svb

Interesting thread. I drove the GT3 at Exotics the first week they had it. Unfortunately did not note the tires. I also drove the Aventador and agree with the above comments, however the instructor forced me to use STRADA mode, which I think significantly affected the driving experience. I think the Aventador in RACE mode is significantly sharper, especially the gearbox.

Then I drove the Scud and ended up buying one a few months afterwards. My plan was to replace my 997 with a 991 GT3, however my Italian wife had something to do with the decision.

FORENN

Not round, but certainly not the most demanding or complicated course:

http://www.exoticsracing.com/Speedwa...r-speedway.htm

Still, if you are thinking about dropping $140k on a track-oriented car, not the worst investment I can think of. Of course, if you are not already going to be in Vegas, the investment costs far more than $350.

Lodi

I think Joe summed it up pretty accurately. And, I don't think anyone is comparing this to tracking their own car. These businesses are selling an opportunity to do something that most people will never get a chance to do on their own and when you look at what they have invested between vehicles, track rent, insurance and overhead I think the amount they charge is just fine. They could not have a successful business at $100 per session. My business partner and I took our team to drive exotics at Velocity Motorsports in Atlanta (similar concept and costs). Everyone did six laps in two different cars, including a McLaren. Velocity has great coaches that let you open the cars up a bit. Everyone had a blast! It was absolutely worth the money, especially as a team building event. You have to look at it from the right perspective.

Zucc

I justified the cost of Exotics Racing by knowing that it would keep me out of the casino for several hours!

oc997

I used to have a 12 Aventador and I agree with how heavy the car feels around the track and how it's not a very good track car. That being said the car feels much faster in corsa mode as shifts happen at 60ms as opposed to the 100ms in GT3.

I did not pay for the laps as I was at a charity event that day but you can't beat the idea of beating up a rented car on a track for only $350. I do feel the track was also very short which was my biggest complaint.

I can't wait to attend the Porsche driving experience once it opens in LA.

Mech33

I had an interesting experience at Exotics Racing last weekend. Let's just say that if I hadn't gone, I wouldn't have joined Rennlist this weekend...

We were in Vegas for the LA Kings / Colorado Avalanche pre-season hockey game at MGM, and it was a slow Sunday the next morning. I had heard about some of these "exotic car tracks" from other folks, so I looked it up and read about Dream Cars and Exotics Racing. Exotics Racing had a 991 Turbo and a 991 GT3 available, and I had always heard good things about the GT3 from friends at the track, so I went there. Up until then I had only driven my Audi TT RS on track for about 15 track days in total (very early in my track experience).

While there, they upsold me on adding a 3rd car that was on special price for the day (Cayman S), so I drove the Cayman S for 6 laps, 991 Turbo for 7 laps, and 991 GT3 for 7 laps all back-to-back on the same 1.2 mile course.

I drove the 991 Turbo first. It was amazingly fast in the straights, but the shifting was a bit imprecise and honestly something about it felt a bit boring on the track. More body roll, a bit less maneuverable than I was expecting, and of course nice and comfy.

I drove the Cayman S next which was surprisingly fun. Definitely more fun on the track than the Turbo. It was very maneuverable (it just wanted to rotate on a dime with any steering input), but was very underpowered and the OEM brakes were lacking stopping power. It was my 2nd favorite.

Then I drove the GT3. I had an ear-to-ear grin the entire time. Oh man, that transmission! Bang-bang-bang, it would just shift through the gears faster than I could finish clicking the button. And it was fast... maybe not quite Turbo fast, but it didn't feel much slower, and the throttle response was instant vs. the slight hint of turbo lag on the turbo cars that makes power just take that extra split second to come on. And the maneuverability was nuts... just point, and it goes. Super stable and forgiving, I could power out of turns so controllably.

So needless to say, the GT3 was my favorite by far. The rest of the trip, I couldn't stop thinking about how fun it was to drive. It left me thinking, "Wow, should I get one of these? No, that would be such a poor investment... But, you only live once, right?"

So now here I am exactly one week later with my 1st ever Porsche on order: a confirmed with commission number 2015 GT3 with sport bucket seats being built in December for delivery in early February. Whew, what a week...

Hoopumpers

This! Haha