World Class Driving operates a variety of supercar driving experiences, including:

THE US SUPERCAR TOUR: Offers private drivetime in a selection of late-model exotic supercars on a 120 mile public road tour. The event starts at a designated location, where drivers receive an overview of each vehicle from our instructors, and a review of the tour route. Then, drivers pilot each vehicle through some of the most scenic and demanding roads in the region, rotating cars at designated checkpoints. There simply is no better way to experience the most thrilling exotic cars on the planet in one day.

200MPH Challenge Event: This exclusive event gives drivers the opportunity to break the magical 200MPH barrier in a safe, controlled environment on select locations and dates across the United States. Covered extensively by Bloomberg, Automobile Magazine, Wired, and more.

ROAD & RACING: This two-part event includes a half-day on-road supercar experience tour. Drivers get behind the wheel of some of the world’s best supercars on the most scenic back-roads available. Then, drivers spend the remainder of the day in 36 on-track lapping sessions at select racetracks across America. This combined event offers the best of both on-track and public road touring, and gets drivers on the most challenging and exclusive tracks in the U.S. This experience of a lifetime includes catered trackside meals, end-of-day champagne podium reception, exclusive World Class Driving gear & a trophy.

With this acquisition, Vulcan Motor Club acquired several additional supercars (including a Mercedes SLR Mclaren, Ferrari 599GTB, Maserati GranTurismo, and Lamborghini Superleggera). Over the next several months, we expect offer a wider selection of supercars to both Vulcan Motor Club members and World Class Driving participants.

Our Wind & Fire Tours are now rebranded and offered under the World Class Driving brand, and the dates, staff, fleet choice, starting location, and route remain unchanged. We also expect to offer access to the rich portfolio of World Class Driving events to Vulcan Motor Club members.

Both Tom and I remain fully engaged and committed to growing the organization and providing a world-class club experience.

Warm Regards,

Aaron Fessler
Chief Executive Officer

When Aaron Fessler goes to work, he walks into a garage that is wish fulfillment for the world’s dreamers and Car and Driver subscribers. An Audi R8, polished and gleaming, sits next to an all-business Ford GT-40, which is blocking the exit of a V-12 Aston-Martin DB9, Mercedes SLR McLaren and Lamborghini LP560-4. Did I mention the British Racing Green Tesla Roadster?

Welcome to Vulcan Motor Club, a timeshare for supercars that Fessler—a serial entrepreneur—started in New Jersey circa 2007 with his friend Tom Mizzone. Sign up for a $35,000 one-year membership and you get 40 days of access to a dozen supercars. They’ll even deliver them to you, full of gas (and given their thirst, you’ll need it). This is not the only entry in the field: Club Sportiva has the same basic idea.

The mangled hood of Vulcan’s first GT-40 sits in the reception area as a reminder of what can happen if you get one of these beasts sideways. It was one of two cars totaled since the club was founded (the other was a Lamborghini), but that hasn’t deterred 100 people from buying memberships and then, mostly, renewing for another driving season.

Fessler says that the club, which was funded by private investors and is a for-profit venture, will break even for the first time this year, and it is expanding. It has a $2 million auto inventory, but also 100 paying customers. You do the math. A second outlet has opened in Glen Cove, Long Island and a third is planned sometime next year in the Greenwich/Stamford, Connecticut area.

“Everything’s available as a timeshare this year,” said Fessler, whose last company, Media Sentry, rode herd on Internet pirates. “You can share yachts, vacations, handbags, watches.” Handbags and watches!

The club started with Dodge Vipers and Porsche twin turbos but soon discovered that these weren’t exclusive enough. The members already owned those: They wanted the real exotics, aspirational cars they’d only dreamed about and seen in glossy magazines. “We’re in the business of making happy people even happier,” said Fessler.

Since $150,000 supercars lose $50,000 of their value the minute they’re out of the showroom, Vulcan buys most of its cars “used.” The cars they buy are, to put it mildly, lightly used—many have 100 or fewer miles on them. For many, supercars are garage queens, rolling sculpture that doesn’t need to actually hit the road.

As an attitude, that’s rather unfortunate. These cars were built to be driven hard and put away wet, which is precisely what I—as a guest of the club—did with them.

