TBT: Euro Spec Ferrari 308 Track Rat

[enjoythemusic]

Old vid from one of my first track events. Was giving a point-by to the Mitsu on the straight, yet he wanted to hang back and hear the car.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxTbd9P0NCY

[RABAUKE]

very nice, an a very nice 308 too.

[NickyC]

Hah, the old 3000GT VR4! I had a 95 back in the day, was a really fun car at the time.

Until things started breaking...

[Red Bread]

Dig the QV. I got to drive my friend's 328GTB for a few months and really loved the sounds and smells. Not fast or scary, but so direct and pure. They've certainly left that way behind.

[MightyMouseTech]

Originally Posted by Red Bread

Dig the QV. I got to drive my friend's 328GTB for a few months and really loved the sounds and smells. Not fast or scary, but so direct and pure. They've certainly left that way behind.

Yup, give me a 308/328 over the newer stuff any day.

[enjoythemusic]

Originally Posted by Red Bread

Dig the QV. I got to drive my friend's 328GTB for a few months and really loved the sounds and smells. Not fast or scary, but so direct and pure. They've certainly left that way behind.

Yup! Frankly, dyno-tuned the Euro-spec 308 was not even 200HP/200TQ, so a Miata had more 'go' to it. You're right, she was a 'raw' drive and clack-clack gated shifter was fun. Problem was we upgraded the brakes and the engine would move a bit too much, and so that's the shifting problems you hear in the video as the linkage got out of alignment at times.

That's a very early vid, as eventually upgraded the suspension, swapped to lightweight flywheel/clutch, improved the engine rod to keep her from moving so shifting didn't mess up alignment, etc. Was planning to turbo her, yet lost interest in that project. My mechanic who helped me mod the 308 GTS got her, as by the time i was done the engine needed a bit of a rebuild due to at least 120+ track days on her (plus she was old so you kinda expect a rebuild anyway).

Like you said, she was raw fun and sounded great, yet 'slow' and safe for a learning guy like me who was doing his first track stuff. Sold her and went SCCA racing in a Formula 2000. Still raw with the LD200 tranny and 2L engine, yet at 1200 lbs wet with driver she was FAST and pulled ~3.5G in the twisties. That kinda ruined me for tintop (street legal) cars as once you go with a true race car.....

Ah well, fun with petrol

[buddalun]

Just lovely!