Drive A Ferrari Thrill For Only £99
- The Ferrari Thrill is the chance for drivers to appreciate the evocative Ferrari 360 or 550 dependent on which car is available on the day.
- Fantastic 1.8 mile purpose built circuit at Prestwold Hall, Leicestershire.
- Qualified ARDS racing Instructors.
- Welcome, introduction and briefing on circuit driving techniques
- 4 miles demonstration with instructor driving BMW Alpina D3.
- 7 miles driving a Ferrari 360 or 550
- Individual Driving Certificate.
Additional Details:
Courses start at a range of times on selected Saturdays and weekdays through until December 2008. Your experience will last for 40-60 minutes. Extra driving laps and passenger rides can be purchased on the day.
Location
Prestwold Hall, Leicestershire
On-site catering is available on the day.
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Ferrari 550 Maranello. This car is actually a bit unusual. It is one of the last 550s built prior to the introduction of the 2002 575M (which features Ferrari's popular F1-style transmission). Although delivered to the dealership in January 2002, our 550 is still a 2001 model. (Ferrari is probably the only manufacturer that unabashedly ships model year vehicles that lag behind the calendar year.)
Ferrari billed the 550 as the successor to the F512M (a mid-engined supercar itself based on the 512 TR and the earlier Testarossa). Both are two-seaters, but in our mind the 550 has more in common with Ferrari's 456 than the 512. Both feature front-engined rear-wheel-drive design, as opposed to the 512's mid-engine. The 550 also uses a modified 456 platform and V12 engine that makes 485 hp at 7,000 rpm and 421 pound-feet of torque at 5,000 rpm. Either way, Ferrari claims that the 550 offers the superior track performance of the 512, combined with the livability of the 456.
To experience what a Ferrari is like, you need to drive a Ferrari 550 .
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To experience what a Ferrari is like, you need to drive a Ferrari 550
Things are a bit different with a Ferrari. First off, simply finding a new Ferrari is a challenge. Worldwide production is currently capped at 4,000 units. For most models, demand exceeds supply and waiting lists are the norm. (One exception is the 456. This 2+2 GT is regarded more highly in Europe than the USA and is due for a revamp in the next couple of years. Currently, it can be purchased for a substantial discount from sticker.) With the exception of the 456, there is a vibrant secondary marketplace for almost-new pre-owned Ferraris.
Ferrari North America actively discourages its dealers from selling cars above sticker. This results in dealers often asking customers to assign the dealer a "right of first refusal" (which is the right to have the first opportunity to buy back a vehicle they've sold to a customer). As we said, things are a bit different in the world of Ferraris.
A black 550 has a decidedly menacing appearance — something reinforced when starting the car. A 550 with the standard exhaust system sounds quite refined. The Tubi Style exhaust system sounds completely different — especially at idle. Imagine a cross between a Harley Davidson and Honda super bike exhaust, and you get the idea. If you want to get people's attention, a Tubi system will do the trick. Tubi systems are very popular options for Ferraris, but to our ears, the novelty may wear out quickly.
The second thing we noticed about drive a ferrari 550 is that it is a comfortable car. The steering is manually adjustable for rake and tilt. The gauges are large and in a direct line of sight. The seats are electrically adjustable for tilt, fore and aft, seat-back recline and lumbar, while large side bolsters and headrests are manually adjustable.
The Ferrari 575M Maranello is a two seat, two door, grand tourer car built by Ferrari. Launched in 2002, it is essentially an updated Ferrari 550 featuring minor styling changes from Pininfarina and a renewed interior, but with substantial improvements inside, including bigger brake discs, a larger and more powerful engine, a different weight distribution, refined aerodynamics and fluid-dynamics and an adaptive suspension set-up (the four independent suspensions are also controlled by the gearbox, to minimize pitch throughout the 200-milliseconds gear shift). Two six-speed transmissions are available, a conventional manual gearbox and, for the first time on a Ferrari V12, Magneti Marelli's semi-automatic (sequential) 'F1' gearbox. The model number refers to the engine's capacity in litres, whilst the 'M' is an abbreviation of 'modificato' or 'modified'.
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