Ferrari Crashes

Gentlemen,

I have just spent sometime looking at the www.supercarcrashes.com

Wow what a large group of 360s and F355s that have been crashed. I forget who started the thread on handling and driving a performance car. But some of those pictures are a good indication as to what can go wrong if you get in over your head.

I also have watched some of the BestMotoring Videos. I love seeing how different performance cars compare to each other. What are their strong points and weaknesses. It is amazing to see them being driven by professional drivers and what they think of the way each car handles on the track.

Anyway, to my point. It struck me that as performance cars have gotten more powerful and easier to drive it becomes apparent that some owners are not prepared or capable to handle their sportscar. And again I forgot who started this topic but one of the BestMotoring Drivers said that the 360 is tricky when you push it to it's handling limits. And here is a driver on a race track saying it is tricky / difficult.

I consider myself a good sporstcar driver and even I would not say I am able to extract the full performance out of a 360. I love discovering my limit and learning but I challenge myself on the race track where it is safer or large empty spaces where I can't hurt someone else.

Anyway, I wanted to reply to the issue of handling and performance. And yes mid engine cars handle differently than rear engined(911s) but the principals of performance driving don't change. You need to be able to sense and feel how a car handles and how it reacts to your inputs. This makes driving it at speed more fun and safer. I love when I down shift correctly and hit a corner perfectly it is such a feeling I can't find enough words to describe it.

Any thoughts are greatly welcome.

Thank You and Happy Driving