I don't think Gotham Dream Cars gives a trememdous value for thrill compared to going karting, but I

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For those of you who live in New York or New Jersey, you may have seen Groupon and other deal sites advertising a discounted ticket to "Drive a Supercar!" I have been emailed sleep inn maingate by many friends about this and had been wondering myself if it's worth the money (around 70 bucks with the promotional discount). Thankfully, a very generous friend bought some tickets and invited me along! Since there seems to be a lot of interest and uncertainty about this promotion, I thought I'd let you all know whether I thought it was worthwhile! What it is:
It's pretty simple. There's an autocross track consisting of a bunch of cones in a vast parking sleep inn maingate lot at the Meadowlands Stadium in New Jersey. You get to choose between a Lamborghini Gallardo or a Ferrari F430. I had two tickets so I got a ride in each.
There is a chaperone sleep inn maingate in the car with you just to make sure you don't do something stupid, but generally he encourages you to have fun. And yes, you can floor it and drive the car as hard as you want!
You get 3 laps of this autocross track, so basically one outlap, one flying lap, and one in lap. There's no timing, but I figured each lap is about 28-40 seconds depending on your skill level and exuberance. So that's roughly 2.5 minutes of driving.
After you get out of the car, you pose for photos inside and standing next to the car. The guy also takes a few action shots while you are driving. sleep inn maingate All these photos are burned on a CD right on the spot and handed to you, and this is an no extra charge , which I thought was great! (the photos in this article sleep inn maingate are examples of what you get)
You can also opt to buy a second run at a slight discount if you want more. And they also have a 458 Italia which can be driven for an extra 100 bucks. My friend tried it and said it took him to another planet. He got out of the car and all he said for the first 2 minutes was "Oh my god! It's SO tight! The steering! It's so TIGHT!."
In the brief moments I was in the cars, I had a blast. The exhaust notes of both cars are awesome to hear when you drop the hammer. In the end, I recommend readers to select the F430. Even though the Gallardo is a great machine, the all wheel drive and electronic nannies make the car understeer badly at low speed and the car just feels sort of dead on this very twisty, tiny, track. The F430, on the other hand has better handling on the tight course and willingly lets you slide the tail around. I was grinning from ear to ear. Both cars have paddle shifters, so no worries about clutch pedals.
So, was it worth the money? That is hard to say for sure. I think for the cost of 70 dollars, it would be nice to have more than 3 laps in the cars. I also think some people would find the idea of driving through cones in a parking lot a bit pedestrian. However this is definitely not a scam. You really do get some time in someone else's genuine exotic car and can basically do what you want for 3 laps. Unlike a high priced exotic rental, sleep inn maingate you don't need to worry about traffic laws and you can just have fun in a safe environment! The fact that they throw in the photographs for free is a very nice touch, and definitely adds to the appeal of the experience.
I don't think Gotham Dream Cars gives a trememdous value for thrill sleep inn maingate compared to going karting, but I don't think it's a ripoff either. If you are the type who has always wondered what it is like to drive one of these cars and feel the acceleration and cornering they offer, this is the most economical sleep inn maingate and trouble-free way to have that experience. Let me know what you think! ( Note: This review was in no way paid for or endorsed by Gotham Dream Cars)
I had the Lamborghini this morning and simply wasn t impressed. It s everything you mentioned above and the most disappointing part was that it wasn t on a track which is what my wife was lead to believe. At least I can say I ve been in a Lamborghini but I would never tell anyone you get to take things sleep inn maingate to an exciting level.You sleep inn maingate get one short straight away that you can floor it on but I ve had a many better rushes in my old Mustang. It was a tight fit for us big guys, the photos were sub-par, but I did like the video we paid an additional sleep inn maingate $25 on. For $125 (one car, photos and videos) I left very disappointed. My suggestion to anyone considering this is to look into other deals out there on a real track.
