Just a bit of an update: I went to the Gold Medal Tour even yesterday in Vancouver, and it was absolutely amazing! The whole thing sounded a bit too good to be true, but I got a chance to drive everything I wanted to, and as long as you didn't completely spin or go off the course (which one of my friends did and almost got kicked out for
), they let you do whatever you wanted in the cars. There wern't any salesmen, the lineups weren't that big at all, and they were actually encouraging people to really test out the performance of the cars!
They were Chryslers, so there wasn't anything amazing to drive, but being able to take a Crossfire full tilt around an autocross course was sooooooo much fun!
And the rides they were giving out in Vipers with professional race drivers........ :shock: ! I've never like domestics, and I've never liked Vipers, but I am now a convert. These drivers weren't pro drivers pussy-footing the cars, they were out there absolutely hammering the Vipers.
The 2004 is absolutely insane. The ammount of torque, the ammount of horsepower... it's unreal. I don't think I'll ever go that fast again in my life. :shock:
I really hope all the other car companies learn from Chrysler and put on similar events.