Exotics Racing Las Vegas - Absolutley Fantastic!
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Exotics Racing Las Vegas - Absolutley Fantastic!
Let me begin by saying that I have zero affiliation with this outfit. I'm just a very satisfied customer.
Simply put, you can drive virtually any Paddle shifted car you can dream about on the 1.5 mile race track for a fee. I drove the following cars:
Mclaren mp4-12c - Really Liked it a LOT. But for the same price as a 458 the Ferrari is sharper in every way except mid-range turbo torque. A fantastic effort given McLaren's size/volume. But I would take the Ferrari and known quantities that come with it (including resale).
Ferrari 458 Italia - Probably the best all around car I can imagine. The turn-in is incredible and the engine is as sweet as they come.
Audi R8 V-10 - Sublime with great power. Slightly disappointed at old school single clutch shifter. This was definitely the cruiser of the bunch.
Nissan GTR - I can not say how disappointed I was. The car was very "removed" AFAIC. Definitely not in the league of the cars mentioned above. This was a 530 HP 2012 model BTW. Maybe much better in a more aggressive track setting. The car felt heavy and underpowered and IMO didn't come close to my very modded 996 in any respect.
You reserve the cars. Show up, do a 45 minute in-class session (not really about car control) and start driving the snot out of the cars you paid for with a professional instructor who is teaching you the line and urging you to go faster. I went as fast and hard as I would without the instructor and they were pushing me to be smoother and go faster. Most of the cars saw 110-135 or so in the straight which is enough to shift through the gears and rev it out in several gears.
Simply put, you can drive virtually any Paddle shifted car you can dream about on the 1.5 mile race track for a fee. I drove the following cars:
Mclaren mp4-12c - Really Liked it a LOT. But for the same price as a 458 the Ferrari is sharper in every way except mid-range turbo torque. A fantastic effort given McLaren's size/volume. But I would take the Ferrari and known quantities that come with it (including resale).
Ferrari 458 Italia - Probably the best all around car I can imagine. The turn-in is incredible and the engine is as sweet as they come.
Audi R8 V-10 - Sublime with great power. Slightly disappointed at old school single clutch shifter. This was definitely the cruiser of the bunch.
Nissan GTR - I can not say how disappointed I was. The car was very "removed" AFAIC. Definitely not in the league of the cars mentioned above. This was a 530 HP 2012 model BTW. Maybe much better in a more aggressive track setting. The car felt heavy and underpowered and IMO didn't come close to my very modded 996 in any respect.
You reserve the cars. Show up, do a 45 minute in-class session (not really about car control) and start driving the snot out of the cars you paid for with a professional instructor who is teaching you the line and urging you to go faster. I went as fast and hard as I would without the instructor and they were pushing me to be smoother and go faster. Most of the cars saw 110-135 or so in the straight which is enough to shift through the gears and rev it out in several gears.
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Let me begin by saying that I have zero affiliation with this outfit. I'm just a very satisfied customer.
Simply put, you can drive virtually any Paddle shifted car you can dream about on the 1.5 mile race track for a fee. I drove the following cars:
Mclaren mp4-12c - Really Liked it a LOT. But for the same price as a 458 the Ferrari is sharper in every way except mid-range turbo torque. A fantastic effort given McLaren's size/volume. But I would take the Ferrari and known quantities that come with it (including resale).
Ferrari 458 Italia - Probably the best all around car I can imagine. The turn-in is incredible and the engine is as sweet as they come.
Audi R8 V-10 - Sublime with great power. Slightly disappointed at old school single clutch shifter. This was definitely the cruiser of the bunch.
Nissan GTR - I can not say how disappointed I was. The car was very "removed" AFAIC. Definitely not in the league of the cars mentioned above. This was a 530 HP 2012 model BTW. Maybe much better in a more aggressive track setting. The car felt heavy and underpowered and IMO didn't come close to my very modded 996 in any respect.
You reserve the cars. Show up, do a 45 minute in-class session (not really about car control) and start driving the snot out of the cars you paid for with a professional instructor who is teaching you the line and urging you to go faster. I went as fast and hard as I would without the instructor and they were pushing me to be smoother and go faster. Most of the cars saw 110-135 or so in the straight which is enough to shift through the gears and rev it out in several gears.
Simply put, you can drive virtually any Paddle shifted car you can dream about on the 1.5 mile race track for a fee. I drove the following cars:
Mclaren mp4-12c - Really Liked it a LOT. But for the same price as a 458 the Ferrari is sharper in every way except mid-range turbo torque. A fantastic effort given McLaren's size/volume. But I would take the Ferrari and known quantities that come with it (including resale).
Ferrari 458 Italia - Probably the best all around car I can imagine. The turn-in is incredible and the engine is as sweet as they come.
Audi R8 V-10 - Sublime with great power. Slightly disappointed at old school single clutch shifter. This was definitely the cruiser of the bunch.
Nissan GTR - I can not say how disappointed I was. The car was very "removed" AFAIC. Definitely not in the league of the cars mentioned above. This was a 530 HP 2012 model BTW. Maybe much better in a more aggressive track setting. The car felt heavy and underpowered and IMO didn't come close to my very modded 996 in any respect.
You reserve the cars. Show up, do a 45 minute in-class session (not really about car control) and start driving the snot out of the cars you paid for with a professional instructor who is teaching you the line and urging you to go faster. I went as fast and hard as I would without the instructor and they were pushing me to be smoother and go faster. Most of the cars saw 110-135 or so in the straight which is enough to shift through the gears and rev it out in several gears.
1.Aston Martin Vantage V8(sounded great & handled better then thought)
2.Audi R8 (made you feel like you could really push it hard in corners)
3.Ferrari 430 Scuderia(not a Ferrari fan but Wow amazing sound loved it)
4.Lamborghini Murcielago LP640 (was disappointed was very heavy car in turns but a blast shifting through gears on straight a ways!
I appreciated my car a lot more after driving these cars, I would go back would love to drive the MP4 & the GTR. Oh I also did a ride along in a Z06 with a professional drifter for 2 laps was absolute insanity. Best $1600 ever spent all cars + drifting experience.
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Have done it and will do it again. Thanks for the review, I did it before they had the MP.
I drove the SLS, Scud and 458.
I felt the 458 lacked turn in and that the front tires did not grab like my GT2. I also felt all the cars were much slower then mine on the straights. But it was a blast to experience them on a track and the insturctors and all employees were very friendly and helpful. I felt that I focused to much on my track driving that I forgot to appreciate the car itself. So will have to do it again soon.
I drove the SLS, Scud and 458.
I felt the 458 lacked turn in and that the front tires did not grab like my GT2. I also felt all the cars were much slower then mine on the straights. But it was a blast to experience them on a track and the insturctors and all employees were very friendly and helpful. I felt that I focused to much on my track driving that I forgot to appreciate the car itself. So will have to do it again soon.
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Prices vary by car and number of laps + how many cars you drive. certainly not cheap but very worth it IMO. Especially if you're thinking of buying the car in question.
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