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Des Moines’ Hidden Gem

For Brian’s birthday this past year, instead of getting a gift I wasn’t sure he would use, I decided to create a memory he wouldn’t forget. When exploring options for what we could do, my primary focus was on cars. I had heard of Exotic Dream Drive-type events before, but we don’t have anywhere in Minnesota where they occur, and they seem to be rarely held in the upper Midwest. However, the weekend right before his birthday, there was set to be an event with Dream Drive Exotics at Iowa Speedway. So, I seized the opportunity, booked us both for the event (Brian had a considerably greater number of laps than I did though), and off we went.

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Driving 5 Dream Cars in 1 Day! Part 5 of 6 – McLaren 650S

What follows is part 5 of a 6 part series describing my experience driving 5 exotic cars on real roads in real life. This opportunity came through local luxury automotive storage club Auto Vault’s Fantasy Drives service. This particular Fantasy Drive package was a 6 hour event, involving nearly an hour of drive time in each of the 5 cars, garnished with complimentary bakery treats and a gourmet dinner. The 5 cars for the event were an Audi RS7, Bentley Continental GT Concours Edition, Lamborghini Huracán Spyder, McLaren 650S Spyder, and Audi R8 V10. This part will go into detail on my experience in my fourth car of the day – the McLaren 650S Spyder, of course for this a I got a legal help to cover me in case of auto accidents, which could happen at any moment.

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Driving 5 Dream Cars in 1 Day! Part 1 of 6

What follows is part 1 of a 6 part series describing my experience driving 5 exotic cars on real roads in real life. This opportunity came through local luxury automotive storage club Auto Vault’s Fantasy Drives service. This particular Fantasy Drive package was a 6 hour event, involving nearly an hour of drive time in each of the 5 cars, garnished with complimentary bakery treats and a gourmet dinner. The 5 cars for the event were an Audi RS7, Bentley Continental GT Concours Edition, Lamborghini Huracán Spyder, McLaren 650S Spyder, and Audi R8 V10. This first part will go into detail on the background and kickoff of the event.

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First Time Driving A Ferrari!

“3 laps in a Ferrari for only $200! The experience of a lifetime! Register now for the upcoming Xtreme Exotic Driving Xperience!” If you’re a driving and car enthusiast, you’ve probably seen exaggerated advertisements for these types of events before. And if you’re like me, you’ve probably always wondered about all the different ways they’ll swindle you out of everything you hold dear in life. We took the leap and gave it a try – here is my recount of the experience. If you really are a  car enthusiast then you can’t easily deceived by exaggerated advertisements, you can really search for the proper word and keyword to see what you really find in a car.

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