It’s interesting to note that Fessler said the recession has, in some ways, been a boon to his business. The hedge fund managers who would simply have bought a new Ferrari last year now see the wisdom of simply sharing one. “They want to preserve their capital,” Fessler said. “They also have short attention spans, and we play to that, too—if you’re bored with the Ferrari you can drive the Lamborghini or the Aston-Martin.”

Originally posted at BNET Auto

CHESTER ‑ Sometimes fantasy can be reality, as with a local car club that allows regular people to take a daylong ride in a Ferrari, Lamborghini, Bentley, Ford GT and an Audi R9.

The Vulcan Motor Club on Maple Avenue owns a fleet of super cars and offers about 25 “Wind and Fire” tours a year. The tours are open to anybody who wants to pay the fee of about $1,200 to drive cars that range in price from around $114,000 for the Audi R8 to a high of $495,000 for the elegant Mercedes SLR Mclaren.

The club also has a membership plan that costs from $12,000 to $30,000 a year permitting members to take the cars home for 10, 20 or 40 days a year. The cars are delivered to the customers, who can keep them for a day, week or month at a time and drive up to 100 miles per day.

It’s a way for people to have the luxury without the headaches of maintenance, according to Aaron Fessler of Mendham,  a former dot.com genius who  co-founded the club in late 2007 with a friend, Tom Mizzone, of Lebanon Township. They have since opened a second location in Glen Cove, N.Y.

“I never bought a Ferrari because it was too hard to justify the cost,” Fessler said. “So I started the club model where we could spread the assets over a large group of people and it became reasonable.”

Fessler lives with his wife, Kimber, and their children, Jared, 9, Kaylee, 7, Tim, 5, and William, 1.

PRICEY FLEET

The current fleet and 2009 base prices includes two Ferrari F430s ($290,310); a Lamborghini Gallardo ($230,000) and a Lamborghini Murcielago ($354,000); an Aston Martin DB9 ($179,450); a Bentley Flying Spur ($191,500); Mercedes SLR Mclaren ($495,000); an Audi R9 ($114,200); a Shelby Cobra; and a Ford GT.

Fessler said he will be swapping the Bentley for a Rolls Royce Phantom ($400,000) and has ordered two new Ferraris and a new, all-electric Tessla roadster (base price, $109,000). He said he likes to replace the fleet every year or two.

“We want to keep the fleet fresh,”  said Fessler, an Ohio native, who said he and his wife, Kimber, drive a mini van.

There are about 70 members in the club and Fessler said he is confident the business can survive in the current bleak economic times. He said those people who can no longer afford to buy a Ferrari or similar vehicle, can now only afford to ride one as part of his club.

“We’re finding that people who were shopping last year for a Lamborghini are waiting now,” Fessler said. “Conspicuous consumption isn’t as vogue as it was in the past. So they can join the club and still get to enjoy the cars they might have purchased in the past.”

That doesn’t mean there aren’t people who can’t still afford to buy. Fessler said he was visiting a Bentley dealer in Long Island last year when he was pointed to  a customer who had just bought nine Bentleys. The man, Fessler was told, likes to keep the cars for just a few hundred miles before trading them in for newer models.

These cars are not only expensive to buy but also to keep on the road. The Lamborghini needs a tune up every 15,000 miles. But this is no oil change and check the belts. The engine has to be pulled and a typical tune up costs $10,000. It also gets about 10 miles to the gallon but those who have to be concerned about mileage need not apply.

The Vulcan club membership is  mostly men from their 30s through their 50s. Some memberships are purchased as a holiday or anniversary gift.  Last Christmas, one woman bought a membership so her husband could open the garage to find a Ferrari wrapped in a large bow.

Fessler said the husband was a bit put off until he learned the car was essentially loaned and not bought.

All prospective thrill-seekers are screened for driving records and if they pass the test and are at least 27 years old, then they are ready.

Two Saturdays ago, a group of seven fantasy seekers and this reporter arrived at the club building at 9 a.m., braced for a once in a lifetime experience of speed and comfort.

The customers included Michael Looney and his son, Jason, 16.  Looney owns Mangels Home Made Chocolates on Route 206. Looney said he learned about the tours from Vulcan co-owner, Mizzone, who he had met around town.

Another tourist was Patrick Carlisle of Bedminster who said his wife gave him the tour as an anniversary present. Carlisle said his wife didn’t want to drive so he took along his friend, Bill O’Brien of Pottersville.

