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EXPERIENCE THIS DRIVE.(Revs)(training motor vehicle drivers to control and drive a Ferrari safely )(Brief article)
Byline: MIKE FLOYD
Clearly anyone with a fat sack of Ben Franklins can buy a Ferrari and prance around town with a Prancing Horse. But not everyone who buys a Ferrari can really drive one.
The folks at Ferrari are keenly aware of this and since 1993 have offered the Pilota Ferrari driving course, an extensive, four-step program at its Fiorano track in Italy.
The Ferrari folks also know not everyone is in love with crossing the pond to do it, so for the first time in North America the company is rolling out an event it calls the Ferrari Driving Experience at Mont-Tremblant, Quebec.
While it's not as comprehensive as Pilota Ferrari, the two-and- a-half-day program has plenty to offer.
Like training with Ferrari-certified instructors in brand-spanking-new F430s fitted with carbon ceramic brakes, for instance (sorry, you can't use your own Ferrari).
If you're looking for a racing school, this isn't it. The goal of the Experience is to help participants better understand how to properly control and drive a ...
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