Nice Stradale

damn, very nice, how does it handle public roads?

 

is that Ipwich rd?, if so im surprised it didnt shake itself to bits or at the very least have a bogan run into you all

 

So Scud, what was the big secret surrounding the car? Was it the new Sydney CS that was on offer a couple of months ago or not?

 

nutbag.

 

good to see you finally get it, and what a stunning car it is The looks are one thing but the sound is also absolutely stunning - great stuff and I'm sure you'll have plenty of fun with it

 

nice pics john. where do I start . car feels very flat through corners , brakes are brilliant , anyone getting a 430 spend the cash on CCB's . they pull the car up and have a beautiful feel under foot, exhaust note is race car sound , very different to a normal 360 with a tubi exhaust , very quiet in the cab while driving at normal speed , car just feels a lot tighter/stronger through the steering wheel , you feel very confident taking on twisty roads at high speed as i did coming down mt glorious today. much easier to drive quick on the road compared to the GT2 / GT3 which dart all over the place and is easier to get yourself in trouble . i will reserve my judgement a little until i take her out to QR next month to see if I am quicker than the porsches . the photos don't do the car justice. when you get scuderia beside corsa you can see a huge difference in the colours. scuderia is really the only colour that fits the CS spot on. if i had to choose only 1 set of keys , i would take the CS . maybe a little biased as i have only had her for 36 hours. in all honesty it really needs more torque but i will work on that . i will add further comments once i have had more miles on the clock . I will endeavour to take some high res pics soon of all three cars together.
see u all later.
scud

 

no , this one is aussie compliant and had a previous owner

 

ash take a GT2 for a spin and you will understand what i mean about HP ( 465 ) and torque ( 620nm ) f**king insane

 

I've done a serious number of laps instructing from the passenger seat in a stradale at Sandown. All I can say is that is one car that floats my boat. It is raw, uninhibited and pure. It is a drivers car and, although it's performance will be down on a 430, it will give a h-u-g-e-l-y greater thrill at a track day. The easiest analogy for anyone familiar with two wheels is to compare a GP 250 bike with a superbike - sure the superbike's got more grunt and is quicker in a straight line but watch out when that 250's on the boil fatso!

 

Yes, but a Superbike still laps a couple of seconds faster at the National level. You also ride the 250 from the front wheel and the Superbike from the rear. Neither is better/worse, just different.

 

So Mark, have you driven a 360 on track??

Driving is driving I know, but I know enough about 360's to know they have lots of "nuances" that the passenger seat won't communicate to you very well...

And to instruct in a car you haven't driven (much or at all) must be VERY difficult.

 

And you should NEVER compare 2 wheels to 4...

Anything that falls over if you walk away from it, is by definition, trying to kill you.

 

Keh??? there is no national level 250 GP class in Oz anymore so naturally stuperbikes with factory backing will lap faster at a national level. Sheez.

All I was saying was that I like the focus of the 360CS in comparison to the 'normal' road cars. It's a great driver's car and one that you must really be able to drive to get the most out of. It is not like a 550/575 where blind freddie can make it go fast because it's so forgiving- you have to drive a CS to really cut the mustard.

 

Don't get your knickers in a bunch, I have a TZ250GP bike and a Ducati 999 race bike that was run in the Aussie superbike and Pro Twins championships. Superbikes have alwayd been faster than GP's in Oz. A properly setup Superbike is no less challenging to ride than a 250, infact the reverse is actually true from my experience.

 

No knickers in bunches here (also a damn good thing I didn't make some rash statement about 'have you ever ridden a real 250 bucko??' hehe)

Anyway, I'll always take a more focussed car/bike over a compromised one any day - even if it is slower. Same deal why I bought the 348CH over a 355 - the 348 was harder to drive but way more rewarding IMHO.

 

Come on down to an Events O'Neill day at Sandown. You'll not only get me but Matt Coleman and Allan Simonsen thrown in as well (and if you ever want a fast lap in an F car ask Scotty what Allan's like as a driver !

 

When's the next O'Neill day? Well organised, as much track time as you can poke a stick at. I love the open pit format.
For an even greater thrill, try Allan at the Island!

 

well i guess seeing as you're busy with your CS i could be persuaded to look after your GT2 for a while. for a modest fee i'll drive it round the block on weekends and give it a spit-shine.

rock on

 

Next one is not until 19 July at this stage. Luke is frantically trying to get an extra date before then - need someone else to cancel though...