THE PAIN AND ITCHING OF SUPERCAR LUST! WE OFFER SOME CURES.

Byline: MARK VAUGHN

It used to be that you had two choices when it came to mega-powered supercars: you could buy one and try to keep it running better than your marriage, or you could look at pictures of supercars in car magazines. Now things are differentnow you can look at pictures of supercars on the Internet!

Ha ha, just kidding.

There are a handful of organizations that put you into supercars for what might be considered, in a bizarre use of the word "reasonable,'' a reasonable amount of money. Your stock portfolio may be careening toward worthlessness, but you don't have to give up the best things in life. Here are some suggestions for maintaining the lifestyle to which you are accustomed.

World Class Driving Short of renting several exotic cars and driving them over several daysor short of stealing themthis is a reasonably inexpensive way to spend a day behind the wheel of such supercar lust objects as the Ferrari F430, Ford GT, Lamborghini Gallardo, Callaway Corvette, Aston Martin V8 Vantage and Spyker C8. You also get to hang out with sports-car ace Didier Theys, Le Mans pilot and Daytona and Sebring winner, and a cool guy.

"World Class Driving offers auto enthusiasts the rare chance to experience a wide range of the most dynamic new supercars available today in a luxurious driving package that would be almost impossible to personally arrange,'' said Theys, the chief driving instructor.

WCD has been in business in Europe for more than 10 years, according to Jean Paul Libert, the 13-time Le Mans driver who owns the company with Scotsman Alan Ray and some investors. It has operated in the United States since 2006 and will host its 4,000th customer here sometime this year. There are 38 World Class locations across the country.