In the world of high-performance automobiles there are two kinds of owners. First, there are those who buy an exclusive vehicle, only to hide it away, parked inside an enormous warehouse filled with the rest of their toys. Occasionally, those owners invite a friend or two inside to show off the pieces of automobile and maybe even take the classic out for a Sunday drive. Then there is the kind of sports car owner that just so happen to be a driver. These enthusiasts appreciate their vehicles in a way that the previous group only dreams of. There is nothing like fully stretching your super car’s legs or seeing just how deep into a turn your prized possession can go. For those drivers, there are these magical things called track days, a place where speed junkies can get full use out of their big boy toys.
Top Speed recently attended one of these Saturday afternoon visits to one of our local race tracks where we joined up with Henry Gilbert and got Hooked on Driving. The problem with most track days and even racing schools is the price. Not only is participating in one of these programs expensive, but the amount of actual seat time is rather limited. Most instruction programs will have you sitting in a class room for half of the day and then make you wait around amongst all the other pupils for your brief opportunity to make good on everything you learned earlier on in the day. Not at Hooked on Driving, they do conduct a brief chalk talk for first timers, which are always a good idea, but this track day program is geared towards giving clients the most seat time possible in a safe, responsible environment.
Finally, an office accessory that compliments the $250,000 supercar you show up to work in. Made by the century and a quarter old Scheldoni, the same leather crafters that Ferrari turns uses to make the fitted luggage for all of their road cars, this carbon fiber briefcase is a work of art. Once they receive the finished carbon shell, the artisans get to work lining the case with the finest tanned leather that Italy has to offer. You can show this carbon fiber briefcase off to everyone at your next board meeting for only $4,400. But for me it would be too distracting for me to get any work done.
If you get bored Schedoni also makes a similarly crafted backgammon set complete with titanium pieces for $5,800.
Have you ever wanted to be a race car driver, but are a little hesitant about the inherent dangers associated with hitting a wall at 200 MPH? The designers at Elite Sim Design have just what you are looking for. The problem with traditional simulators is the high cost of ownership. The Elite Racer Pro, is a fully functional racing simulator at a fraction of the price.
Do you have too many big boy toys cluttering up the front yard and not enough space in the garage for you collector car? The English built Cardok is the perfect solution. The unit utilizes a hydraulic lift that allows the storage of one vehicle underground and is strong enough to support a full sized SUV on top. Doubling the amount of parking space. But if you watched the video you already knew that.
The Southern California based company ChaseCam has just developed their latest application for the racetrack. The Dashware program allows you to combine in car footage with data acquisition information to create a custom layout of gauges that allow you to interpret exactly what your car was doing on the racetrack. Considering that ChaseCam has a history providing engineering development to the military, telecomm and biomed technology companies their products have proven themselves in stringent situations.
Midnight Club: Los Angeles is expanding, and on March 12th new downloadable content will be availabe for the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3. The people over at Rockstar Games understand they are known for making some extreme games, so taking MCLA to South Central may have a certain expectation. But this isn’t Midnight Club meets Grand Theft Auto. Instead the violence is left at home, and in its place are some cool custom cars and some serious racing.
The South Central Premium Upgrade is the total South Central experience for Midnight Club: Los Angeles delivering nine new vehicles, 26 new races, 12 new battle maps, 10 new delivery missions, over 100 new red light races, new vinyl packs, new parts, new music and more. This is not going to break the bank either, the cost is $9.99.
One of the most difficult challenges for any automotive enthusiast is how to keep your car looking its best after you have dedicated an entire weekend of washing, waxing and meticulous detailing. Normally the car just ends up sitting in the garage with the cover on the whole time.
To coincide the launch of the Ferrari California, Officine Panerai has introduced a new watch in its "Ferrari Engineered by Officine Panerai" timepiece series.
This one may not be able to unlock your car like the Jaeger LeCoultre for the DBS, but it still looks cool. The main surfaces are finished with a brushed treatment, and the black dial has highlights in "Ferrari Red". Just like the Ferrari California, this watch will also be rare. Only 400 examples will be made.
Everything Italian is sexy, or at least that is the way it is supposed to be. This is the latest design from illustrator Tim Cooper, a potential product to be sold by Tonino Lamborghini. Tonino is the lifestyle brand associated with the automaker that sells everything from Bluetooth headsets to coffeemakers inspired by the flashy Italian automaker.
The stilettos are styled after the Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera and feature details from the actual car including a carbon fiber heel. Everything from headlights and air intakes up front to the scoops on either the side right in front of the heel (for additional cooling of course) are modeled after the road car. The sexiest feature is the black stripe with Supperleggera written in white that follows the contour up the shoe.
The Superleggera (car) featured a 530 HP V10 and would sprint from 0-60 MPH (0-100 km/hr) in 3.8 seconds. There is no performance data at this time, but sprinting in the stilettos is not recommended.
Because Bentley owners can’t be the only ones flaunting their purchase, the computer company Acer has released a new Ferrari "inspired" model. The Ferrari 1200 will be the fourth Acer computer with Ferrari stickers slapped on it. The computer features an AMD Turion X2 Ultra dual-core processor, wide-aspect 12.1 Acer CrystalBrite LCD display, 4 GB of dual-channel DDR2 memory, and enhanced graphics package.
Acer’s has a tendency in the U.S. to find its way into the bargain bin at Wal-Mart, so that may be the reason this laptop is currently only offered in U.K. markets. Once it does come to America, Acer can put you behind the keypad of this prancing horse today for an almost reasonable price (Acer’s Ferrari 1100 goes for about $1,800). But unlike the car, this one is guaranteed to depreciate quickly.
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