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Quick Impressions of the Lexus LFA Driver Development Program


Today I attended the Lexus LFA Driver Development Program at the Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, California, and while I don’t want to give away too much in advance of my Lexus Magazine article on the event, I did want to share some brief impressions.

  • I started off the day’s driving by hitting 118mph (190km/h) on the acceleration/braking test, which replaces 110mph (170km/h) as my fastest personal time.
  • My confidence in straight line was tempered by my experience on the slalom course, where on my first run-through I hit 3 of 5 cones.
  • Everyone in my group was super-friendly — it was made up of two Lexus dealership owners that bought personal LFAs, one gentleman who has just received his LFA last week, and Club Lexus member S2000toIS350, who has already posted up a detailed summary of his experience.
  • Unfortunately, I didn’t get the chance to drive the black production LFA — my entire day was spent exclusively in the yellow pre-production model due to a Lexus video that I’ll be appearing in. I did manage to take some photos, though, here’s one to start with:

  • There’s nothing like a great instructor — I was paired with Tim Moser, the program’s lead driver, and he helped me improve with every turn. I can’t thank him enough.

Special thanks to everyone responsible for running such a well-organized and extremely rewarding program — the event stands as one of the best experiences of my life, and I was honored to be able to take part. More soon!

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Comments
  • Anonymous
  • March 15, 2011
Became a better driver in the ultimate car... what more can you ask for?
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    • K
    • March 16, 2011
    I have a feeling I shouldn't be asking for anything more. ;-)
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    05RollaXRS
  • March 15, 2011
Krew, I heard you saw Scott Pruett doing demonstration(s) of launch control system in the LFA. Any ideas as to how the numbers looked like?? Any details?? Thanks.
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    • K
    • March 16, 2011
    As I mentioned on Club Lexus, it looks like a video will be released showing the launch control in action, and it will include the in-car data footage.
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  • E
  • March 15, 2011
all i'll say is ...YOU LUCKY F*$#**$ BASTARD!!! in all good manners now..:-D
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    • K
    • March 16, 2011
    :-D
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    joshd
  • March 16, 2011
can't wait to see the video!!!
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    • K
    • March 16, 2011
    Unfortunately, my video shoot day ended up being pretty much rained out. I have a couple clips, but nothing like I was hoping for. However, I do have 1,300 photos to make up for the disappointment. ;-)
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    Hube
  • March 16, 2011
Awesome!
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    LostInBlack
  • March 16, 2011
very cool I am very jealous, I doubt I will ever see a LFA in person much less sit in one. But at least it is in Forza 3.

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