My ride in an F50! (pics/vids)

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Oh what a day I had!!!!!!!!! :shock:

The Ferrari Club of Australia is having its annual National Rally and this year it is in Perth.

One of the cars which turned up from Melbourne was a yellow F50 - and at the end of the day I was taken for a ride in it!

The owner is a really nice and generous guy, spending alot of time during the day telling me about the car. I got to look at all the accessories, like the driving boots, photos and manuals etc.

I was happy enough to just sit in it, but later he said he'd take me for a spin. :shock:

It lasted for about 10-15 mins, with a couple of hard accelerations. We were on fairly busy public roads so no crazy stuff - but more than enough to put a huge smile on my face.

The noise is just insane, at idle/low revs its all cam noise - but above 4000rpm you get that F1 shriek.

I've been lucky enough to ride in some awesome cars so far - but this one tops the list. I've always admired the F50 so today will be special for me for a long time.

(Full report from the event with high-res pics later in the week)

Here is the beast in question:





Some videos:

http://rapidshare.de/files/6645408/F50_outside.WMV.html :arrow: driving off at the carpark, from the outside.

and a couple from on-board:
http://rapidshare.de/files/6645418/F50_ride_1.WMV.html
http://rapidshare.de/files/6645382/F50_ride_2.WMV.html

Back to the pics, on the road now