II did it Oct 28 2012--I went faster on the Garden State Parkway !! I did this because a friend sleep inn maingate did it last year at raceway park and got 5 laps; boy did I feel ripped off !!!! As soon as I hit 3rd gear had to break. I should have got dressed up and drive my 911 to the nearst Ferrari dealer in Conn and test drive one. It would be Free and I bet I would get out of 3rd gear!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I received this as a gift and was totally disappointed. In fact the term rip-off was right at the front of my mind. It was a surprise gift and so I had no time to research it and was only told about it by the friendly registration girl and then led to the car after signing all the release forms. I know how to drive and I drive a 6 speed manual trans sports car. they tell you it s 4 laps and I chose the Lamborghini Gallardo. Okay sounds cool right? well what is not immediately apparent is they sit with an instructor that looks to be about 20 years old that dictates the entire ride exactly sleep inn maingate to you. The first lap is a SLOW lap where you get a feel for the course in first gear. then the second lap he TELLS YOU WHEN TO SHIFT INTO SECOND and you stay there for the remainder sleep inn maingate of the ride. because of the main rule YOU MAY NEVER DOWNSHIFT INTO FIRST when the car is moving. Because this is not a track but a parking lot with tiny cones set up as a course, the laps are so short and the first two laps are totally dictated sleep inn maingate to you it only feels like two short laps and you are somewhat bogging through the coarse because you can only shift once and there is only one straight of maybe 30 yards so you need to brake shortly and then take the tight corners in 2nd gear or he said he would give a warning and then end the ride. Really, really unsatisfying. At the end of the trip which lasted about 8 mins I wished I had never done the Gotham Dream Cars - Dream Car Sprint. Over promised and Under delivered! I would happily sleep inn maingate pay for this if it were unrestricted, or on a real track but within these constraints it was only worth about $25 bucks to me and more of a waste of my time.
I drove both the F 430 and the Gallardo at the San Diego Stadium lot. I have read so many reviews from these whiners, reminds me of a friend of mine that drove an autocross course in a super-hot z-28 . Everyone was doing laps in around a minute... he came in at about 1:25 , all the way around in first gear. His comment Whats so hard about that ? Clueless...If sleep inn maingate you dont understand autocross, stay on the freeway listening to dead man s curve . Anyway, back to my drive.. The Ferraris paddles were easier to use tan the Lambos; sleep inn maingate I could just tip in and out of third and entered the first corner sleep inn maingate at about 100 mph. I braked so late for the turn- in that the instructor gasped ! The Ferraris traction and stability control worked so well that I could point it where I wanted to go and it went with an almost continual howling of tires and smell of burning rubber all the way around the track. sleep inn maingate I was actually kind of amazed as I smelled the burning rubber that it was really happening! I even asked the instructor why he let me drive the car that hard. He said he could tell by my driving and my attitude that that I was competent with the car. Attention Clueless Ones! The Ferrari goes fast around corners... very fast... that s what an autocross course sleep inn maingate is for. Kudos to GDC for a great experience !
I have to say I was very disappointed with the Dream Car Sprint. I ll have to agree with DJ s comment of over promised sleep inn maingate and under delivered . Was I happy to be driving a great exotic car? Absolutely! But that s about where the good experiences end. The staff seemed young and unknowledgable. The track took about 30 seconds to navigate and is WAY smaller than the just under a mile long course described on their website. Expect to wait to get into the car for a while. The entire driving experience is about 5-7 minutes I d say; 1 cool lap to teach you the track and then 3 hot laps. As where mean gene comes off saying he was doing 100 into the first corner is a crock I d imagine as the seat of my pant speedometer was telling sleep inn maingate me that I definitely was nowhere sleep inn maingate close to that speed, EVER. You wouldn t get close to that speed until you were rounding off 3rd gear and most people could barely get into it before having to brake and downshift. Besides, if you happen to hurt the car, that s where that little legal waiver you signed comes into play. They try to make you feel a little better about spending all that money for nothing and tell you that they have a photographer there and you get free pictures put onto a cd as well. As far as I m concerned their photographer seemed to be nothing more than just some kid t