I’ve had mine for 7 years and still enjoy owning it just as much as I did when I first bought it. I work long hours and have a young family so tend to take holiday from work to drive it. Inevitably, I suppose, it’s mainly used for track days and I drive it to the track and back home again afterwards.
BUT – I’m “getting an itch” for something else and I’m not sure what!
Over the last two or three years I’ve passengered in a full race Porsche 993 RS(R?) and Dodge Viper, supercharged Exige, Prosport 3000, track-prepared E-type Jaguar, Lynx D-type, original Lister-Chevrolet plus many more I’ve forgotten about now.
For different reasons and to varying degrees, I’ve always been left somewhat “cold” by each of them in comparison to my GTD40.
It’s not about the outright speed – but more about the whole driving experience and “feel” of the thing. For example, the E-type was one of the slowest cars but the way it went round Goodwood, nose up, tail down, with a good dose of oversteer, was a memory I’ll always treasure.
At the other end of the speed scale, the Prosport showed ferocious corner speed – extraordinary grip from the aero, flat cornering with smooth breakaway and all accompanied by a noise that literally left my ears ringing.
If it came to the crunch, though, I’m not sure I’d have either in place of the ’40.
So – I thought I’d start a thread:
“Where do you go from a 40?” – Discuss……….
Charles
BUT – I’m “getting an itch” for something else and I’m not sure what!
Over the last two or three years I’ve passengered in a full race Porsche 993 RS(R?) and Dodge Viper, supercharged Exige, Prosport 3000, track-prepared E-type Jaguar, Lynx D-type, original Lister-Chevrolet plus many more I’ve forgotten about now.
For different reasons and to varying degrees, I’ve always been left somewhat “cold” by each of them in comparison to my GTD40.
It’s not about the outright speed – but more about the whole driving experience and “feel” of the thing. For example, the E-type was one of the slowest cars but the way it went round Goodwood, nose up, tail down, with a good dose of oversteer, was a memory I’ll always treasure.
At the other end of the speed scale, the Prosport showed ferocious corner speed – extraordinary grip from the aero, flat cornering with smooth breakaway and all accompanied by a noise that literally left my ears ringing.
If it came to the crunch, though, I’m not sure I’d have either in place of the ’40.
So – I thought I’d start a thread:
“Where do you go from a 40?” – Discuss……….
Charles