FERRARI F430 F1 TEST DRIVE & REVIEW

Incredibly well balanced, easy to drive, responsive, supple, and has grip for days.

DRIVE THE FERRARI F430 F1 TODAY! STARTING AT $299 FOR 5 LAPS

Beautifuly designed by Pininfarina using aerodynamic
properties from their Formula 1 race cars.

REAL RACING HERITAGE IN THIS ITALIAN SUPERCAR ICON.

Arguably, the F430 is one of Italy’s finest and most seductive exports.

Drive a Ferrari F430 F1 On a Racetrack!

“To say a Ferrari is fast is like saying that water is wet, but the F430 F1 is so much more”.

This famous quote from Davide Kluzer, Ferrari’s press representative, captures the essence of what makes driving a Ferrari F430 F1 so amazing. From the moment one sits behind the wheel of this pure Italian super pony, they quickly realize the Ferrari F430 F1 is more than just a supercar; the F430 is a work of art. read more >

The Pininfarina-styled aluminum bodywork is reminiscent of the Ferrari racing models of the 1960’s, in particular, the Ferrari 156 Grand Prix driven by the late Phil Hill who won the 1961 Formula One World Championship. This exterior design captures Ferrari’s extensive racing history down to the smallest details. The front air intakes are considerably larger than those found on the Ferrari F360 (the F430's predecessor). The F430 has raised Enzo-style taillights and a vented rear engine cover, these are only two minute aspects, which contribute to the F430 having a completely different look than the previous F360 model.

The cabin of the F430 blends Ferrari’s racing spirit with touches of luxury, suggesting the possibility that this prancing horse could be used as a daily driver. The seats are covered in fine leather that presents an elegant feel with touches of brushed aluminum, which compliment the curves of the dash panel. Large, well-placed paddles mounted on the steering column allow the driver to shift through gears in as little as 150 milliseconds, which is less than half the time it takes for the average human eye to blink.

The driver can customize driving preferences by adjusting the console-mounted manettino, that loosely translates to mean little handle or little manager. This rotary knob has 5 levels; each level alters the stability of the vehicle while also changing the level of aggression. The five positions assist the driver by making adjustments to shock valving, shifting speed and traction-control. In other words, set the level at zero and have full control of the vehicle, or turn the level to 5 and the car practically drives itself.

The engine of the Ferrari F430 is a 4.3L V8, derived from a collaborative effort between Ferrari and Maserati. This new engine took Ferrari in a completely different direction than previous variants of the Dino racing program, first developed in the 1950s. This 60 year development cycle between Dino and Ferrari came to an end with the creation of the 4.3L V8. This motor is expected to replace almost all Dino-derived V12 motors. The 4.3L V8 produces 490 horsepower at an screeching 8,500 rpm, illustrating the F430’s high performance pedigree. This allows the F430 to deliver 343 foot pounds of torque, with a top speed of 198 mph. The power plant of the F430 produces a horsepower to liter ratio of 114 bhp per liter. When comparing 0 to 60 times with the F360, Ferrari F430 drops 0 to 60 in just 3.9 seconds, which is 0.4 seconds faster than the F360.

Very seldom in the world of supercars do we get state-of-the-art technology packaged with such an exquisite interior design, superior attention to detail and breathtakingly powerful performance. Fiery Italian supercar passion creates the welds that hold it all together, engendering debate as to whether this is a racecar, a supercar, a luxurious work of art, or just simply the best car ever made. The Ferrari F430 F1 is definitely a vehicle that poses such a question.

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198 MPH
490 HP
3.9 S
US$200.000

A true racing classic by every stretch of the imagination, the Ferrari 430 F1 delivers 490 horsepower with a 0-60 mph in 3.7 seconds and completes the 1/4 mile in 11.9 seconds. This Formula 1 inspired supercar is easy to drive while delivering enough excitement to last a lifetime.