Daniel Wald of Woodbury, N.Y., said he and his mother, Marlene, bought the tour for his father, Elliot’s 60th birthday. Daniel  Wald said he hadn’t seen his father smile so much in 30 years. Daniel Wald said he heard about the tour while listening to a host on WFAN radio who regularly reported his experiences with the club and its exotic cars.

Before the tour, there was a brief briefing in the room adjacent to the sprawling garage that was home to the supercars. The lounge has comfortable couches but will be remodeled into a plush lounge with plasma screen televisions.

“We encourage people to keep all four tires on the road,” Fessler said.

He explained that the 550 horsepower, Ford GT,  which can reach 60 mph in 3.6 seconds, was the hardest to drive because it has such high torque. Start too fast and turn too quickly and the car will begin powering through doughnuts.

And while the Ford GT is fastest, the other vehicles have more muscle than most other cars. Even the luxurious Bentley takes just 4.9 seconds to reach 60 mph.

The tour guide, Howard Mintz of Wanaque, a retired aerospace engineer, warned there would be no passing and said he will be watching for anyone caught  at a light or otherwise separated from the pack. Each car is equipped with a walkie-talkie so nobody gets lost.

Mintz next addressed the question of safety and whether there had been prior accidents. He pointed to a piece of red fiberglass leaning against the wall that used to be part of the hood of a Ford GT. The driver had gotten too close to the car in front, hit the breaks, causing the car to spin out and crash into the curb, causing significant damage to the car but none to the driver.

“It was very unfortunate, very avoidable and very expensive,” Mintz said.

Mintz and Fessler took the group into the large garage for a tour and explanation of each vehicle. The comments on the Ford GT were intimidating as Fessler explained that it is “a little more challenging.”

“You feel disconnected with it but that passes,” said Fessler. “It is a torque monster.”

The Lamborghini, said Fessler, “is the wild redhead of the group. It’s wild, it’s fast and it’s impossible not to like it.”

After the warnings and explanations were done, each motorist got into his pre-arranged vehicle.

Mintz was in the lead car that would take the pack on a 120-mile loop that winds through Califon and eventually to the Delaware Water Gap, Dingman’s Ferry and back home through some of the most scenic roads anywhere.

The group boarded their respective super cars and pulled out onto Maple Avenue. In the rear view mirror, Fessler could be seen watching as his fleet of a million dollars worth of cars was driving away by people who have no experience with such machines.

Every 20 miles, the group of cars pulled over and everybody switched into another dream vehicle. Around midway, the caravan stopped for lunch at the Boathouse Restaurant on Swartswood Lake in Sussex County.  It was a time to trade impressions and gauge the best of the best.

O’Brien of Pottersville said the fleet ought to include a new model Porsche. Mintz said it was not so much the $500,000 price tag for the car that was a concern but it was more that such a car can be nearly impossible to handle on the road.

This reporter started in a Ferrari F430 coupe. It has a manual transmission but no clutch. You shift by moving tiny paddles on either side of the steering wheel. For the less adventurous, a push of a button makes the car all automatic.

The first thing you notice is the sound, more like a controlled roar that threatens to go out of control with the slightest nudge on the gas. The next thing you notice is that everybody notices you. As the caravan of dream cars winded through towns, it seemed no one could fight the temptation to stare.

Next was the Lamborghini Gallardo. It had its own distinctive voice and it was tempting to try the radio but that would have drowned out the signature roar.  Mintz said it was a good idea to start out slow so the carbon ceramic breaks could warm up and function to the optimum, if needed. It was sage advice.

To break the monotony, this reporter’s next vehicle was the Bentley. Susan Dejong, the club’s special events director, had reminded the group not to be lulled into thinking this 5,500 pound luxury roadster was a dowdy country gentleman. Its twin, V12 engine was a tiger wrapped in velvet. The button alongside the seat activated the massage while Springsteen never sounded better on any car radio.

The most ferocious four wheels of the fleet was the Ford GT.  Mintz, who owns a Ford GT,  had previously alerted the group that the car was built very low to the ground and would take a bit to feel comfortable.

How fast could the Ford GT go? The speedometer shows 220 mph but that was out of the question anywhere short of Watkins Glen. As the tour progressed, 80 mph felt like 40 mph, the ride was so smooth and the engine got rocking so quickly and effortlessly.

It did seem that the day was about to end before it even got going. Each of the dream cars pulled unscathed into the lot at Vulcan Motor Club as Fessler could almost be seen breathing a sigh of relief that his cars were back and the day was over.

