Originally Posted by MSMLexIS

Oh and i forgot to ask was anything there to do with Team lexus how was the hybrid pavilion did they have the demos like they had last year where they stopped the tracks and did a performance display. Cant wait two more weeks.

Originally Posted by rominl

really? the crowd was worse? i don't know, i would hold my comment on that until the event in alameda point takes place on 9/30. that's when i can do comparison with last year where i saw the REAL crowd.

while i saw a lot of people at the lexus event this yr, it was nothing compared to how cramped it was last year when i was there. by noon time, the i counted about 50 people in line for the sc430, compared to about 20 this past weekend.

Originally Posted by MSMLexIS

Do they have any obstacles for you to drive the SUV's over this year. I mean like a mini off road course or something.

Originally Posted by flipside909

Cons:

-TOO MANY PEOPLE, not many cars to drive.
-The only competitor cars available were 2 vehicles in the LS class.
-Venue is much smaller than previous years.
-There is no SUV/4wd track this year to demonstrate the GX and LX's capabilities as from previous years.
-The parting gift at the end, it gets smaller and more useless every year.

The Drive:

The venue @ El Toro was split up in 3 tracks and cars. This will vary from each venue across the US due to space constraints and/or vehicle availablility. All the LS460's being driven and displayed were all pre-production models. My car count is not completely accurate, this is what I observed:

Track#1 (Left):
LS460/LS460L (2 LWB, 3 SWB)
BMW 750i (2)
MBZ S550 (2)

Track#2 (Center):
RX400h (2)
RX350 (2)
ES350
SC430

Track#3 (Right):
IS250/IS250 AWD
IS350 (1 Sport Package, the others were Luxury Package w/17" wheels)
GS350 (3)
GS450h (3)

Not Available for the drive:
GS430
LX470
GX470

Originally Posted by MSMLexIS

Last year the offroad course was ok ive seen pics from 04 and that was a really nice offroad course i wouldve really enjoyed that one.