Since I was a child, I have always dreamed about driving a Ferrari. The F430 F1 has a special place in my heart because it was one of the first Ferraris I ever drove on track and it made me a Ferrari lover! The paddles are big and easy to use, the shifts are quick but still very smooth, and the F430 F1 makes a wonderful noise that just rings through the cabin.

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US$299

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5 Laps US$299

7 Laps 15% Off US$419 US$356

DRIVER ITINERARY

Our team of racing experts will guide you through the entire experience

steps
1
Arrival & registration Our friendly team will welcome you for an unforgettable experience
2
Technical briefing Learn the most efficient techniques to drive on our racetrack
3
Track discovery laps Exclusive at Exotics Racing! 2 Free discovery laps in a Porsche Macan S
4
Driving experience Get behind the wheel of a powerful supercar on our racetrack
5
Add cars, laps, ride-along & go-kart Enhance your experience forever by adding more supercars, laps, ride-along and go-kart
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On-board HD Video, Photo & Check out Treasure your experience forever by purchasing the On-Board HD video and customized photo

Arrival And Registration — ARRIVAL & REGISTRATION - 15 MIN 15 min

Discovery Lap — TRACK DISCOVERY LAPS - 30 MIN 30 min

Driving Experience — DRIVING EXPERIENCE - FROM 5 TO 200 LAPS from 5 to 200 laps

Cars and Laps — ADD CARS, LAPS & RIDE-ALONG

DRESS Comfortable clothes and closed-toe shoes required.

DRIVER LICENSE Driver's license from any state or country required. Must be 18+.

HELMETS & INSURANCEHelmets are provided on track at no cost. Insurance is included.

DRIVING CENTER Stunning Driving Center with premium facilities and panoramic viewing terrace.

FRIENDS AND FAMILY Friends and family are welcome to join you at the racetrack.

TRANSPORTATION Complimentary round-trip transportation from the Las Vegas Strip

INFORMATION
dress Comfortable clothes and closed-toe shoes required
Driver License Valid Driver’s license from any state or country required. Must be 18+
Helmets & Insurance Helmets are provided on track at no cost. Insurance is included
Driving Center Driving Center with premium facilities and panoramic viewing terrace
Friends and Family Friends and family are welcome to join you at the racetrack

Our Exclusive Racetrack

SUPERCAR DRIVING EXPERIENCES
Our Las Vegas location is at SpeedVegas Motorsports Park, just 15 minutes from the world famous Las Vegas Boulevard. Our exclusive 1.3-mile racetrack was designed by professional racing drivers to highlight our supercars performance capabilities. You'll find an example of many turns found on the world's greatest racetracks including hairpins, double apex corners, fast sweepers, chicanes, 90-degree corners and even a banked turns as well as large runoff areas, the latest high-tech safety barriers, and even the only in-ground LED lighting system in the US.

2,000 ft

Main straight away
1.3-mile

track length
7

days open
10

turns
140 mph

top speed
15 min south

Off the las vegas strip

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You never know how fast you are until you come to Exotics Racing! Challenge your driving skills on a racetrack behind the wheel of our supercars and take part of the world's largest motorsports competition, exclusively at Exotics Racing Las Vegas.
After each driving experience, whether you want to race against the clock or a friend, our automatic live and online ranking allows you to compare your laptimes and rank against other drivers. There is no exception, every driver is timed on our racetrack and therefore is a competitor of our World Challenge!
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Over 400,000+ Happy Customers! We've become a top rated racing attraction in Las Vegas. See what others have to say about their exciting driving experience at Exotics Racing.

fevereiro 25, 2020

My issue is with the .vbo file for the overpriced video of my experience. I asked the sales person how to view the video. They said just download google drive and the video will download. She said if you have a computer it will open right away. I emailed for help and got no response. I called for help and no return call. I am searching how to open a .vbo file and there is not an application that I can find. Don’t buy the video. Maybe leaving a review will get some help.