And as the visitors returned to their normal cars, this reporter boarded his Dodge Caravan and a quick trek back to reality.

The owners and staff at Vulcan Motor Club are all too familiar with the finer things – and the lifestyles they accompany. That’s why they celebrated these things – these epicurean amenities – in an evening dedicated to those who indulge in life’s lavish pleasures. Occupying the luxurious Trump National Golf Club, Vulcan invited a select 250 bon vivants to revel in the splendor of those things that aren’t so easily attained. The cars for instance…

Vulcan is a privately-owned, membership-based automotive club whose constituents are impassioned motorists. Not satisfied with what can be had at just any dealer, Vulcan’s members are in constant pursuit of evocative driving experiences.  Ferrari, Lamborghini, Bentley and so on. But not just one car; members experience all of them. Such is the kind of benefit associated with Vulcan Motor Club Membership.

They commandeered the most extravagant venue that suited their needs, decorated the lush rolling greens with their fleet of exotics, and partnered with Jacob the Jeweler and the David David Gallery of Philadelphia, to offer attendees a broad arrange of art on which their senses could feast. Not to leave out the sense of taste, the soiree was catered by the Trump National Golf Club. And lest they neglect auditory yearnings, the air was rich with the soulful decadence of live jazz.

The jewelry and paintings were a splendid compliment to the automotive bliss that was already in session. The five-star food filled the parts of us that weren’t already full of elation from being around such amazing cars. By the evening’s end, we were compelled to sign up for membership with the Vulcan Motor Club. And why not? More than anyone else, they understand our obsession with the finer things in life.

courtesy of Universal Autosports, Glen Cove NY

Can’t decide between the Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder and the Audi R8? No need. With membership in the Vulcan Motor Club, you can slip behind the wheel of one today and the other next Tuesday. Then there’s the Ford GT, Ferrari F430, Bentley Flying Spur – they’re all part of the club’s exotic fleet, available for members for up to a week at a time.

“We have the perfect car for every occasion,” asserts president Tom Mizzone, who founded the Chester, N.J.-based club last year. “Members can make a phone call and have an Aston Martin delivered to their office in pristine condition, drive it for five days, then make another phone call and have it disappear.”

Vulcan offers three levels of membership to sate any automotive appetite: True connoisseurs may choose the Platinum option ($25,000 annually), which provides 40 days of use and up to 4,000 miles. Gold ($14,500) offers 20 days, up to 2,000 miles. For enthusiasts in the making, Silver ($9,500) provides 10 days, up to 1,000 miles. And don’t worry about exhausting your options.

New luxury cars are added frequently, and Mizzone promises the ratio of members to vehicles will never exceed seven to one.”We’re really committed to keeping the fleet new for our members,” he says.”

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The Ferrari California is a modern interpretation of a treasured classic, the Ferrari 250 GT California. The 2009 Ferrari California channels the appeal of the original, and caps it off with the convenience of retractable hard top. The official unveiling will happen at the Paris Auto Show in September.

The California carries with it three notable items. Notable item one is a retractable convertible hard top. If you’ve ever seen a Ferrari 360 Modena Spider with its cloth top up, it just doesn’t feel right. With the California, it looks just as good with the top up or down. Notable item two is roominess, for example, its ability to transport multiple snowboards…and that’s according to Ferrari. Notable item three is Ferrari’s placement of the engine in front of the vehicle, which is significant because it enables notable items one and two.

More photos below.

If you’ve ever heard a Ferrari at full throttle, then you know it’s powered by one-hundred screaming demon spawn pedaling miniature stationary bikes. That, or one of Ferrari’s famed V-8 engines, like the 460 horsepower 4.3 liter version that will be found in the California. Ferrari claims the California does 60 mph in less than 4 seconds. Ferrari also once claimed that its Enzo in fourth gear can actually move faster than time itself, so who knows.

Some cars, like the Toyota Corolla, are designed by mortals; others, like the Ferrari F430 are sculpted by angels. Take note of small details such as the shark gill side vents, the use of LEDs in the headlamps, and the vertical tailpipe stack.

The California’s interior (or cockpit in Ferrari-speak) is as sculpted as the exterior, with particular attention paid to the center divider between pilot and co-pilot. It has all the comforts of a luxury car, such as navigation and Bluetooth integration. Finally, it has a relatively large trunk with room for two sets of golf clubs with the second row of seats folded flat.

