Here's the Cyclone Gray 2005 GTO on the road course. The car's leather-trimmed interior is very quiet. I liked to roll the windows down a bit to hear the sounds from the engine better. While kicking the car around the course, I never noticed one squeak or rattle. This car is solidly built.
At the end of the straightaway, the brakes saved me from any late-braking errors I would make. The car weighs a reasonable 3725 pounds, and the brakes felt good in all situations. I made some more laps on the track, pushing the car harder each time around. At one point, Bondurant's Chief Driving Instructor Mike McGovern hopped in the passenger
seat and gave me some pointers. He knows a lot, and is eager to show other drivers how to get the most out of a vehicle. Have you ever driven around the apex of a curve and had a person in the passenger seat
grab ahold of the steering wheel and guide it deeper into the inside of the curve? It's a strange feeling, someone
pushing the steering wheel that's in your hands, but he guided my steering. It helped. I learned which lines
to take on the track. Accelerate here - brake here - look ahead further. That's better. After some practice laps, I dared to accelerate into "Fear Factor" territory, at least for me.
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