Here Is How The One Percent Of The One Percent Like To Have Fun

"Torque Affair" (torqueaffair) 03/01/2015 at 11:46 • Filed to: SUPERCARS

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We team up !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! ! Jalopnik fan, photographer extraordinaire, !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! and I have undertaken the utterly challenging work of showing up at a place where exotic supercar owners come together and race so that you can sit at home, drink a hot cup of coffee, and enjoy the beauty of these extravagant, magnificent machines.

This particular event was called the !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . It was a chance for Lamborghini owners and their buddies who own other fancy exotics to show up for an exclusive track day at the Circuit of the Americas.

This was for the owners of these gorgeous automobiles who want to do more with them than just polish their cars once a week and keep them stored in their temperature-controlled garages.

When you have a place like the Circuit of the Americas (COTA) in your backyard, it makes going to parking lot car shows really boring. COTA brings these amazing cars out of the woodwork to make it the best of both worlds: you can still check out parked cars in the garages, but you also get to see them being raced which satisfies all your senses when it comes to entertainment of the automotive variety.

This "Two Fly" Aventador was apparently flown in from Holland and has aircraft exhaust on it. It was so loud.

If you watch the video you'll know what I mean.

The Aventador looks like it could be a Batmobile. The paneling on this car looks like they pop off when Batman needs to eject out of his car to chase after the Penguin.

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There really is no other car out there that looks quite like the edgy Aventador. I would categorize this car as a "love it" or "hate it" kind of car. It is so extreme that you can't just be "ok" with.

Do you love it or hate it?

The Huracan, however, is the car that really caught my attention. This all new Lambo introduced a few months ago, is staggeringly good looking.

Typically if you see a Gallardo, you might stop and stare for a bit. But not here. In the presence of the Huracan, the Gallardo really starts to look dated.

Take a look at these two side by side.

Lamborghini did all the right things with the design of the Huracan. They made the car lower and wider with ultra flared out rear wheel wells and added some curves to the trademark jagged edges resulting in design perfection .

Famed Aerosmith drummer, Joel Kramer, who lives in Austin and owns a Huracan made an appearance at the event. I believe one of these two is his.

The Gallardo may have been overshadowed by the sexier Huracan, but this one stood out. Wheels can change the look of any car, and these wheels are the best ones I've seen yet on a Gallardo.

Aside from all the Lamborghini goodness we witnessed, there were also quite a few Ferraris. I was glad to run into Joe, whose Ferrari I talked about !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! .

I knew he was going to come out here at some point because he had already done so and thoroughly enjoyed exploring the capabilities of the 458. What better place to do it than at COTA running with the bulls?

Joe had a beaming smile on his face after his track time as he was sharing his experience; he hit 155 mph on the main straightaway!

Here is a guy who knows how to enjoy his prized possession.

The really nice thing about this supercar-focused track day was that each car had an instructor; that certainly makes it easier for the inexperienced amateur racer to have more fun navigating these insanely powerful cars around a fairly complex track.

Which one do you think looks better? The Huracan or the 458? I'm not sure if I could pick one.

SLS AMG GT3

We certainly weren't expecting to run into this beast.

I had the opportunity to drive the !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! not too long ago, thanks to its generous owner, and fell in love with it and so when I saw this, the memories of driving the SLS AMG came flooding back.

This, however, was no ordinary SLS. It was the street- illegal racing version.

The team racing this was here prepping for the upcoming Pirelli Challenge.

There was a metal roll cage inside with all the traditional Mercedes luxuries were stripped out. It was relatively easy to get in, but oh so difficult to get out.

Once I was in, it felt intimidating. You are surrounded by all this metal with very limited visibility. You kind of feel trapped because there is no easy way to get out with the edges of the seat wrapping upwards to hold you in place.

You can take the steering wheel off which makes it slightly easier to extricate yourself out of the cage, but it was still tricky. I struggled to get out as I had to utilize muscles that have been dormant for years.

Here is the regular SLS AMG with the racecar version next to each other.

The cars sounded so fantastic, that if you didn't know better, you would think that there was an actual race going on.

I think I say this every time, but this was the best track day ever!

My expectations have now gone up.

Next time, I'm looking forward to seeing a LaFerrari FXX and a McLaren P1 GTR going at it.

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Jason Parker > Torque Affair 03/03/2015 at 09:31

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I remember when COTA was getting public funds it was going to be a track that Joe Blow and his buddies could use.

Now it's still getting public funding and tax breaks but a track rental is $55,000... No open lapping days, just rental of the PREMIER, EXCLUSIVE RACETRACK THAT HAS CHALLENGED HAMILTON, VETTEL, SCHUMACHER AND MARIO ANDRETTI.

homebrewED > Jason Parker 03/04/2015 at 14:28

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The thing is... if you have a track car, and have the money to spend on such a toy, you are not Joe Blow!