This is the first time, too, that the new 7-speed dual clutch has been used on a Ferrari. This technology is the fruit of in-depth gear shifting systems research by the Scuderia Ferrari. The system utilized on the Ferrari California cuts the gear shifting time to zero.

Ferrari says that “the Ferrari California joins the Prancing Horse’s 8-cylinder family which has always been defined by power and performance. The new Ferrari California will satisfy even the most demanding of owners in terms of its superb vehicle dynamics and driving pleasure. The Ferrari California is aimed at owners who desire a car which embodies everything the Prancing Horse represents in terms of sporty design and innovation, but also seek a car with greater versatility than ever.”

(We didn’t realize Ferrari actually refers to itself as “the Prancing Horse”. That is like Lamborghini saying “We at the Stomping Bull” or Porsche saying “We at the Colorful Shield.”)

The pragmatists in the Vulcan Motor Club will be impressed. The lustful group of club members will be impressed with the California’s performance potential. And for the rest of us? A month of club days in the vehicle and an unlimited mileage cap should be enough time for us to thoughtfully develop an opinion.

By Elliot Darvick

This author chronicled the history following the purchase of a new $225,000 Ferrari F550 for six years and the tab was staggering:

Total Maintenance: $65,760.50

Total Depreciation: $135,000

Total Maintenance Per Mile: $1.82

Total Depreciation Per Mile: $3.72

Total Cost Per Mile: $5.55

By Michael Sheehan

I recently sold an unusually well-documented 1998 550 Maranello, S/N 111317, with 36,200 miles to a client in the jet aircraft industry, and comparisons between Ferrari and jet costs inspired this column. Like a private jet that requires three to four hours of maintenance for every hour of flight time, Ferraris are not cheap to own.

FIRST TWO YEARS ALMOST FREE

550 Ferrari S/N 111317 was sold new on March 19, 1998, at $225,000, to a wealthy Santa Monica real estate investor and used for weekend retreats to his ranch in Ojai, a 150-plus-mile round trip. Thanks to an unlimited mileage warranty, the first two years were relatively expense free.

The first bite came in August 2000, five months after the warranty expired. At 13,637 miles, the owner brought the car in for a 15,000-mile service, two rear tires, and an oil, filter, and coolant change for $2,665.70. Two months later, in October, at 17,220 miles, noisy cam belts and bearings were replaced at no cost (thanks to a warranty extension by Ferrari). The windshield washer reservoir was also replaced for $529.25. A month later, in November, at 17,618 miles, the front spoiler and three wheels were refinished because of road-rash, at $1,285. Total for the first year out of warranty, and about 4,000 miles: $4,479.95, or $1.12 per mile.

As 2001 rolled around, in January, at 18,124 miles, two ball joints and sway bar bushings were replaced at $253.47, a standard procedure for a heavy, high performance, front-engined car with power steering. Three months later, in April, at 18,998 miles, a coolant leak, new front tires, another repaint of the wheels, and a detail added $2,718 to the ongoing maintenance bill.

A few days later, at 19,002 miles, the check engine light came on and an O2 sensor was replaced at $261.31. A month later, in late May, at 19,329 miles, the dash pod had to come out for an instrument panel repair, at $1,290.18. Five months and 1,289 miles later, in early October, at 20,618 miles, an annual oil and filter service and new rear tires added $2,386.60 to the expense column.

$8,988 FOR SECOND YEAR OUT OF WARRANTY

In December 2001, a service at 21,358 miles for dash lights, rattles, and a radiator R & R for coolant leaks closed the year out at $2,078.82. Total for the second year out of warranty, and another 3,740 miles: $8,988.38, or $2.40 a mile.

In January 2002, at 21,966 miles, the owner had the battery replaced, new suspension bushings installed, and a wheel alignment for $1,228.35. In March, at 22,956 miles, the license plate frame was replaced for $124.99, and in May, at 23,802 miles, the power steering pump was replaced and the fluids serviced, at $500.95.

Four months and 2,657 miles later, in September, at 25,607 miles, the steering box, power steering rack, and rear shocks were replaced, and the wheels were aligned for $8,641.69. The year ended at 26,236 miles, with a compression and leakdown problem discovered in late December at the 30,000-mile service. New cam belts, engine mounts, and a valve job followed, with all 24 valves and valve guides replaced at $7,954.66. Fortunately for the owner, Ferrari supplied the valves and guides under an extended warranty. Another year, another 4,878 miles, adding up to $18,450.64, or $3.78 a mile.

