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Me? Crusty?
. I enjoy my morning showers too much to take being called crusty.
In my reading, I missed that Balboni is retiring. Which puts a different complexion on honouring him with this car. Combined with agreeing with you about some of Bob's conduct, I now think the naming is entirely appropriate.
In regards to the vehicle dynamics comments I made:
I really like that they went RWD on some Gallardos. I am not an AWD fan, except on dirt.
What I was attempting to say was that if a vehicle chassis was specifically tuned to the calibre of driver that Balboni no doubt is, it would be very difficult for most drivers to get much out of. Not just the sensitivity over AWD that RWD brings.
A really good driver can have a car set-up so it's on tip-toes, which is excellent if you have the skill, but in general, even on extreme road cars like RWD Gallardos, they tend to be 'detuned' in order 1) not to scare the average driver 2) actually cope with normal road conditions (ie not tram-lining all over the place and bouncing under brakes on average roads).
An example, I drove a very modestly powered Formula Ford. I was spinning or catching the back end at nearly every corner. The owner/driver backed off (softened) the suspension to introduce a little more understeer and I went 3 seconds faster, I could actually get on the throttle properly(ish). With that set-up, he would have gone slower.
In regards to the test driver comments:
Most test driving is not about getting the last 0.0001% out of a car. Most is tedious tyre testing, brake testing, durability runs, cooling system testing etc etc. Most of which is about repeating the same procedure over and over and over again. The value of a test driver in this is to be able to repeat the process within a very small margin. All the test drivers I know are very handy behind the wheel, it's a job requirement. But while it means one gets to drive cars all day (school-boy dreams) most of it would bore me to tears. I am lucky enough to be able to play with their hard work.
I like our 'kiss and make-up" conversations! But I think we may be boring other readers. maybe we should PM...
TEASER: PuristSPro at The Quail Lodge & Concorso Italiano 2009
Teaser: Team PuristSPro.com visits to the annual Quail Lodge and Concorso Italiano events: The Quail Lodge 2009 Carmel by the Sea, California Unveiling of the Lamborghini Valentino Balboni Edition Gallardo: We get a sneak peak before the official announce...
Curious...
Hi Ming, I'm curious of the whole look... So now waiting for your next interesting post to come (",) Cheers, Linda
Hello LCDW! If you like...
Hello Linda! If you like cars then you will enjoy The Quail Lodge and Concorso Italiano! More pics on the way! Hope all is well with you and the family in Singapore. -MW
I surely DO!
Hi Ming, All is well with me n family in Singapore. Been travelling again, or I should say, "having many good time outs" lately ! (",) I do love cars, though not to the fact that others naturally do. I don't drive. Means I'm driven. But I love cars. I don...
I didn't know you and CH were into cars!
Never heard you guys talk about it or share your experiences with the community... ;-) Hope you and CH are well. Cheers, TM
Howdy TM !
Oooow, well... I believe it somehow already too much to talk about timepieces , complete with the colourful wonders of watchworld! Complete with the storms and rainbows Both CH and I love cars as much as watches..but as you know, we cannot strap a car on ...
Look forward to sharing driving trip experiences with you and CH!
Had a few myself... ;-) Cheers, TM
No problemo (",)
I'm sure you have plenty of stories about driving around. All the things in life to enjoy are more fulfilling when there is a chance to share it with others! Cheers, Linda This message has been edited by LCDW on 2009-08-19 21:26:08
Sorry I couldn't make it, DRMW..
We had a rough trip traveling back home. I missed a chance to meet up with all the guys. Can't wait to see more pics. Thanks!
Hi Allen !
Howdy? Long time no see n hear ! Hope all is well and fun for you back there! Any holiday soon? I'm going soon to where there's lotsa sunshines and watching sunset is a must! Any guess? (",) heehee.. Like you, I'm also looking forward to more pics on from...
Hi Linda,
Good to hear from you too! Just came back from a summer vacation with the family. It was very relaxing. Lotsa sunshine and watching the sunset? Hmmm... Sounds like southern California or Hawaii to me.
You are funneeeee!
