F430 Scuderia - 850R! Following the leader.

**Flatout Phil** · Monday 28th June 2010, 23:51

Had an unusual full beans opportunity to follow a Ferrari 430 Scuderia from the lights on a stretch of clear urban motorway up to the speed limit. Well, he was eager to give it some beans off the line and so I thought what the heck. No, not racing, following very briskly. I must say the R surprised me - of course the Ferrari is a very different and much more powerful car - but the car did much better than I thought it would. And BOTH kept within the limit - he must have been holding back quite a bit so he did not go though the limit - but it felt very satisfying nonetheless to know that I could have bought my R fifty times over for the price of one of those and could keep up at full tilt (mine, not his - that would be ludicrous).

But only my car could do it with eight sheets of plywood on the roof and twenty rubbish sacks on board.

The pleasures of estate car motoring.

Not condoning racing, speeding, or reckless driving - none of these were involved in the situation described.

Need to be cut down to size - should come to Avon.

**t5_monkey** · Tuesday 29th June 2010, 07:40

Bear in mind on the road an Aygo could keep up with you if you stuck to the limits

I know this cause I had a banzai Aygo driver do exactly that down a B road when I was sticking to the limits.

Cars like the scud are essentially a waste of cash on the road, but on the circuit - you, me and most other people on the forum would left flopping around like a out of fashion tumbleweed by well driven scud.

personally I'd have a car where i could carry my stuff, and was at least semi-useable on the road - but then I guess if you've got a Scud, you'd probably have some other cars too.

**p fandango** · Tuesday 29th June 2010, 08:13

looks like your not the first Volvo person who likes having a dig at Ferrari lol

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-j7ugKlSEo[/ame]

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPomtwcUBxs[/ame]

**Flatout Phil** · Tuesday 29th June 2010, 08:17

Originally Posted by t5_monkey

Bear in mind on the road an Aygo could keep up with you if you stuck to the limits

I know this cause I had a banzai Aygo driver do exactly that down a B road when I was sticking to the limits.

Cars like the scud are essentially a waste of cash on the road, but on the circuit - you, me and most other people on the forum would left flopping around like a out of fashion tumbleweed by well driven scud.

personally I'd have a car where i could carry my stuff, and was at least semi-useable on the road - but then I guess if you've got a Scud, you'd probably have some other cars too.

Oh I know. But from a standing start I think it shows - as you rightly say - that supercars are a bit pointless unless you have a track. And all that worry about ownership. It made me feel pretty smug at the time. Oh Vanity, you shall be my downfall.

**Filterlab** · Tuesday 29th June 2010, 09:11

That is a classic!

Originally Posted by p fandango

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-j7ugKlSEo

**p fandango** · Tuesday 29th June 2010, 09:51

Originally Posted by Filterlab

That is a classic!

i'd seen that one before but not seen the other one

**Libra** · Tuesday 29th June 2010, 10:49

Originally Posted by Filterlab

That is a classic!

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-j7ugKlSEo[/ame]

This is PMSL

**Slomo** · Tuesday 29th June 2010, 13:30

lol quality adds !!! both of them

**Flatout Phil** · Wednesday 30th June 2010, 18:40

Mind you, this is with a Smart car:
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIOzV_qSu4g&feature=related[/ame]

**p fandango** · Wednesday 30th June 2010, 18:47

Originally Posted by Flatout Phil

Mind you, this is with a Smart car:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIOzV...eature=related

& you wait till it gets to a corner lol

**Tomcat** · Wednesday 30th June 2010, 19:20

I watched a Ford capri chasing a Lamborghini Guilardo last week in the hills over Derbyshire, it was very comical to watch as the Capri wasn't keeping up at all,lol.

**LiamT4** · Wednesday 30th June 2010, 20:34

Originally Posted by Flatout Phil

Mind you, this is with a Smart car:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIOzV...eature=related

Shame can't see further down the road, as the ferrari looked like it was catching and going passed, still good though.
The guys at my local bmw independent know someone who has something similar and i was there when he came in once, very funny when he has to back out the garage and has to be pushed, because (obviously) he has no reverse! lol

**p fandango** · Wednesday 30th June 2010, 20:42

Originally Posted by LiamT4

The guys at my local bmw independent know someone who has something similar and i was there when he came in once, very funny when he has to back out the garage and has to be pushed, because (obviously) he has no reverse! lol

alot of them use a small electric motor directly onto the wheels to reverse them now, bike engined Westfields have to do the same