sameerrao
07-29-2004, 01:43 PM
Yesterday I met up with two guys from the Ferrari chat site. We started off at 290W and headed out to some country roads out there on the West side of Houston.
First I looked in my garage to see which Ferrari I need to bring to the meet. It was a tough decision and I took a good ten minutes to pick up the right one - The Enzo got the nod at the last minute :D
http://img68.exs.cx/img68/3945/DSCN3706-2.th.jpg (http://img68.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img68&image=DSCN3706-2.jpg)
That settled then I ambled over to the meeting point. I saw the 1984 308 QV first - it had a T-Top
http://img68.exs.cx/img68/8775/DSCN3696-2.th.jpg (http://img68.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img68&image=DSCN3696-2.jpg)
- note my Enzo on roof of my S4 - it was in the Space shuttle transporter mode :lol:
Some more pics of the QV
http://img68.exs.cx/img68/8522/DSCN3693.th.jpg (http://img68.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img68&image=DSCN3693.jpg)
http://img68.exs.cx/img68/2710/DSCN3692.th.jpg (http://img68.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img68&image=DSCN3692.jpg)
http://img68.exs.cx/img68/6618/DSCN3695.th.jpg (http://img68.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img68&image=DSCN3695.jpg)
An engine bay snap ... 240 bhp in a real light chassis ...
http://img68.exs.cx/img68/5901/DSCN3694.th.jpg (http://img68.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img68&image=DSCN3694.jpg)
And finally the other guy turned up ... in a late 70s 308 GTB - with carbs - had similar power to the newer fuel injected car.
http://img68.exs.cx/img68/8250/DSCN3698.th.jpg (http://img68.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img68&image=DSCN3698.jpg)
the two together ... beautiful aren't they
http://img68.exs.cx/img68/1879/DSCN3699.th.jpg (http://img68.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img68&image=DSCN3699.jpg)
And then we went for the drive - this was my view for the most part - they are really fast 20 year old cars... :D
http://img68.exs.cx/img68/5408/DSCN3702.th.jpg (http://img68.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img68&image=DSCN3702.jpg)
About the drive ...
I was really impressed with the speed of those two F-cars. On acceleration they were on par with me. I could keep up with them by changing up at 6000 rpm or so. They cornered very well - I could sense my car fidgeting a little in the bends at the speeds they were going at. But they didn't walk away too far from me. We were going through a lot of tight corners 15 mph, 20 mph at much higher speeds
It was their braking that impressed me the most .. they were able to stop really well and gained quite a few feet on me. There was this section where we went from 90mph and had slow down into a 15 mph corner. My brake pedal was on the floor and I wasn't really getting much feel or confidence from it. I thereafter took it easy on the brakes and used a lot more engine braking to slow down.
Keep in mind that these are 20+ year old cars costing around $25-30K they are cool deal. I know servicing is expensive, but if you drive these cars regularly you should be fine. They have about 240 bhp and are pretty light. If anyone is looking for a weekend/occassional car this needs to be on your list.
I need to eventually do something about my brakes - maybe better lines and fluid for starters.
It was a memorable day and I have been gratefully invited to their driving day list - so next time I was told that a F355 and another 308 is likely to show up. I can't wait....
First I looked in my garage to see which Ferrari I need to bring to the meet. It was a tough decision and I took a good ten minutes to pick up the right one - The Enzo got the nod at the last minute :D
http://img68.exs.cx/img68/3945/DSCN3706-2.th.jpg (http://img68.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img68&image=DSCN3706-2.jpg)
That settled then I ambled over to the meeting point. I saw the 1984 308 QV first - it had a T-Top
http://img68.exs.cx/img68/8775/DSCN3696-2.th.jpg (http://img68.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img68&image=DSCN3696-2.jpg)
- note my Enzo on roof of my S4 - it was in the Space shuttle transporter mode :lol:
Some more pics of the QV
http://img68.exs.cx/img68/8522/DSCN3693.th.jpg (http://img68.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img68&image=DSCN3693.jpg)
http://img68.exs.cx/img68/2710/DSCN3692.th.jpg (http://img68.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img68&image=DSCN3692.jpg)
http://img68.exs.cx/img68/6618/DSCN3695.th.jpg (http://img68.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img68&image=DSCN3695.jpg)
An engine bay snap ... 240 bhp in a real light chassis ...
http://img68.exs.cx/img68/5901/DSCN3694.th.jpg (http://img68.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img68&image=DSCN3694.jpg)
And finally the other guy turned up ... in a late 70s 308 GTB - with carbs - had similar power to the newer fuel injected car.
http://img68.exs.cx/img68/8250/DSCN3698.th.jpg (http://img68.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img68&image=DSCN3698.jpg)
the two together ... beautiful aren't they
http://img68.exs.cx/img68/1879/DSCN3699.th.jpg (http://img68.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img68&image=DSCN3699.jpg)
And then we went for the drive - this was my view for the most part - they are really fast 20 year old cars... :D
http://img68.exs.cx/img68/5408/DSCN3702.th.jpg (http://img68.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img68&image=DSCN3702.jpg)
About the drive ...
I was really impressed with the speed of those two F-cars. On acceleration they were on par with me. I could keep up with them by changing up at 6000 rpm or so. They cornered very well - I could sense my car fidgeting a little in the bends at the speeds they were going at. But they didn't walk away too far from me. We were going through a lot of tight corners 15 mph, 20 mph at much higher speeds
It was their braking that impressed me the most .. they were able to stop really well and gained quite a few feet on me. There was this section where we went from 90mph and had slow down into a 15 mph corner. My brake pedal was on the floor and I wasn't really getting much feel or confidence from it. I thereafter took it easy on the brakes and used a lot more engine braking to slow down.
Keep in mind that these are 20+ year old cars costing around $25-30K they are cool deal. I know servicing is expensive, but if you drive these cars regularly you should be fine. They have about 240 bhp and are pretty light. If anyone is looking for a weekend/occassional car this needs to be on your list.
I need to eventually do something about my brakes - maybe better lines and fluid for starters.
It was a memorable day and I have been gratefully invited to their driving day list - so next time I was told that a F355 and another 308 is likely to show up. I can't wait....