitely a bit quicker than my daily driver – a standard ’72 beetle! And jeez, didn’t it sound good! The car was fully stripped out and had a cage as per standard race car construction. There was a instructor with me who just guided you towards stuff like the apex of the turn, when to turn in etc. There was also a in-car camera, and the video is tops. If you get the chance to do anything like this I strongly recommend it!

It was a late birthday present. I got 6 laps of a local racetrack (about 10 minutes drive time all up). For my fellow revheads I drove a modified Ford Falcon (4 door family sedan here in Australia, about the same size as the new Pontiac GTO, which is also made here). It was running a 289ci V8 putting out about 430hp, with a 5 speed manual. I got to a top speed of approximately 110mph. She was definitely a bit quicker than my daily driver – a standard ’72 beetle! And jeez, didn’t it sound good!

The car was fully stripped out and had a cage as per standard race car construction. There was a instructor with me who just guided you towards stuff like the apex of the turn, when to turn in etc. There was also a in-car camera, and the video is tops.

If you get the chance to do anything like this I strongly recommend it!

Post #158927 by hewey on Sat, May 14, 2005 5:30 PM