5.0
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8 reviews
I decided to book this experience as a gift for my husband, and none of us was disappointed. Since the test-drive is out of town, we also booked a hotel pick-up and drop-off. Here are his thoughts on the experience:
The overall experience is highly positive, starting from the pick-up and till the drop-off. Oren, the instructor and also the person who picked us up from the hotel, was very friendly and helpful. The briefing he gave was very clear and on point. And when the time came to go on the track, the feeling of driving the insanely powerful yet elegant Ferrari 458 Italia was truly extraordinary. The track has many turns which let you experience the great handling of the car, and practice on entering and exiting turns, and has one straight that lets you floor the pedal and feel all 570 horses propel you to the next turn.
What a great experience! They even arranged round trip transportation of us to get to the track. My 13 year old son rode with a driver and said this was an experience of a lifetime. GoPro videos are great!
It was very exciting, fun and safe! I couldn't expect more from driving a legendary Ferrari 458.Nice and friendly crew and a very experienced instructor. I'm looking forward to go back and do more laps!
What can I say?! It is pretty much everything you hope it will be. I don't know what the pictures in your head are when you are considering this event, but it'll be close, so go with it!
I personally own a couple of Porsche 911 and a V8 twin-turbo Maserati Quattroporte, so a Ferrari 458 isn't a big distance away in terms of feel and driving experience.... theoretically. In practice, the gap between each 'flavour' of SuperCar is more than big enough to make this 458 experience well worth the effort and expense, perhaps embellished considerably by the fact that you can hammer it to the extent of your personal capabilities on a race track. It certainly isn't what I get a chance to do every day, so I bought 2 extra laps and I'm very happy with the day.
If you are a good 'everyday driver' whatever you imagine that to be but have no experience with Italian SuperCars, then the 458 will be a really BIG distance from your normal, and this will be an especially awesome experience to remember.... and brag about -- C'mon! You know you're going to!
My only disappointment is that by the end of 5 laps I was just getting into the rythm of how the car moved, gripped, and powered on that track, and like you will, I was getting faster and smoother with each circuit.... and then it was over. Hmmph! So I guess I'll have to come back for more -- I bet you do too.