Ferrari Driving School vs. "头文字D"

Well, according to this news, Ferrari is offering "drive school lessons" to Canadians.

"...a two-day training session in F430s around the recently renovated Mont Tremblant track, with nights in one of the 30 largish suites at the Quintessence Hotel, all of which look out onto Lac Tremblant....There's a six-star price to go with this of course -- US$8,200, which hurts a bit more in Canadian funds but does cover a pretty good looking time on the track, where you will not -- wink, wink -- be trained to race, but to drive safely at high speed...."

$8,200 is certainly expensive, but I'm sure it's a small tap to pay for those millionaire Ferrari owners. For those "who don't own a Ferrari" (i.e.me), we will just have to visit this site to enjoy the pictures for now. =(

I've been watching "Initial D"(头文字D) these days, and it actually made me wonder if those sports-car drivers on the road have enough skills to handle those beautiful design works. Too many times on my way to work in the early morning rush hours, I had to slam on the gas padel of my (old, old, old) 1.8L Jetta to by pass a Lexus, BMW, Corvette or even Porsche - I just don't get it. Wouldn't it be a waste of EVEYTHING if a person buys a sports-car to show off, but that person doesn't have enough driving skill to handle the vehicle?

I remember one of my high school friend worked in a Dodge dealer as a part time. Once, he told me that his shop was working on repairing a transimission of a Dodge Viper. The transmission was "burned" (gears destroyed) because the guy who bought it didn't know how to drive stick-shift!

Anyways, I certainly do hope that all Ferrari owners cheerish whatever the stuff they get from the factory, since they paid plenty of cash for them. I guess the bottom line is, don't smash a F430 into a pole and cut it into half like someone did it recently.