Jordaneer, The Mountaineer Man > Torque Affair 03/08/2015 at 14:47

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DAT ASS

actually I like the ass of the gallardo a lot better than the ass of the huracan.

Jordaneer, The Mountaineer Man > Torque Affair 03/08/2015 at 14:48

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YISSSS

Jordaneer, The Mountaineer Man > Torque Affair 03/08/2015 at 14:48

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NOOOOO

Kinja'd Again > Torque Affair 03/08/2015 at 15:33

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Most of the 1% of the 1% do not drive and enjoy their cars because they work so much.

AgentRockstar > Kinja'd Again 03/08/2015 at 16:05

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Yeah but they are driven... around by chauffeurs.

redrobot5 > Torque Affair 03/08/2015 at 16:27

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oh man, as a trade unionist's son i hate the idea of these cars so so much, but my god this angle on it is attractive as hell.

Jason Parker > homebrewED 03/08/2015 at 16:46

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Well, I could burn $200-500 CAD for 4 hours or lapping at other track road courses... obviously not F1 spec tracks though.

JWok > Kinja'd Again 03/08/2015 at 17:11

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Yeah, no. They aren't coal miners. They have enough money that when they say, "I work harder than anybody else," the people around them give'em a good pat on the back. "You sure do," a dude will say while loading a golf bag into their trunk.

Void > Kinja'd Again 03/08/2015 at 19:05

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The 1% I know inherited their wealth, they have too much free time.

Torque Affair > redrobot5 03/08/2015 at 19:20

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Yes!

Kahlessj > Torque Affair 03/08/2015 at 19:24

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There is an aventador driving around austin with batman symbols on it and Batventador in big yellow letters down the side. i saw him once when i was downtown by the convention center.

Kahlessj > Jason Parker 03/08/2015 at 19:26

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if it ever goes off the f1 calendar you can expect prices to drop. if it gets abandoned altogether at least there will be a nice deserted racetrack in the country. but i do remember before track managment realized we live in a capitalist society that track rental was only 25k a day. still high but not totally absurd for 30-40 people.

Precontaminated > Kinja'd Again 03/08/2015 at 22:23

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Kinda like us 99%ers...

Canajun_eh > Kinja'd Again 03/09/2015 at 03:34

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Outstanding. The cars, the event, the article, the photos, everything.

Now please please pretty please can we get a hi res version of the pic with the 2 SLS nose to nose?

-.--.--.--.- > homebrewED 03/09/2015 at 04:46

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Why does a playground for a nations wealthiest people need taxpayer funding though? Surely people who are rich enough to afford these cars in the first place don't need a subsidy to play with them, right?

Kinja'd Again > Precontaminated 03/09/2015 at 05:25

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Speak for yourself. Typically if you're in the 99% it's because you don't work nearly enough.

Kinja'd Again > JWok 03/09/2015 at 05:26

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You must be the guy loading the golf bag if you truly believe that.

Super Nintendo Chalmers > redrobot5 03/09/2015 at 08:52

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why would someone hate these cars? They're just cars!

Precontaminated > Kinja'd Again 03/09/2015 at 09:22

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Not really; the 99% work plenty hard. It doesn't leave much time for driving your car for enjoyment. We're too busy driving them to work, school, pickup kids, get groceries. It's not like we sit at home polishing them in time we could be using to join the mysterious hardworking 1%.

TexasDevin > Torque Affair 03/09/2015 at 09:40

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Heck I didn't even know we had a dealership in town.

Rows His Own > Torque Affair 03/09/2015 at 11:04

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mike keranes > Kinja'd Again 03/09/2015 at 12:21

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This is not true. While they do spend their free time substantially different than you do, they do have free time and they will fly their cars in from another country to spend a day racing.

Most of the really successful people i know spend their free time doing what they love - creating more business. CEO and Chairman of KO, Muhtar Kent started an Olive Oil business on the side as a hobby. He also enjoys farming.

There is free time but their operating hours are longer and a whole lot more scheduled and ridged than ours.

mike keranes > Kinja'd Again 03/09/2015 at 12:23

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Something else i read about a while back and inspired me.. what got me the most are one meal per day and 4 hours of sleep.

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2010/…

There's a write up on his overall daily schedule that will just blow your mind. These people that live and breath pure success govern themselves quite a bit different than the average troll.

Meatcoma > Torque Affair 03/30/2015 at 15:46

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not dat ass.

Torque Affair > Meatcoma 03/30/2015 at 19:59

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hah

ecafsub > Torque Affair 08/03/2015 at 15:56

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I’d take my kid to a track day (they had one the same day as the last Rush concert), but it’s just so damn depressing...

Torque Affair > ecafsub 08/03/2015 at 19:03

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haha, yea it can be!