2012 Lexus LFA: A wet first drive
Lexus LFA performance driving school
The day's instruction didn't start behind the wheel of the LFA. Rather, we participants were first tossed the keys to Lexus' IS F sport sedan , a 416 horsepower Mercedes-Benz C63 / BMW M3 challenger that the LFA school instructor referred to as merely "capable." which should give you an idea of the level of performance to be expected from Lexus' first supercar.
From the driver's seat of the IS F, we practiced vehicle balance and weight transfer on a slalom course before practicing a drill the instructors called the Technique of the Curve (ToC) during which we took turns rounding Infineon's Turn 11 until the flow of braking, turn in, apex, and acceleration were hammered into our brains.
After a helmet fitting and quick lessons in track etiquette and proper seating position was a lead and follow session, during which the driving school participants chased the instructors (also in IS Fs) around the long track configuration (as opposed to the NASCAR configuration that I drove during the Audi R8 V-10 event) to learn the proper driving line and become accustomed to driving at speed. Tucked in the center console was a radio from which I could hear my instructor, who was amazingly holding a radio in one hand, watching me through his rear view mirror, and gracefully piloting the course simultaneously.
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