Hahaha, you made me wanna go Hawaii !! Oh well, it is Bali! Looking forward to this trip. Feel like relaxing , swimming and gazing at sunset over the cliff. The villa is perching on a cliff and below it is the beach. Been to resorts by the sea so intend t...
Ahhh, Bali!
I wish I were going there. Relaxing , swimming and gazing at sunset is what it's all about. Those prawns where eaten right after the Piaget trip in Geneva. Three huge plates were all we could manage!
Bali , here i come!
Aaaah, Yes, now at the airport and soon will zoom off to sunshine island (",) Seems like anything involves adrenalin rush is my thing.. I mean, travelling, getting a new timepiece, driving trip, even dining at new place ! Haha.. Whoaaaah.. Those prawns lo...
Balboni...
....I know that name looks better on an Italian car, but I'd prefer to see Bob Wallace honoured.... I hope your photos include more than wedgie modern "super" cars. Looking forward to seeing them.
Hmmm, maybe I'll....
Hello BDJL, Don't like wedgie modern supercars? Hmmm, maybe I'll post a pics of my favorite Ferrari of all time: It was the largest gathering of the Ferrari 288 GTO! Maybe a nice Aston Martin is more to your liking? I'll be sure not to scare you with a ca...
Keep posting...!
That Rolls-Royce is hilarious. Could anyone design a more awkward and inelegant quarter window/a-pillar surround? I won't even mention the colour! I don't mind 288's, at least they were interesting compared to the cooking models. But my favourite Group B ...
I'm surprised the film of the same name . . .
. . . hasn't made an appearance in this thread. "The Yellow Rolls Royce" is one of those films that had a great cast - Rex Harrison, Shirley MacLaine, George C Scott, Omar Sharif, Ingrid Bergman, Art Carney (!), Alain Delon - but never made a deep impress...
Go figure....
Perversely, according to "Icon" the 'yellow' Rolls Royce featured in the movie of that name was originally a pale blue 1931 Phantom II Barker Sedanca de Ville, which MGM technicians covered with 20 coats of yellow paint! Why not just use a yellow one? Why...
Actually...
There were way more than 5! I just couldn't capture them all since I don't have a ultrawide angle lens. -MW
DRMW, you keep blaming the equipment!
You keep forgetting about "two legged zooming"... ;-) But yeah, as a fellow equipment geek, I feel ya, buddy! (real advantage of a WA lens - with less space between you and the subject, fewer objects to get in the way...like people!)
I only saw 8 but there were supposed to be at least 15...
the largest 288GTO gathering in history. (25th anniversary of the 288GTO) My attention was distracted by this (and its brethren) though -...
They had BAT 7 there??
Please DRMW, do you have any other photos of that car? I have to say, though it's not as extreme, I prefer BAT 9 of the Bertone cars. Don't even mention BAT 11. That is repulsive. The RSV4 just got launched in Australia, I am attending the Melbourne event...
Yes I do...
They had many at the show. Bertone? I think you will like what I have and what we are working on. Stay tuned! -MW
The guys who could...
....bend metal like that just blow me away. Not cordoned off either...
Actually, no excuses DRMW...
Hi DRMW, next time you should use a full frame Nikon camera like the D3 with a Nikon AF Nikkor 14mm f2.8 ED lense to capture the wide angle. LOL !!! Regards, ED-209
If someone wants to...
If someone wants to buy me a $1800 Nikon 14mm lens or $5000+ D3x, my birthday is in October. -MW
What? Nothing about...
purple fringing or barrel and trap pincushioning? Chromatic aberration due to aspherical dispersion differentials?
Well, the D3X is...
Hi TM, Well, not much is needed with the D3x given the 24.5mp full frame sensor with multi-cam 3500FX 51-point autofocus sensor and 1005-pixel metering sensor. However, I'd recommend to DRMW to simply use the auto mode on it LOL BTW - Looking forward to h...
Since you know about Bob Wallace and Lamborghini...
Hi, BDLJ, It's great to see another Lambophile in the group! Since you know about Bob Wallace, you probably know Bob's "checkered" relationship with the brand over the past few decades. It would actually surprise me greatly if Lambo did do, today, a Bob W...
Having chatted with Bob...
