Legends Of Pay Driving: Vadim Kogay
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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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.
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.