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dingo · 10-23-2005, 07:10 AM

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

TransAm · 10-23-2005, 07:16 AM

Nice one dingo, ya lucky bastard lol :good:

yg60m · 10-23-2005, 07:26 AM

That's great mate !!!

You're lucky and it's knid to share this experience with us

Nice pics BTW

and what a wonderfull noise

gis · 10-23-2005, 07:28 AM

jesus mate you lucky bastard......new car....ride in an F50....please do not hesitate to send some of your good luck my way,i aint had a ride in a decent car in a couple years......i want a ride in a fast car again dammit,lol

but mate the pics are great and the F50 in yellow is sexy,i cant view the vids yet though,keeps saying file not found

dingo · 10-23-2005, 07:33 AM

Originally Posted by gis

jesus mate you lucky bastard......new car....ride in an F50....please do not hesitate to send some of your good luck my way,i aint had a ride in a decent car in a couple years......i want a ride in a fast car again dammit,lol

but mate the pics are great and the F50 in yellow is sexy,i cant view the vids yet though,keeps saying file not found

Straight after the ride in the F50 I drove home in the WRX - didn't feel as special as it did before the F50 experience. :bah:

I'll send you the vids on MSN, maybe later tonight.

FPVPSI · 10-23-2005, 07:34 AM

Wowww... :shock:

Thats great mate, sure would have been fun!

Is that the same F50 thats for sale down here in Vic?

stmoritzer · 10-23-2005, 07:34 AM

you ruined my day

j/k
Congrats for the ride

Let's have a look at the videos...

edit: the car looks dam' sexy in yellow, thanks for the first videos!
nice backwards look in the last video (ride2) and mirror look

vakpemil · 10-23-2005, 07:46 AM

Nice!!!!! F50 8) did you sleep that night?

gis · 10-23-2005, 07:51 AM

Originally Posted by dingo

Originally Posted by gis

jesus mate you lucky bastard......new car....ride in an F50....please do not hesitate to send some of your good luck my way,i aint had a ride in a decent car in a couple years......i want a ride in a fast car again dammit,lol

but mate the pics are great and the F50 in yellow is sexy,i cant view the vids yet though,keeps saying file not found

Straight after the ride in the F50 I drove home in the WRX - didn't feel as special as it did before the F50 experience. :bah:

I'll send you the vids on MSN, maybe later tonight.

cheers mate,id like that

Pehtren · 10-23-2005, 07:51 AM

you lucky man this f50 is yust :shock:

best from ferraris it would be my choice

nice pics loading vids now will report soon .....................damn this rapidshare :fist:

dingo · 10-23-2005, 07:52 AM

Originally Posted by FPVPSI

Is that the same F50 thats for sale down here in Vic?

No, the current owner has had this one for a few months now. It was bought from MM in Melbourne though.

Originally Posted by vakpemil

Nice!!!!! F50 8) did you sleep that night?

It all happened about 4hrs ago......and its 8PM now, so I'll tell you tomorrow if I sleep or not.

stmoritzer · 10-23-2005, 07:57 AM

^
Nice signature dingo :good:

Speedracer38 · 10-23-2005, 09:04 AM

thats amazing!! I remember the first time i rode in an F50 we were just cruising then the second ride i got in an F50 was a complete different experience. Your lucky though id kill to ride in a yellow F50

sikx5 · 10-23-2005, 09:06 AM

WOW!!!!!!!!!

Awesome Stuff, That was really nice of him to let you drive, Was this bloke from Ferrari chat??

Cant wait to see all the pics, and if you could send the vids my way over msn, that would be awesome dude.

dingo · 10-23-2005, 09:24 AM

Originally Posted by Speedracer38

thats amazing!! I remember the first time i rode in an F50 we were just cruising then the second ride i got in an F50 was a complete different experience. Your lucky though id kill to ride in a yellow F50

Yeah they are rare, only 31 were produced in yellow - and this is the only such one in Australia (the rest here are all red).

Originally Posted by sikx5

WOW!!!!!!!!!

Awesome Stuff, That was really nice of him to let you drive, Was this bloke from Ferrari chat??

Cant wait to see all the pics, and if you could send the vids my way over msn, that would be awesome dude.

Yes, hes a member of FChat.

I'll send you them on MSN, probably tomorrow though - too busy editing pics at the moment to chat.