That Austin looks like a blast to drive !
I sold high end cars for 25 years …. BMW , Porsche, Mercedes,Jag , Acura and Audi.
( 2 different dealers ) and the manufacturers would put on “Ride and drives”…. They would have their newest models and the competition there to drive . Some events were in parking lots others on tracks . Ripping around a track in 911 Turbos , BMW M-Series , AMG Mercedes and Acura NSX’s was pretty cool ! They would always have professional drivers at these events . One time in Pheonix AZ I had een driving all morning with a pro and when we broke for lunch he shook my hand and said “see you after lunch” … I looked at his name badge and realized I had been driving around a track with Roberto Guerrero ! It took me a second to process his name and by that time he had walked away . At lunch I went over to apologize for not paying attention to who he was . He said no problem… BTW this is Davey Jones” !
Man those guys can cut a lap time SO much faster than the average guy and look slow doing it !
I also spent a week at the old AMC proving grounds in Wisconsin with Audi . The Germans know how to put on an event ! No expense spared .
Acura sent me to the Honda proving grounds in Ohio to drive NSX twin turbos and 911 Turbos for 3 days . It paid off for Acura as I sold 5 NSX’s at $230k a pop . Not bad for a little dealer in Boise Id .
Anyways I just thought you autocrossers would get a kick out of those stories .