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Old 06-14-2006, 03:37 PM   #1
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Default How to properly test a Ferrari 599...



Pics source: http://www.rennteam.com
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It is this exact spot, where the monument sits at the end of a rock wall, that photographer Valente decides to set up a cornering shot. We run a few passes for the camera, the 599s electronic stability control dutifully keeping the rear end behind the front. On the third try, Valente asks, Can you get the tail out a bit more?
If one could reach back through the veil of time and change the past, it would be at this point that my hand would be prevented from reaching down to the manettino, the steering-wheel switch governing the stability control, and shutting it off. Coming back up, I flick the steering wheel to unload the inside rear tire and goose the throttle, the car whipsawing in a screech of rubber. First one way
and then the other. The last milliseconds before impact are busy with desperate corrections, but the 599 swipes the wall with a nauseating crunch. Valentes face is blanched as I clump to a stop, the world suddenly deathly silent.
Source: Caranddriver
Link: http://www.caranddriver.com/pr....html
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Old 06-14-2006, 03:45 PM   #2
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Waste! Thats totally wrecked!
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Old 06-15-2006, 02:02 PM   #3
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How much more stupid can you be? When you're driving a car of this caliber, don't you treat it with some respect and care?
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Old 06-15-2006, 03:30 PM   #4
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In all fairness, journalists test cars this way routinely; but drivers really need to respect the power and the limits of these cars, especially off the track. Remember when that journalist died when he wrecked a Diablo GT a few years back?
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