Last Christmas, my girlfriend Donnett got me a gift certificate to a company that offers supercar driving experiences, and I recently cashed it in. I could choose from 8 different cars, but it’s been a dream of mine for a long time to drive a Lamborghini, so it wasn’t a difficult decision to go with the Lamborghini Huracán. Yesterday, we went out to the Pocono Raceway and I drove it three laps around the track.

The car has a top speed of about 200 mph, and I had naïvely hoped to get close to that, but it took me a little more time than I thought it would to get a feel for the car and build up confidence. It was also unfortunately raining, and I was a little nervous about skidding, though I probably didn’t need to be. The instructor was encouraging me to go faster around the corners, and when I did, the car was extremely stable. I got up to a top speed of about 85 mph, and while I had hoped to do better, it really was so much fun.

Donnett took a few videos with her phone, and here’s a good shot of the exterior of the car on the straightaway.

I also got a really nice video from the company running the event that shows the view from inside the car, with all sorts of metrics superimposed. (The brakes are really squeaky, but it turns out that’s just how they are on a Lamborghini.)

I’m definitely going to do this again (hopefully while it’s sunny) and with the experience I have under my belt now, I think I’ll really be able to push some limits next time.