Legends Of Pay Driving: Vadim Kogay

Jack Baruth
by Jack Baruth

On or about March 3rd, 45-year-old Russian racing enthusiast Vadim Kogay took delivery of a brand-new Ferrari 458 GT3 racer.

It went downhill from there.


The color’s definitely right! But all the driving is wrong. Mr. Kogay appears to be playing a game of Gran Turismo in a half-million dollar car. He overshoots turns, completely forgets to steer when steering is required, he races hard against cars that are a lap ahead…

…and, best of all, manages to go off HARD during a yellow on the same corner, and near the responsible car, where the yellow is flagged! The motorsports community is busy laying into this guy, but hey — at least he’s out there giving it a shot. And the car, to be fair, looks to be quite rapid. Mr. Kogay, if you want a co-driver, I’m your man!

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  • Hillman Hillman on Apr 27, 2014

    This is only a failure if he does not learn. He is out there trying when most people (including me) sit at home. Good for him. If this was some average guy in a spec RX7 no one would be that upset.

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    • P___mill P___mill on Apr 28, 2014

      If this was some average guy in a spec RX-7 he would have been black flagged after two laps.

  • Xeranar Xeranar on Apr 27, 2014

    I actually really enjoyed listening to the announcer's give him the business because it went from a tone of 'what is wrong with him?' to 'What is right with him?' In the end I picture it kind of like beer league softball, nobody is going to notice you suck because everybody else around you is pretty pathetic. This guy sadly is just a bit too rich for his own good and caused some near-wrecks that were totally unqualified. I've never had the pleasure of racing in a GP race nor will I likely ever. But I've had my fair share of legal racing with SCCA and illegal racing which we won't discuss here and that car is so much better that with some mild competence could atleast NOT be in the gravel every other lap. I would suggest he rent the track on off-days for an hour and keep everybody safe.

  • Master Baiter "That said, the Inflation Reduction Act apparently does run afoul of WTO rules..."Pfft. The Biden administration doesn't care about rules. The Supreme Court said they couldn't forgive student load debt; they did it anyway. Decorum and tradition says you don't prosecute former presidents; they are doing it anyway. They made the CDC suspend evictions though they had no constitutional authority to do so.
  • 1995 SC Good. To misquote Sheryl Crow "If it makes them unhappy, it can't be that bad"
  • 1995 SC The letters on the hatch aren't big enough. hard pass
  • Ajla Those letters look like they are from AutoZone.
  • Analoggrotto Kia EV9 was voted the best vehicle in the world and this is the best TOYOTA can do? Nice try, next.
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