Big thumbs up for 6th Gear car experience days
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Just want to say today I had a drive of a Lamborgini Murcielago 640.
What an amazing car, and it was a manual which was great too. I've driven a 360 and a Gallardo before and didn't really connect with the flappy paddles in the short term you have driving the car. The driving instructor kept on telling me to push the car too which was a great thing. Had a grumpy instructor last time which made the experience not the best.
Couple of pictures
Also seen a Ferrari F40, Aston Martin Vantage and an R8 V10 Spyder around the Stoke area. First spot of a F40 on the road!
What an amazing car, and it was a manual which was great too. I've driven a 360 and a Gallardo before and didn't really connect with the flappy paddles in the short term you have driving the car. The driving instructor kept on telling me to push the car too which was a great thing. Had a grumpy instructor last time which made the experience not the best.
Couple of pictures
Also seen a Ferrari F40, Aston Martin Vantage and an R8 V10 Spyder around the Stoke area. First spot of a F40 on the road!
You had a much, much better time with the weather than me then.
I drove the 360 and Gallardo at the same place (Bruntingthorpe I'm assuming?) and it pissed it down for most of the day.
Great day out though, don't get long in the cars but how often do you get to drive such a thing?
Think I'll be jumping in that LP640 next time round, absolute beast of a thing.
I drove the 360 and Gallardo at the same place (Bruntingthorpe I'm assuming?) and it pissed it down for most of the day.
Great day out though, don't get long in the cars but how often do you get to drive such a thing?
Think I'll be jumping in that LP640 next time round, absolute beast of a thing.
F1GTRUeno said:
You had a much, much better time with the weather than me then.
I drove the 360 and Gallardo at the same place (Bruntingthorpe I'm assuming?) and it pissed it down for most of the day.
Great day out though, don't get long in the cars but how often do you get to drive such a thing?
Think I'll be jumping in that LP640 next time round, absolute beast of a thing.
I drove the Gallardo and the 360 round the corner at the 3 Sisters track. Really didn't get on with the Gallardo flappy paddles and the instructors was a narky sod.I drove the 360 and Gallardo at the same place (Bruntingthorpe I'm assuming?) and it pissed it down for most of the day.
Great day out though, don't get long in the cars but how often do you get to drive such a thing?
Think I'll be jumping in that LP640 next time round, absolute beast of a thing.
Yes it was Bruntingthorpe
Wasn't much space for the missus to take pictures of me in the car because the viewing area is set back from the track so I bought the pictures. I guess that's a big positive for the owners as more people will pay for pictures then.
Not a bad track the way they have set it out, nothing hardcore but the places they have created chicanes when it gets to your 2nd or 3rd lap you find yourself pushing the car more the previous lap.
I was trying to sell the experience a month ago for £75 and nobody would buy it. I'm glad nobody did now as it's an amazing car.
If my numbers come in on the lottery i'll be getting the 670sv haha
Yep, that's LP07 EVO - I drove it at one of their days at Chobham earlier in the year.
Cracking car and nice to be encouraged to 'push' it rather than 'change up' for once! Gearbox certainly took some effort but what an engine - have to say it sounds better from the outside though (as most cars generally do!).
Good guys despite pushing overly hard for the damage waiver insurance before the drive.
Cracking car and nice to be encouraged to 'push' it rather than 'change up' for once! Gearbox certainly took some effort but what an engine - have to say it sounds better from the outside though (as most cars generally do!).
Good guys despite pushing overly hard for the damage waiver insurance before the drive.
ShampooEfficient said:
Is that the Evo one?
Looks a cracking day out, nice one!
Yer LP07 EVO Looks a cracking day out, nice one!
the one Simon George has a huge online diary about online.These kind of experiences aren't really a day out, more an hour but for the £100 I paid for being around a Murcielago and driving it it was a bargain.
Big step up now to the Palmersport days due to already having drove an Audi R8, Ferrari 360 and a Lamborghini Gallardo.
bencollins4 said:
Yep, that's LP07 EVO - I drove it at one of their days at Chobham earlier in the year.
Cracking car and nice to be encouraged to 'push' it rather than 'change up' for once! Gearbox certainly took some effort but what an engine - have to say it sounds better from the outside though (as most cars generally do!).
Good guys despite pushing overly hard for the damage waiver insurance before the drive.
Definitely ALOT of emphasis pushed on the insurance waiver. I didn't pay it due to doing others before and if you are sensible and don't think you are Lewis Hamilton then I don't think it's needed.Cracking car and nice to be encouraged to 'push' it rather than 'change up' for once! Gearbox certainly took some effort but what an engine - have to say it sounds better from the outside though (as most cars generally do!).
Good guys despite pushing overly hard for the damage waiver insurance before the drive.
The lady meantioned that the wing mirrors cost £2K each a couple of times
Simons got it great being able to drive it out on the road and on road trips. Just an amazing car. I can't think how great a 670 SV looks like.
CraigMST said:
Definitely ALOT of emphasis pushed on the insurance waiver. I didn't pay it due to doing others before and if you are sensible and don't think you are Lewis Hamilton then I don't think it's needed.
The lady meantioned that the wing mirrors cost £2K each a couple of times
Simons got it great being able to drive it out on the road and on road trips. Just an amazing car. I can't think how great a 670 SV looks like.
She said exactly the same to me about the V8 Vantage.The lady meantioned that the wing mirrors cost £2K each a couple of times
Simons got it great being able to drive it out on the road and on road trips. Just an amazing car. I can't think how great a 670 SV looks like.
"Just to warn you, even a small item like a wing mirror can cost upwards of two grand"
I didn't pay it, still enjoyed it even if it was a bit tame.
CraigMST said:
Definitely ALOT of emphasis pushed on the insurance waiver. I didn't pay it due to doing others before and if you are sensible and don't think you are Lewis Hamilton then I don't think it's needed.
The lady meantioned that the wing mirrors cost £2K each a couple of times
Simons got it great being able to drive it out on the road and on road trips. Just an amazing car. I can't think how great a 670 SV looks like.
Didn't the owner remove a door mirror reversing into his garage, either from this car or the orange predecessor?The lady meantioned that the wing mirrors cost £2K each a couple of times
Simons got it great being able to drive it out on the road and on road trips. Just an amazing car. I can't think how great a 670 SV looks like.
Very interesting to hear your feedback. I've been browsing their website a lot recently. I'd never heard of them until I was heading back from working in nice and I sat next to what I assume we're the two owners, after the lady started her iPad and started to view/ edit all the bookings and staffing levels etc....
Jimmy No Hands said:
She said exactly the same to me about the V8 Vantage.
"Just to warn you, even a small item like a wing mirror can cost upwards of two grand"
I didn't pay it, still enjoyed it even if it was a bit tame.
I was too mesmerised by what she looked like to pay attention to what she said, ended up just paying for it."Just to warn you, even a small item like a wing mirror can cost upwards of two grand"
I didn't pay it, still enjoyed it even if it was a bit tame.
They sure know how to appeal to the people that go driving there.
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