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darkswordsman17 said:
3 things:
1. Douche!
2. Need a little red stripe to tell you which way the steering wheel goes? :sneaky:
3. How many car alarms did you set off revving the shit out it in that parking garage?
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1. Guilty as charged, sometimes.
2. Har har har ...
3. Shh, no one knows it was me.
 
Safeway said:
1. Guilty as charged, sometimes.
2. Har har har ...
3. Shh, no one knows it was me.
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ok ok. what is that red strip for? just for looks? of so its ugly and you should sell the car..cheap. to someone..

you know what? since i like you so much i will take the car off your hands..veyr cheap...😀
 
Silly as it sounds the stripe is to tell where "straight ahead" is in the heat of a race. I know a few autocrossers who do it. It's handy when you're coming out of a turn to just let go of the steering wheel, let the car straighten itself out, and catch the wheel when the mark is TDC. I use this technique, but without the mark.

OP, you should totally auto-x your new toy :awe:
 
waggy said:
ok ok. what is that red strip for? just for looks? of so its ugly and you should sell the car..cheap. to someone..

you know what? since i like you so much i will take the car off your hands..veyr cheap...😀
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It helps you tell which way the wheels are pointing when you're attempting a recovery (ie. overcooking a corner). It's actually pretty useful.
 
JCH13 said:
OP, you should totally auto-x your new toy :awe:
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Cars like that are wasted in auto-x. You're either in the sucky part of the torque curve, or babying the throttle so as not to lose the rear end. You need a bigger track to stretch its legs. Low-speed handling isn't what it's built for.
 
JCH13 said:
Silly as it sounds the stripe is to tell where "straight ahead" is in the heat of a race. I know a few autocrossers who do it. It's handy when you're coming out of a turn to just let go of the steering wheel, let the car straighten itself out, and catch the wheel when the mark is TDC. I use this technique, but without the mark.

OP, you should totally auto-x your new toy :awe:
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I think I have a new mantra for the car. Drive it like a Honda. That said, I won't be auto crossing this any time soon. I don't trust myself and I definitely don't trust others.
 
Safeway said:
Thanks. It's fun.



And, that's a no.
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would you like to see how you fair against an 08 corvette some time? we could head down to north mexico and get it on video for AT.

I'm pretty sure 190 goes all the way there...
 
j&j said:
would you like to see how you fair against an 08 corvette some time? we could head down to north mexico and get it on video for AT.

I'm pretty sure 190 goes all the way there...
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Or I could get carjacked and held for ransom and/or murked.
 
Safeway said:
Or I could get carjacked and held for ransom and/or murked.
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Maybe I should have been more clear. You wanna race sometime and see what car is faster? The whole "in Mexico" bit is just used when posting the video as to not broadcast where the actual race happened. I'm at 190/tollway. Should ,make for a good video.
 
I have the feeling that Safeway didn't buy a Ferrari to race people 🙂 Almost nobody does that.

SW, do you know DallasBusinessLaw? What type of law do you practice?
 
Safeway said:
A little taste for you guys. To feel what it is like in the driver's seat. 🙂

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Edit: I have the stock (horrible) head unit, too. Came with this guy pre-installed. I'm glad it did.
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I noticed that. Nice car but it looks like a bestbuy special for the head unit, not integrated into the dash at all.

Please don't blow the manifold and granny shift, though.
 
jagec said:
Cars like that are wasted in auto-x. You're either in the sucky part of the torque curve, or babying the throttle so as not to lose the rear end. You need a bigger track to stretch its legs. Low-speed handling isn't what it's built for.
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I... just... but... for seriously? A $200k Ferrari wouldn't be an auto-x killer? :'(

Seriously though, I've seen more powerful cars have a great time at autox events. It certainly wouldn't be about winning though.
 
Not to endorse unsafe driving, but I had a great experience today. I was in the newly built tunnel adjacent to downtown Dallas, cruising in 5th. Popped a double down-shift to 3rd and the engine came the fuck alive. Heavy on the gas. The sound was orgasmic. This thing is crazy fast and sounds like heaven.

The worst part about the car? The fan fare that it attracts. Drivers will weave through traffic to pull up next to me and then look at the car rather than their lane and the curve coming up. People roll down their windows and try to shout at me. On the highway.
 
Safeway said:
Not to endorse unsafe driving, but I had a great experience today. I was in the newly built tunnel adjacent to downtown Dallas, cruising in 5th. Popped a double down-shift to 3rd and the engine came the fuck alive. Heavy on the gas. The sound was orgasmic. This thing is crazy fast and sounds like heaven.

The worst part about the car? The fan fare that it attracts. Drivers will weave through traffic to pull up next to me and then look at the car rather than their lane and the curve coming up. People roll down their windows and try to shout at me. On the highway.
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there are few things better than listening to the wail of an engine in a tunnel! :thumbsup:

i had a guy the other day yelling at me to "stand that bitch up" (my motorcycle)...we were going 60mph and i had ear plugs in, so i didn't figure anything out until i pulled up to him at the next stoplight 😛
 
Safeway said:
Not to endorse unsafe driving, but I had a great experience today. I was in the newly built tunnel adjacent to downtown Dallas, cruising in 5th. Popped a double down-shift to 3rd and the engine came the fuck alive. Heavy on the gas. The sound was orgasmic. This thing is crazy fast and sounds like heaven.

The worst part about the car? The fan fare that it attracts. Drivers will weave through traffic to pull up next to me and then look at the car rather than their lane and the curve coming up. People roll down their windows and try to shout at me. On the highway.
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That sucks. You should move to SoCal, no one will do that, ever.
 
I'm going to have to deal with the infamous melting interior. 😀

I'll either deal with the parts myself: remove, clean with solvent, plasti-dip or respray ...

Or go with http://stickynomore.com/. An entire niche market built on sticky Ferrari interiors.
 
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