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Raoul Duke


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I think the SE-R is faster.
HAHA, JK LOL, pwnowned!!!111!

Ferrari has developed a truly innovative technical collaboration programme around the FXX prototype aimed at its most dedicated and passionate Clients.

The FXX is the most advanced GT ever created at Maranello and its mission is to involve our most valued Clients as genuine Prancing Horse Test Drivers in their own right.

The wealth of data and experience gathered in the course of this very special programme will be exceptionally important.

In fact, the feedback from these highly skilled, non-professional Client Test Drivers will be compared and supplemented with suggestions from Michael Schumacher, Rubens Barrichello and Ferrari's professional in-house Test Drivers.
Every Client who signs up for the FXX project by purchasing one of the estimated 20 or so cars being built, will actually be joining Team Ferrari, and will have his driving experiences at the wheel of this new car monitored directly by the Prancing Horse's technicians and specialists.

The FXX is the fruit of Ferrari's know-how in building special limited-series sports cars combined with, of course, its racing experience. It will provide the basic framework on which the specifics of future extreme models will be worked out. The exceptionally powerful FXX delivers absolutely blistering performance on all fronts.

The FXX has not been homologated for road use and thus will not be a competition model. It will be used exclusively on the track as part of a specific ongoing research and development programme featuring this first ever group of Client Test Drivers.

The FXX is powered by an imposing 6,262 cc V12 engine that can punch out over 800 hp at 8,500 rpm.

Its gearbox is the result of the transfer of F1 strategies, delivering gear change times of under 100 ms. This is almost as fast as the F1 single-seaters, themselves the absolute pinnacle of current technological achievement.

The FXX's aerodynamic design is particularly innovative too as it has resulted in a shape that produces 40% higher downforce than ever achieved before. It is also possible to adjust the FXX's mobile spoiler configuration to suit the specific circuit.

Ferrari's partnership with Bridgestone has resulted in the development of a specific 19' slick tyre for this particular model. Likewise Brembo has created a special brake cooling and pad system for the FXX's extra large Composite Ceramic Material disc brakes.

The Client Test Drivers will also be able to share their unique track experience with a passenger - in fact a second seat is also available.

What really sets the FXX apart, however, is the sophisticated telemetry system which will monitor and give feedback on 39 different vehicle dynamics parameters in real time. The system is also able to record other data as demanded by specific circumstances.

The information gathered will then be analysed by the Ferrari technicians working on the programme and discussed with the individual Client Drivers to ensure that the car is kept constantly updated.

The FXX package also includes participation in a series of track events to be organised by Ferrari on various international-level circuits over the coming two years. On these occasions, an official team of technicians will be on hand to provide any assistance and support required by the Client Test Driver.

In addition to these truly unique official events, Clients will also be able to take their cars out on the track independently during private sessions. Clients wishing to leave their car at Maranello will be glad to know that the vehicles will be transported directly by Ferrari to the various European circuits for the various scheduled events.

Given the car's exceptional performance and the unique nature of the package, delivery of each FXX will also include an ad hoc driving course. The instructors will, of course, be professional drivers and the courses will take place at the Fiorano Circuit where Ferrari does its most important F1 single-seater testing.

After the seat and the pedals have been individually tailored to each driver, there will be a traditional 'shakedown' followed by a training session to introduce the Client Test Drivers to test driving methodologies.

After a careful client order selection process, the first FXXs will be delivered by the end of this year. The initial testing of the definitive car will be taking place over the coming days at Fiorano.

The FXX and the relative package cost a total of 1.5 million euro (excluding taxes). Applications to join the programme are being evaluated by a special in-house committee.

Oh and 1.5 milling Euro is 1,922,081.93 in US Dollars. Roughly.


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-- Edited by Raoul Duke at 09:57, 2006-11-21

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that was kinda a wierd video. i couldnt tell if the guy was actually a good driver or not. i mean he did save all the slides but it just looked weird. he seemed like he would up shift at wierd points, it could of been him just being conservative with that 2 million dollar car or to keep from power sliding too much though. i dunno

summary: the car seems bad ass

p.s. oh and you like how he pick up that cell phone on the straight?

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Raoul Duke


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Yeah, where I found this, everybody is calling him a bad driver.

But, I beg to differ.

1. That is the only one in existence right now. Rare isn't the word.
2. The cars he is hailing ass past isn't Yugo's, they are Porsche's.
3. And yes, the cell phone moment.
So yeah, he is flogging it where he can, but with about a ton of pressure probably from Ferrari not to wreck the freaking thing.

So yeah, like you said too Jamin, I think he is doing what he told to do, and no matter what.... he is the one that got to drive it and not any of us.

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Go to the time mark 2:40 in the video. Watch what he does, then go try that in a rear/mid engine car, I almost broke my finger when that happened to me. That man can drive. And it's not like like the Ring(I think this is the locale?) is nice and smooth. So let's add it up.

Stiff as hell chassis/suspension on a bumpy cicuit+Gobs of Torque+Ungodly high price+A bunch of engine weight swinging around behind your skull+Not biffing it into the rails=Better wheelman than most.

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3 votes for him being a good driver. Anybody who says otherwise is either stupid, or just can't deal with their jealousy.

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I agree. That guy can drive. He's confident enough to pick up a cell phone while using 800hp in a 2million dollar car. I couldnt even imagine driving that car. It would be so much fun and really tense at the same time.

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somethings up. ferrari wouldn't setup a car to automatically break the rear-end loose at any moment. now we don't know a few things. who actually owns the car and who is actually driving, owner could be in the pass. seat. also, with the rearend so loose, if that is the owner of the vehicle, maybe the tires aren't warm. i've heard at the rolex, that it takes a good 3 laps to get tires up to temp. nonetheless, a luckybastard! i'm happy to see him blow is money on that, rather than saving it.....for.....something, i dunno why people who make a ton money save it?

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