- Scott Donald

julho 13, 2021

Reserved and paid for a Lamborghini but that car was over heating as was the Ferrari I drove (had to do a slow cello down lap mid race) so I had to change to a Mercedes. I think I lost some value going from the Lamborghini to the Mercedes with no compensation offered.

- Jason

maio 30, 2022

I want to be clear about something before explaining my 2 star rating- I had an amazing, unforgettable 5 star experience. I came with a close friend of mine for his birthday, a car and race enthusiast, and it was something that the both of us will cherish for the rest of our lives- and we're local, so you'll likely be seeing us again! Secondly, I want to praise the staff that assisted us all the way through the process, especially my SECOND coach, ***, when I drove the 21 lap session in the Ferrari. His insightful and articulate instruction baked into his encouragement and passion made my experience everything I hoped for and SO MUCH MORE. He is an amazing coach, and I am so grateful that I had him in the car with me. He truly made the experience for me. I wish that I could say the same for ***, my first coach in my 5 warm up laps in the Porsche. I normally don't take the time to write bad reviews like these as I don't want affect anyone's livelihood and also want to be compassionate to the fact that we all have tough days from time to time. This, to me, however, was not that. From the moment I met him in check in area after the training, he was unwelcoming and cold. Then when we got on the track, his demeanor in the car was nothing short of unacceptable. His comments from beginning to end were condescending, rude, and his ability to explain what he wanted me to do in the car was near impossible to understand, especially on the fly in a car I've never driven before on a track I'd only seen from the back seat of an SUV. He insultingly laughed at me for not knowing which paddle shifter shifted as this was my first time driving paddle shifters. I understand traditional manual transmissions intimately as I drove a modified STi for 10 years. To have my instructor discouragingly laugh at me for something this simple was distracting to say the least- and this is all on the initial straight away just beginning my driving experience. As we moved through the track, his instructions came underscored with a clear tone of annoyance and judgement. Normally, I could not care less about something like this, but in a high stress environment where my absolute presence is required, I was constantly second guessing myself and consequently not enjoying being there at all. This continued on for the duration of the 5 laps. When we then parked, he gave this absurd convoluted debriefing that included him telling me that I "ignored" his instructions. Right there I almost just got out of the car disgusted with this person as I had just tried my hardest to navigate this extremely difficult-to-learn experience with this person barking commands that I didn't understand. It was truly unbelievable. He then begun to ask me about what I was driving next. His condescension about me driving 21 laps in a faster, more difficult car almost made me confront him right there but I wasn't there for that. I wanted to have an amazing day and wasn't going to let him ruin it. That said, I couldn't believe the fact that I was walking back into the building having these feelings of wanting to leave before even driving the Ferrari as I literally had zero enjoyment after weeks of excited anticipation leading up to coming to EXR. Thankfully though, ***, a consummate professional, turned my experience around in a matter of seconds before even reaching the car with his welcoming encouragement. Needless to say, if I return, which I truly hope to, I will make the demand that *** will not be a part of my experience. What's worth noting, is that my friend had literally the exact same comments about Nino. He may or may not write about him, and that's his business, but if you want him to corroborate that he had a similar experience, I will tell him to contact you if he hasn't already. I want to end on the fact that you guys are amazing. After our unfortunate time with ***, everything else, everyone else was amazing and we absolutely had the time of our lives despite what happened in the Porsche. Sincerely, ***

- Edward

outubro 31, 2022

The concept is great. I wasn’t connecting very well with my instructor. I felt like he was pushing me for more than I was comfortable doing. I got a bit frazzled on the first lap and rather than giving me a lap to regain confidence he pushed me out of my comfort zone and I never felt like I could catch up to his instruction. My two friends had different instructors and really enjoyed it. But it was fairly miserable for me.