TOYOTA MONEY: 37 CENTS PER MILE

The Ferrari gods were smiling in 2003, with only 672 miles added and one service for hood shocks, in March, at 26,908 miles. Cost of ownership was only $249.38. Little use means no visits to ever-vigilant Ferrari mechanics, who point out problems that need to be resolved. This year cost Toyota money—just 37 cents per mile. Of course, there weren’t many miles driven either.

In 2004, 550 S/N 111317 saw little use, but frequent visits to the service center, beginning in January, at 31,688 miles, for a seat control switch and wiper blades at $1,366.43. A week later, in early February, at 31,860 miles, sway bar bushings were replaced at $208.63. In late February, at 32,035 miles, the handbrake shoes and rear brake rotors were replaced and four new tires were fitted, at $3,365.79. In early March, at 32,122 miles, a coolant leak added $903.21 to the annual cost. Another year, another 5,214 miles, another $5,844.06. The cost per mile, $1.12.

In late December 2004, Ferrari 550 S/N 111317 moved on to her second owner, for $90,000, and no service bills were added to the year. A real estate investor and self-confessed “Porsche guy,” the second owner had always wanted a Ferrari and bought the 550 simply because he knew the car through the original owner. Only weeks into Ferrari ownership, in January 2005, at 32,945 miles, a 30,000-mile service was again done, under the “while-you’re-at-it” theory, because of oil leaks. The front shocks were also replaced, at $6,196.57. Only weeks later, the second owner also had the nose repainted, and his 550 “personalized” with the front fenders modified for fender shields and the calipers redone in yellow, at $7,759.70. NOT FOR THE TIMID: $10.27 PER MILE

A month later, in March, the steering wheel was recovered for $450, and in April the windows were tinted and a “clear bra” installed for $935. Only weeks later, the owner continued to personalize his 550 with a Tubi Exhaust for $3,155.94. In August, at 34,235 miles, the oil hoses and other minor items were replaced, at $3,194.44. Total mileage for the second owner: 2,113 miles and $21,691.65. Most of this work was pure pride-of-ownership personalization, but the financially timid need not apply, as the cost per mile, at $10.27 per mile, was approaching that of an M1 tank.

As 2006 rolled in, our second owner next had a new clutch installed, in January, at 35,625 miles, for $4,852.59. After sitting for six months, the second owner decided that he really was a “Porsche guy” at heart. The 550 was too big for his tastes and so, in August, 550 Ferrari S/N 111317 was picked up from his home and dropped off for an a/c service, at 36,196 miles, for $519.40. Cost of ownership for the second owner, for 2006: 1,961 miles at $5,371.99, or $2.73 per mile.

In August 2006, our subject 550 was again sold for $90,000, with 36,196 miles, to the third owner, the president of a corporate jet maintenance and sales company. During the pre-purchase, an oil leak was found, and while the estimate was $3,000, the final bill was $1,582.58. The third owner appreciated the subtle lines and wanted a user-friendly Ferrari that could be driven daily in New York weather and traffic.

A long-time Ferrari owner, he appreciated that virtually all of the depreciation was reflected in the purchase price and that at 36,000 miles, adding mileage wouldn’t kill the value. His last toy was a new Porsche Turbo at $160,000, and while it had been nice to order a car exactly as he wanted, the depreciation wasn’t worth the thrill when he sold it after three years for $95,000.

The warranty on 550 S/N 111317 ran out in March, 2000, at about 13,500 miles. Our subject 550 went to the third owner in September 2006 at 36,200 miles, so the total miles out of warranty was 22,700 miles, with a total spent of $65,760.50, or $2.90 a mile, right at $11,000 a year.

Ferrari ownership is both a lifestyle and a socio-economic statement, just as owning a polo pony is a different venture than keeping a draught horse. As one former owner of S/N 111317 put it, “I spend more than that on crap on eBay every year.” No other statement quite sums up the difference between those who lust for a Ferrari from those who can pay the price of ownership.

On top of that, you’ll get a sneak peak at our biggest, baddest addition to the fleet yet. Stay tuned for the big announcement. (Hint: it’s a bright orange, 580hp V12.)

Tom, Kyle, and Aaron will be available to answer questions about membership options and give complimentary rides in the vehicle of your choice.