They say the camera adds 10 pounds on a person. From a vehicular point of view though, it always seems to subtract about 10mph from the speed. That’s the reason cars zipping around a track always appear slower than, say if you were strapped into the passenger seat. Somehow, a speed is lost from during that transition from reality to reel.
Which is precisely why this video of the Ferrari 458 Challenge being put through its paces at Fiorano is mighty impressive. Not only does it seem to be leaving a ripple in the time-space continuum, it’s actually appearing to do so in the video.
The track-only 458 Challenge still pushes out 570hp from its 4.5-liter V8, just like its road-legal brother but with enough weight-loss to win ‘The Biggest Loser’ and the same brakes that could halt the Earth’s rotation as fitted to the 599XX, the 458 Challenge is considerably quicker and faster around a track. So much so it laps Fiorano in 1:16:500, a mere two-tenths off the pace set by the FXX.
Sit back and enjoy the as the car does its thing at Fiorano, although the soundtrack is a little muted though.
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