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Old Apr 23, 2021 | 12:05 PM
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Hey, Folks, Palmer here from the ClubLexus front-page editorial team. Lexus invited me to attend Lexus Performance Driving School and I wrote up and filmed a review of my experience. Cheers! https://www.clublexus.com/articles/r...riving-school/


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Just a small thing I noticed...there is no dash in "RC F" or "F SPORT". Nice promo for Corvette Forums...

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Thanks, man. Fixed.
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i'm a total pro at laguna seca, i've still never actually driven around it lol but i imagine i'd adapt pretty quickly... i'm sure i'm never gonna brake as late for the corkscrew in real life as i do in gran turismo where you just get to restart if things don't go well

even in the game it's a tricky course to really nail... the corners are kind of odd shaped with unusual apexes, some of them blind, and of course negotiating the corkscrew

also to me it'll always be mazda raceway laguna seca
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Thanks, man. Fixed.
Awesome. Nice video!
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Originally Posted by Stroock639
i'm a total pro at laguna seca, i've still never actually driven around it lol but i imagine i'd adapt pretty quickly... i'm sure i'm never gonna brake as late for the corkscrew in real life as i do in gran turismo where you just get to restart if things don't go well

even in the game it's a tricky course to really nail... the corners are kind of odd shaped with unusual apexes, some of them blind, and of course negotiating the corkscrew

also to me it'll always be mazda raceway laguna seca
You have to experience it in person. The first car I ever drove on Laguna Seca was an LS 600hL. This was during the time we got a special preview of the IS F when it first came out, before any of the global media!
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Originally Posted by flipside909
The first car I ever drove on Laguna Seca was an LS 600hL.
now that right there is funny. talk about the wrong car for the track. might as well have driven an LX570 on there too!

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Originally Posted by bitkahuna
now that right there is funny. talk about the wrong car for the track. might as well have driven an LX570 on there too!
I gotta say, it handled the corkscrew pretty well with the air suspension in SPORT despite the tire squeal. LMAO
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Old Apr 24, 2021 | 02:20 PM
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Originally Posted by bitkahuna
now that right there is funny. talk about the wrong car for the track. might as well have driven an LX570 on there too!
I wish I could have taken a brand new LS600hL out on a road course. Sounds like a hoot and a half. A comfortable one.
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Looks like a great day. Really enjoyed the video.
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Originally Posted by Stroock639
i'm a total pro at laguna seca, i've still never actually driven around it lol but i imagine i'd adapt pretty quickly... i'm sure i'm never gonna brake as late for the corkscrew in real life as i do in gran turismo where you just get to restart if things don't go well

even in the game it's a tricky course to really nail... the corners are kind of odd shaped with unusual apexes, some of them blind, and of course negotiating the corkscrew

also to me it'll always be mazda raceway laguna seca
I have like 500+ laps of Laguna Seca in GT4 & GT5....... I'm totally ready for it
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Originally Posted by grabber2
I have like 500+ laps of Laguna Seca in GT4 & GT5....... I'm totally ready for it
i'm also totally ready to tackle the nordschliefe and the circuit de la sarthe haha

and as of GT6 also the mount panorama bathhurst circuit, didn't really know anything about that one until playing GT6 but it's a great track
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That is so good,nice sharing
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