- Jay

janeiro 1, 2024

Great facility and cars, but I was very disappointed with the driving experience. My instructor took very little time explaining anything before getting onto the track. He didn't even help me to adjust my seat properly, as we were told they would during the in-class portion. Felt like he just wanted to get it over with as soon as possible and was not enthusiastic at all. While on the track, I was instructed to coast through corners at a leisurely place, much slower than the car could handle, and wasn't given good instructions overall on how to increase my lap times. I was also only allowed to use 3 of the car's 7 gears and the instructor would reach over and shift up for me if I shifted down to get in the power band. Obviously not all the gears are needed on this track, but I should have some freedom to downshift. The in-class instructor specifically told us that we pay for every RPM and we should use them. Otherwise, the facility was clean and organized, and being able to look at and sit in all the cars was great. Dude with long hair (can't remember his name) that gave us the in-class portion and the discovery laps was also great. But at the end of the day, you're paying the steep price for the driving itself, and after my experience I can't recommend it to other car enthusiasts looking for an exhilarating driving experience. I'd instead recommend taking your own car to a track. More fun to drive a slow car fast than a fast car slow. Also, there's a 10% service charge which is really weird.

- Mathew

março 11, 2016

Closest I have ever felt to dealing with Snake Oil Salesman. Complete joke with constant reminder that you the professional drivers worked for tips. Played over $800 and really felt ripped off. Will never do this again or recommend.

- Keith

maio 12, 2017

1. $*** for 5 laps is a rip off. I never would have payed that if I did not get this as a gift. 2. The track is TOO SHORT, 600 ft in a straight away, the car will NEVER exceed 100 mph at best. 3. $*** for a 12 minute video, that was emailed to me, that is yet another way you stole money from me. Half the video the side kick in the car was mumbling. 4. Every time I asked a question , it was answered with an attitude. I personally will NOT recommend you facility to any of my friends and colleagues. Suggestions. 1 increase the length of experience to at least 10-12 laps. At least longer experience may justify the cost.

- Alex

maio 3, 2018

Absolutely horrible customer service, I was scheduled to be picked up around 12:15 I contacted them around 12:30 for my 1:00pm appointment only to be told then that their shuttle was broken and that I had to find a way there myself via taxi or ***, after spending over ***$ for an *** to get there I am told there that I would only receive a ***$ discount on their services meaning I would have to spend more money at a business I can longer trust with my money. I expressed that that wasn’t sufficient compensation for the fact that they failed to contact me in any way and then told that their shuttle driver never showed up and was a problem they had to deal with also. The entire time the staff there had arrogant attitudes and did not care for keeping customers happy, I also paid for video which I now felt I had to wait to receive via email before leaving, luckily I did because they failed to send it to my email address, their excuse was I spelled my name wrong! Wow! once I received my video my name was spelled wrong on that also despite the fact they charged my visa to the correct name and where also in possession of my drivers license all of which have my name on it. Long story short the customers service and attitudes ruined the entire experience, I will never recommend exotics racing!

- Jean

agosto 1, 2018

We were very disappointed on how they ran the Day based on instructors who called out. There should be some back up plan if this case happens. Our appointment was at 1:30 and we did not drive our first car until 4:15! We had to reschedule the second car because we didn’t have the time to wait after being there all day. I know if wasn’t the staffs fault but it made our experience long and not worth it. The tent was hot and to spend 5 hours there just waiting made us want to ask for our money back and leave. Due to what we went through I would not recommend this to anyone unless you come up with a way to fix the situation that happened on July 28th.

- Robert

agosto 15, 2018

The driving instructor was way too involved and really took a lot away from the experience. He kept telling me when to shift, when to turn, brake, put his hand on the wheel while I was trying counter-steer, which was frankly dangerous on his part. He told me to pull in half through because I ignored his egregious controlling ways, he acted like he was scared of going fast, I did not feel he was not competent. He used his brake excessively not allowing me to be in control of the braking. The wait time was really long and I feel I should have been offered a couple extra laps as compensation. Mediocre for a one time thing, but I will not return and I will not recommend it to anyone.

- ian

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