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seeing and riding in the LFA at the Lexus F sport event in Homestead FL

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Old 01-28-10, 01:33 PM
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Originally Posted by S2000toIS350
I am glad you guys got to ride with Scott.
Do you know if he ran with the traction control off?

There was rain in the morning Monday and he used the puddles to slides the back a bit during my ride.

You had a much sunnier day yesterday.
haha, day was absolutely PERFECT. crystal clear blue sky, bone dry track. it was cool that morning (40s!) but in the 70s in the afternoon i'd say.

i don't know about traction control, but i do know he ran that thing HAAAAAAARD!

Regarding forum organization, half the threads are in the prototypes section and half are in car chat. Can we have an LFA section?
you should post that in site suggestions. but this event wasn't just about the lfa. i've got lots more pics to process and post, some about driving the other cars.

Originally Posted by TripleL
Great write up, pics and sound track on that video bit!!!
thanks, i was a bit surprised on the audio because my camera's microphone is so tiny.

Originally Posted by Lexizm
Man that is an experience of a lifetime.
that's exactly what i said yesterday. and today i said to mike we needed yesterday to be that day in groundhog day that replays over and over.

What's up Paul, no pics of the AXIS GS?
haha, got a bunch of pics - how's this grab ya?


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Old 01-28-10, 01:38 PM
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Fantastic experience for you guys, glad you posted this with pics too.
Old 01-28-10, 02:58 PM
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Glad you guys had fun! The LFA is a car like no other. Scott Pruett makes the ride incredible!
Old 01-28-10, 06:16 PM
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Dangit, I wish I could've gone but I just didn't have the time
Old 01-28-10, 06:28 PM
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I can see you and Mike smile from ear to ear. That's awesome bit. I wish I could ride in the LFA...
Old 01-28-10, 06:51 PM
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Cool! Was the event packed???
Old 01-28-10, 07:29 PM
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Must be cool to wear a T shirt this time of year. It is 4.9 degrees F where I live.
Old 01-28-10, 07:41 PM
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Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Looks like an experiance and a half!!! That Jet flying over when LF A looks like a stunt top gear would pull
Old 01-28-10, 07:43 PM
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Congragulations, guys, on the LF-A run ............must have been quite an experience. Chances are that, because of my circumstances and the low production number, I'll probably not be able to test-drive or review one myself. I've had some limited experience with high-powered Corvettes and Dodge Vipers, but they are crude and unrefined compared to the LF-A.
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Another fun thing about the event was coming up to the track.

On Monday there was no one around.

My driver pulled in one gate and the guard let us know we had to head around back. When you go to gate 18 you pass another guard and drive right into the infield of the track to park.

There was an indoor lounge serving snacks and had videos of the SEMA cars running.

We only had 5 (I previously thought it was 6) participants during my session. There had been a similar one Monday morning. Tuesday was going to be Lexus internal training on the car in the morning and another buyer oriented session in the afternoon.

One gentleman was from Texas, has owned 8 Lexi and he came with a relative who is a Lexus service manager. There was a couple who drove 14 hours from Alabama because their flight was cancelled. He mentioned owning a BMW Z8.
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Are they gonna have an event like this in or around nyc? How do I sign up?
Old 01-28-10, 08:21 PM
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Thanks for posting bit....the car was amazing, it was an amazing time and I still am amped about the car and Lexus in general. I hope yall don't feel its too repetitive as I will start a thread of my own (1sickreview). Bit took great photos, vids (his camera is sick) as he is in the photography forum so mine are going to look like Polaroid pics

I am literally still grinning. It changed my perceptions of driving and what I thought was fast.
Old 01-28-10, 09:16 PM
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Originally Posted by MPLexus301
I hate you both.
LOL!!!
Originally Posted by DaveGS4
Awesome experience bit - Scott is one of my favorite drivers, so cool that he was there for this.
you should have came
Originally Posted by Tee
My man shlomy, one day we will meet when I get back to FL.
lookin forward to it buddy
Old 01-28-10, 10:12 PM
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thx for sharing bit! you guys are so darn lucky!!!!
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Originally Posted by Och
Are they gonna have an event like this in or around nyc? How do I sign up?
There will be one scheduled in the Spring for the NY region. As usual you will find the news here on CL or my.IS first.

Stay tuned.


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