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graywolf624 04-29-2005 04:04 PM

Suddenly I find myself reaching for my check book
 
http://theexperiencestore.com/produc...roducts_id=226

*must resist temptation.. must resist temptation

Toronto 04-29-2005 04:12 PM

there are tonnes of these all over the world.
one near toronto,
and plenty in the states :wink:

graywolf624 04-29-2005 04:15 PM

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there are tonnes of these all over the world.
one near toronto,
and plenty in the states
There are tons of opportunities to drive a F1 car around a race track? Maybe you should enlighten me since this is the first I've heard of it.

Perhaps provide a link cause right now Im checking flight prices to southern France.

Look at it again, its not that its a racing school considering I know several racing instructors and have been to a few of them. Its what your driving. There can't be tonnes cause there arent tonnes of f1 cars in the world. Even ones from 1991.

ferrarif1fan89 04-29-2005 08:08 PM

do you get to drive that ferrari in the picture?

graywolf624 04-29-2005 08:22 PM

Im guessing based on other articles on the school you get to drive one of 2 Arrows Ford-A20 or 3 AGS- Ford 2002/2003.
http://www.buemi.ch/anglais/presse.htm
http://www.worldtempus.com/images2/t..._04_0715_3.jpg

zr2man99 04-29-2005 08:44 PM

Damn, if I only was a millionaire, that experience site would be my first bookmark.

DeMoN 04-29-2005 09:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Toronto
there are tonnes of these all over the world.
one near toronto,
and plenty in the states :wink:

Man can you tell me one that is close from Melbourne,Florida zip 32901?

I want a race track, Driving school, or stunt driving school.

graywolf624 04-29-2005 09:19 PM

Demon, if your willing to drive you have a few options.

I personally like Panoz race school at road atlanta in atlanta.

Cost is about 200 a day if I recall, bring your own car.

Other option, in al.. Little taladega.. Technically a motorcycle track but a few times a year they open it to a open track school day. Lots of runoff, and perhaps a little less scary then road atlanta for the beginner.

Unfortunatley, both of these are a long way from driving someone elses car(which is harder to find but can be found in the midwest, Id love to do the lotus elise one). Even further from an f1 car..

Skip barber at sebring, hemestead miami, and daytona. The nascrap courses all have infield courses that actually are suprisingly affective for begininers.. lots of runoff.

gucom 04-30-2005 10:12 AM

http://www.ascari.net/guests/main.php
this is nice too :D they've got formula cars, dunno if those are F1, if i put in more than 10 seconds of searching i might just find out :P but im lazy...
I guess u all know the Ascari KZ1, nice car, comes with membership of the resort (or the other way round, dunno...thinking bout it, i think its the other way round :wink: )
it might just be a bit out of reach for us mortals tho :(

twboy1999 04-30-2005 10:15 AM

there is soemthing like this near toronto
but the price is over 10k+

DeMoN 04-30-2005 12:08 PM

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Originally Posted by graywolf624
Demon, if your willing to drive you have a few options.

I personally like Panoz race school at road atlanta in atlanta.

Cost is about 200 a day if I recall, bring your own car.

Other option, in al.. Little taladega.. Technically a motorcycle track but a few times a year they open it to a open track school day. Lots of runoff, and perhaps a little less scary then road atlanta for the beginner.

Unfortunatley, both of these are a long way from driving someone elses car(which is harder to find but can be found in the midwest, Id love to do the lotus elise one). Even further from an f1 car..

Skip barber at sebring, hemestead miami, and daytona. The nascrap courses all have infield courses that actually are suprisingly affective for begininers.. lots of runoff.

Do you have a webpage for that? Georgia is one state up, I guess I could handle putting mileage on my baby for a good reason. I know what you mean about Daytona. I dont even want to lose my time. In orlando there is a "Speedway Track" which is a drag strip and nothing else... waste of time... Daytona... going round and round isnt fun either.

graywolf624 05-01-2005 01:18 AM

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Daytona... going round and round isnt fun either.
From what I hear they have a rather rudimentary infield road course. Not the greatest though.

Here is panoz school website:
http://www.panozracingschool.com/home/home.aspx
track days are use your own car.
racing is use theirs.

Toronto 05-01-2005 03:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by graywolf624
Quote:

there are tonnes of these all over the world.
one near toronto,
and plenty in the states
There are tons of opportunities to drive a F1 car around a race track? Maybe you should enlighten me since this is the first I've heard of it.

Perhaps provide a link cause right now Im checking flight prices to southern France.

Look at it again, its not that its a racing school considering I know several racing instructors and have been to a few of them. Its what your driving. There can't be tonnes cause there arent tonnes of f1 cars in the world. Even ones from 1991.

yes there are 1000's of f1 cars. you can even buy them (you think it is the same car for the whole year?)

http://www.racingschools.com/imecorp/formula_list.shtml - check this out, I know there are much more, you just have to look. I will have to go and find my old f1 mags to get more info. but then again there is google :D

graywolf624 05-01-2005 10:59 AM

Toronto, most of those aren't f1 cars. Most are formula cars. There is a difference. If I wanted a formula car Id build a formula mazda for about 30 grand. (Of the sites on that website only 2 of them provide f1 cars: f1 international and aintree)

Yes you can buy an f1, but not for 2000 dollars.

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1000's of f1 cars
I'll bet you good money their aren't thousands of f1 cars. Their are multiple cars but ID be severely suprised if it numbered more then 4-5 cars per manufacturer per year. Factor in the multiple ones that bit the dust or are in museums and you'd prolly be hard pressed to find a few 100 available. Factor in those held privately and you come up with maybe 3-4 companies in the world that provide the service we are talking about.

Toronto 05-01-2005 05:47 PM

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I'll bet you good money their aren't thousands of f1 cars. Their are multiple cars but ID be severely suprised if it numbered more then 4-5 cars per manufacturer per year. Factor in the multiple ones that bit the dust or are in museums and you'd prolly be hard pressed to find a few 100 available. Factor in those held privately and you come up with maybe 3-4 companies in the world that provide the service we are talking about.
mmmmmm..... simple math

50years of f1 x 10 teams (atleast) x 2 cars a team = 1,000, now ad in the extra teams, cars a year and .....
sorry I can't find any of my old mags (think I gave them to my brother) but I know they are at least 3-4 on this side of the pond that rent them out.


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