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2013-04-30 01:01
in Cars, Ncars
I did that event a couple of years ago, and figured it would be fun to do it again. Some coworkers and I met at club sportiva in San Jose:
![many cars in their shop many cars in their shop](/blogimg/10/thumb1024_010_ClubSportiva.jpg)
many cars in their shop
![how many lotuses do you need? :) how many lotuses do you need? :)](/blogimg/11/thumb1024_011_ClubSportiva.jpg)
how many lotuses do you need? :)
![drivers meeting drivers meeting](/blogimg/12/thumb1024_012_ClubSportiva.jpg)
drivers meeting
![car lineup car lineup](/blogimg/23/thumb1024_023_Drive_Departure.jpg)
car lineup
And here are the cars I drove in sequence:
Lamborghini LP560 (4WD V10) which was new for me.
The Lambo did quite well in the twisties, and the sound was quite nice. The traction control felt good, better than I thought it was.
![](/blogimg/26/thumb1024_026_Drive_Departure.jpg)
![](/blogimg/10/thumb1024_110_Lambo_LP560-4.jpg)
Lotus Elise (stick shift), same I drove last time.
Unfortunately, I only got to drive it on the top of skyline, which is not what this car is built for. It definitely felt raw, a bit cramped, even for me, and if something is going to be wrong on the road or you, it is _not_ going to help you :)
![](/blogimg/32/thumb1024_032_Drive_Stop1.jpg)
![](/blogimg/33/thumb1024_033_Drive_Stop1.jpg)
![](/blogimg/30/thumb1024_030_Drive_Stop1.jpg)
![](/blogimg/03/thumb1024_203_Lotus.jpg)
Nissan GTR (4WD turbo), also new for me
Nice lineup at the Mountain House, where I switched to the GTR, just in time for twisties downhill. The GTR did quite well, it definitely allowed me to push it, and definitely felt safe. I was fairly impressed with it:
![](/blogimg/51/thumb1024_051_Drive_Stop3.jpg)
![](/blogimg/10/thumb1024_310_GTR.jpg)
![plenty of gadgets and graphs, I love those :) plenty of gadgets and graphs, I love those :)](/blogimg/13/thumb1024_313_GTR.jpg)
plenty of gadgets and graphs, I love those :)
![](/blogimg/15/thumb1024_315_GTR.jpg)
![](/blogimg/26/thumb1024_326_GTR.jpg)
Porsche 911 (4WD turbo), another new one.
When we made it to the ocean, I got to switch to the 911. While I didn't love it, it behaved quite well in the uphill twisties:
![](/blogimg/60/thumb1024_060_Drive_Stop4.jpg)
![](/blogimg/61/thumb1024_061_Drive_Stop4.jpg)
![](/blogimg/10/thumb1024_410_Porsche_911.jpg)
![](/blogimg/12/thumb1024_412_Porsche_911.jpg)
![and it has room for people in the... actually it doesn't :) and it has room for people in the... actually it doesn't :)](/blogimg/13/thumb1024_413_Porsche_911.jpg)
and it has room for people in the... actually it doesn't :)
![](/blogimg/15/thumb1024_415_Porsche_911.jpg)
![](/blogimg/00/thumb1024_400_Porsche_911.jpg)
![](/blogimg/16/thumb1024_416_Porsche_911.jpg)
Maserati was the same I drove last time.
I again got it for cruising on top of Skyline. It felt a bit sluggish with the extra weight it's carrying, I wonder how it would have done in real turns. I'm guessing it does reasonably well. Its brakes were very good.
![](/blogimg/16/thumb1024_516_Maserati.jpg)
![](/blogimg/11/thumb1024_511_Maserati.jpg)
Audi R8 V8 (stick shift) was last
While it was the same I drove last time, I quite like this car. It did very well downhill in 9, sounded good and felt planted and safe, and its brakes were also quite effective.
![](/blogimg/10/thumb1024_610_Audi-R8.jpg)
![](/blogimg/11/thumb1024_611_Audi-R8.jpg)
![](/blogimg/12/thumb1024_612_Audi-R8.jpg)
Unfortunately, the loop we got was shorter compared to the one we did the previous time, and there was a pace car in the front, so even when the road was empty, it held me up a little bit :), so I just gave everyone some space and room before going myself to get a bit of clear road. |
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