RE: Duelling Ferrari F50s: Time For Coffee?
Discussion
MDubyaB said:
Any more real info on who these jammy buggers are?
The cars and the country estate are all owned by Jon Hunt who sold Foxtons extras agents for many millions.The cars are usually driven by his son Harry Hunt and friends.
Jon Hunt:
Edited by NinjaPower on Wednesday 10th April 10:00
NinjaPower said:
MDubyaB said:
Any more real info on who these jammy buggers are?
The cars and the country estate are all owned by Jon Hunt who sold Foxtons extras agents for many millions.The cars are usually driven by his son Harry Hunt and friends.
You can see the garages to the left of the house (Heveningham Hall) on Google Earth - IP19 0PN
BobTurner said:
W00DY said:
The whole thing seemed a bit lame.
The hooning wasn't particularly exciting and the tug of war was utterly dull.
Vapid, is, I believe, the appropriate adjective.The hooning wasn't particularly exciting and the tug of war was utterly dull.
They might garner a more enthusiastic response from those that appreciate the machinery if they were to do something interesting - like pitch up at an open hill climb event or a Goodwood sprint with some numbers and a crash hat...and do the maximum attack thing...
Just to add, he's also well known for constructing one of London's largest 'cellars' under his Kensington home.
And i quote: "Engineers dug a 22m-deep hole beneath his garden to house a tennis court, pool and gym, as well as an extensive private museum/garage for his collection of vintage Ferraris. The cavernous chamber would be illuminated from above, through the glass floor of a glistening rooftop infinity pool"
Nice!
And i quote: "Engineers dug a 22m-deep hole beneath his garden to house a tennis court, pool and gym, as well as an extensive private museum/garage for his collection of vintage Ferraris. The cavernous chamber would be illuminated from above, through the glass floor of a glistening rooftop infinity pool"
Nice!
Still not sure if I like these or not. Whilst it is great to see cars like this in use, the use they are put to in these videos is closer to abuse in my view than use. As said earlier, seeing them used at a hillclimb or similar would be great, that would be proper use of a car like this.
The consequence of that tow rope snapping would have been very expensive.
The consequence of that tow rope snapping would have been very expensive.
NinjaPower said:
MDubyaB said:
Any more real info on who these jammy buggers are?
The cars and the country estate are all owned by Jon Hunt who sold Foxtons extras agents for many millions.The cars are usually driven by his son Harry Hunt and friends.
Jon Hunt:
Edited by NinjaPower on Wednesday 10th April 10:00
Much better theatrical stuff and filming angles on this. And come on PH...spinning wheels or burnouts or drifting, done properly, should not ruin clutches. If you're clutch is smoking then you're doing it wrong (go down to brands hatch and ask the chaps at drift academy who run their cars all day long like that) 
This kind of stuff stirs the soul and I think honestly, is what 90% of us would spend our time doing if we had the cash or Top Gear would be doing if it had the budget.
Great stuff.
This kind of stuff stirs the soul and I think honestly, is what 90% of us would spend our time doing if we had the cash or Top Gear would be doing if it had the budget.
Great stuff.
Ari said:
Bushi said:
I suppose its easier to pointlessly abuse cars when its not your money.
Quite. However, we would all do it if we had the chance.
:-)
I would give my son a smack on the bum for the Rolls Royce on my lawn (Capability Brown designed) though!
I quite enjoyed that. Much better than the cars being tucked up, wrapped in cotton wool.
So a clutch change on an F50
Step 1, support middle of the car
Step 2, unbolt the rear of the car
Step 3, remove rear 1/4 of car
Step 4, replace clutch
Refitting is reverse of removal.
Labour for this work is quoted at around £1100 +VAT
The parts themselves are around £650 +VAT
So a clutch change on an F50
Step 1, support middle of the car
Step 2, unbolt the rear of the car
Step 3, remove rear 1/4 of car
Step 4, replace clutch
Refitting is reverse of removal.
Labour for this work is quoted at around £1100 +VAT
The parts themselves are around £650 +VAT
jdw1234 said:
I agree. It would be much cooler if it wasn't his dad's cash/cars.
However, we would all do it if we had the chance.
:-)
I would give my son a smack on the bum for the Rolls Royce on my lawn (Capability Brown designed) though!
Lol, I would have possibly done it with my dads car when I was 14, no older, but sadly at the time it was a Cortina estate.However, we would all do it if we had the chance.
:-)
I would give my son a smack on the bum for the Rolls Royce on my lawn (Capability Brown designed) though!
themanwithnoname said:
I quite enjoyed that. Much better than the cars being tucked up, wrapped in cotton wool.
So a clutch change on an F50
Step 1, support middle of the car
Step 2, unbolt the rear of the car
Step 3, remove rear 1/4 of car
Step 4, replace clutch
Refitting is reverse of removal.
Labour for this work is quoted at around £1100 +VAT
The parts themselves are around £650 +VAT
holy crap! surprised at the cost actually, that strikes me as relatively cheap for ferrari/supercar workSo a clutch change on an F50
Step 1, support middle of the car
Step 2, unbolt the rear of the car
Step 3, remove rear 1/4 of car
Step 4, replace clutch
Refitting is reverse of removal.
Labour for this work is quoted at around £1100 +VAT
The parts themselves are around £650 +VAT
andyps said:
Still not sure if I like these or not. Whilst it is great to see cars like this in use, the use they are put to in these videos is closer to abuse in my view than use. As said earlier, seeing them used at a hillclimb or similar would be great, that would be proper use of a car like this.
The consequence of that tow rope snapping would have been very expensive.
And made the video a lot more interesting!The consequence of that tow rope snapping would have been very expensive.
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