...I know of his 'relationship' with Lamborghini. I sincerely doubt they would name a car after him, particularly since most people have no idea of his involvement and Lamborghini doesn't acknoweledge his existence, it still doesn't change the fact that I...
You really have my curiosity piqued now, BDLJ...
Hi, I'm not sure if I'm reading your words correctly, or their "tone..." (obviously, text loses lots of "context") Hopefully you've read enough of my posts and have gotten to "know" me well enough to know that I am very much against blind fan-boy fanatici...
TM, I didn't think...
...my relatively flippant post would elicit such a response. Perhaps it could have been worded better. My preference for Bob Wallace? I'll just put it down to Antipodean bias. And stirring. And a dislike for LE's and special names on cars. I actually thin...
If we hadn't "clashed" before (albeit ever so politely...
and then "kissed and made up" I would be less sure of the fact that we are usually on the same page. And I would be far more hesitant to ask you to clarify... Thanks for your further words, we are, indeed, mostly on the same page on this specific situatio...
ps:
"Do you think they did the car first, and named it second, or the other way around, etc, etc" The Balboni edition has FEWER horsepower (not due to a design mandate to reduce horsepower, but rather a natural function of the powerband tweeking they wanted, ...
Sounds like a
...definite step in the right direction. Consider my cynicism banished. Since they'd lose a lot of weight removing the AWD, any power decrease should be offset. Not to mention that you'd re-do the engine calibration anyway due to the powertrain changes. I...
Me? Crusty?
. I enjoy my morning showers too much to take being called crusty. In my reading, I missed that Balboni is retiring. Which puts a different complexion on honouring him with this car. Combined with agreeing with you about some of Bob's conduct, I now think...
Not boring at all....
Hello BDLJ! These exchanges are not boring at all as a matter of fact very interesting. These posts between you and TM are examples of how thing should be, tone was civil, respectful, and everyone learns something in the process. So please continue as you...
The guy in the blue Gallardo Balboni is....
Hey, I know that guy in the blue Gallardo Balboni! He has owned some nice Lambo's, Ferrari's, wears nice watches, and overall trouble maker. Beware of this person! -MW
Funny thing about "that guy..."
I heard he is so camera shy, he actually switched seats with the passenger to throw off the paparazzi!
It didn't work as...
Hello TM, It didn't work as he was mobbed by his groupies at a store in Carmel.
I enjoyed reading all your passionate comments about Lambo and their family members...
You will never be the same after having a relationship in Sant' Agata Bolognese. Some family members had less luck than others and had to live difficult times, really difficult but in the end Lamborghini made you and not the opposite Cheers to all of you ...
We had a great time with the Lambo crowd!
Hello Luc! Welcome back my friend! We had a great time with the Lambo crowd, hope to see you there at Quail Lodge in 2010! -MW
What a bad boy!
This guy is a tease. It's like barely lifting up a lady's miniskirt. LOL (Yes I know I'm very crude, but hey, u guys know I speak my mind :P) - AT...
Fantastic Pics and Thread Dr. M :-)...
The blue Gallardo Balboni in the last pic looks amazing The 288 GTO is just so sublime, have to hand it to Joe Sackey for arranging that grouping, the guy really knows his classic supercars although his prices are on the high side but then again what do I...
Looks like a beautiful event...
and a beautiful weather...I was just in the Bay Area this last weekend..blessed with mid-70s temp and sunny conditions...
The event was fun!
Hello OCwatchnewbie! Hope you had a good time up in the Bay Area. The event was fun plus we met up with some fellow PuristS which made it even better! More pics on the way so stay tuned! -MW
Hoooowl....
Ming, I'm howling to get your attention Please please ....post more pics of Italian prancing horse!! I love it! Any 599 GTB there? How about 360 Spyder? No DINO?? Sigh, Linda
LCDW, you'll be pleased that...
Hello Linda, You will be pleased that I have pics of the 599, 360 spyders, and of course the Dino! -MW
Thank you:)
How exciting!! Yipeee!! I'm waiting for your pics !! Tick .. Tock.. Tick.. Tock.. Well, I shall wait in silence then.. Thanks, Ming. Cheers,$ Linda