Two more excellent reasons to hate Treynor

[treynor]

Treynor --

Since both you and #racewife run these circuits together, is there some friendly competition / trash talk?

I now refer to Christine as my Trophy Wife , if that's what you mean? :-D

 

[CobraBob]

+2 laps Christine was running 1:46, the next fastest car (Porsche 911 Cup) was running 1:48. But I was running consistent 1:37s, and over a 1-hour race...

tl;dr: I brought artillery to a gun fight.

VERY impressive! And your wife is no slouch. She's a darned good driver from the videos I've seen.

 

[treynor]

VERY impressive! And your wife is no slouch. She's a darned good driver from the videos I've seen.

A couple of Christine's early laps, still getting heat into the tires:

 

[ssj4sadie]

Nice!

Are you going to be doing the Ferrari Challenge at the Lone Star Le Mans?

 

[AustinSN]

A couple of Christine's early laps, still getting heat into the tires:

What tires do you guys run?

Also, I was wondering how to take that tight right hander before the front straight. It's kind of different just how the rumble strips are laid out.

 

[treynor]

What tires do you guys run?

Also, I was wondering how to take that tight right hander before the front straight. It's kind of different just how the rumble strips are laid out.

Christine's on Pirelli DH, I'm on Michelin S9L.

The penultimate RH leading toward the front straight is just a slow patience corner. You can't make time on it, you can only lose time. Keep the exit tight.

 

[AustinSN]

Christine's on Pirelli DH, I'm on Michelin S9L.

The penultimate RH leading toward the front straight is just a slow patience corner. You can't make time on it, you can only lose time. Keep the exit tight.

What is your favorite track you have been on?

 

[capnkirk52]

Have you got to race along side a new GT yet?

 

[black92]

I hate you.

 

[Steve@TF]

I hate you.

 

[treynor]

Have you got to race along side a new GT yet?

Not so far. Haven't even seen one on the road yet.

And, ah, I may have a different street-legal McLaren to pit against it should the opportunity ever arise.

 

[VRYALT3R3D]

Hey Ben, what is the best lap time you ran with your ACR?

 

[GT Premi]

Not so far. Haven't even seen one on the road yet.

And, ah, I may have a different street-legal McLaren to pit against it should the opportunity ever arise.

I thought you were anti-McLaren. Getting a 720S? With all your Ferraris, I had you pegged for an 812 Superfast.

 

[Shifty Powers]

I thought you were anti-McLaren. Getting a 720S? With all your Ferraris, I had you pegged for an 812 Superfast.

He owns a P1. So definitely not anti-mclaren

 

[Serpent]

Ben, I just read an article about the 10 most expensive cars in the Concours this weekend. One is a McLaren F1. Have you considered getting one of those? OMGAD, if you do please take me for a ride!!!

Also, are you going to Pebble Beach this weekend if not already there? LOL

 

[MinGrey02Stg2]

I thought you were anti-McLaren. Getting a 720S? With all your Ferraris, I had you pegged for an 812 Superfast.

He's posted his P1 and 675LT. I think he used to be anti-Lamborghini until he got an Aventador SV. I think he's just anti-slow cars now.

 

[GT Premi]

He's posted his P1 and 675LT. I think he used to be anti-Lamborghini until he got an Aventador SV. I think he's just anti-slow cars now.

Ah! That's what it was.

 

[13COBRA]

Ben is always making the news...I'm not really sure why this article from last year is being recycled...but it is.

Ferrari's line of track day cars, the XX models, have always come with an interesting caveat: You can own it, but you can't have it. The story is that Ferrari would sell you an XX car, but the company then required it to stay at the factory and it would be brought out for the owner to drive at events around the world. Then it'd go back to the factory, not to be seen by the owner until the next track day.

It always seemed odd that you'd buy something and then not be allowed to actually have it, but Ferrari is the unique sort of company that also required prospective customers for the F12tdf to own five other Ferraris before their application for the hyper F12 would be considered. Nobody batted an eye. It was cited as fact, said on Top Gear (and then repeated constantly), and nobody really seemed to ask if it was true. The only people who knew were XX owners, and they don't tend to be the types of folks that are out correcting the media on where they store their multi-million dollar cars. Wonder why?

As it turns out, the whole "not allowed to have your XX" thing is a myth.

Google exec and multiple XX owner Benjamin Sloss posted this on Instagram today:





Yep, that's his 599XX at his house. In case you were wondering, no, he doesn't live at the Ferrari factory. We shot a note over to Ferrari to make sure that the cars were allowed to escape from Maranello and this wasn't a one-time thing or that Sloss's multiple XXes don't get him some sort of special treatment.

Here's what we were told:

The majority of the cars are stored in Maranello in the Corse Clienti department, but customers are free to have them at home. It is mandatory, however, to have a full review of the car by the Ferrari crew team before the car hits the track in any event or private testing session. Anytime the car is taken to the track, for an official Ferrari event or personal test session, there is always a mechanic and technician. He'll do the full check up when the car arrives at that said track.

So, Ferrari has no requirement that the cars be kept at the factory. Any owner can have it home whenever they want. Hell, they can park that FXX K in their living room if they want and stare at it all day. It does seem that storing the car at Maranello is more a convenience than anything, especially if the car needs to be checked over before it can go out on track. It's easier to have a Ferrari tech inspect the car when it's in Maranello than if its in San Francisco.

Sloss says that they can take the car to events and track days whenever they please, they just need to have that Ferrari-required inspection first. Wouldn't it be amazing to show up to a track day at Willow Springs and have a 599XX in among the Miatas?

http://www.roadandtrack.com/car-culture/a30637/ferrari-xx-factory-myth/?src=socialflowFB

 

[treynor]

I thought you were anti-McLaren. Getting a 720S? With all your Ferraris, I had you pegged for an 812 Superfast.

I quite like McLaren - they're different from Ferrari, but not in a bad way. I've had McLarens since 2012 - 12C, 12C Spider, P1, and now 675 LT Spider. The 720S is simply astonishing to drive; very close to the 675 in performance (and faster in a straight line!) without any of the compromises you make in the 675 for the light weight.

I saw the 812 this weekend - great looking car, supposedly drives wonderfully. I recently got a F12 TDF however...

 

[jcosta79]

I saw the 812 this weekend - great looking car, supposedly drives wonderfully. I recently got a F12 TDF however...