Our track experience behind the wheel of the 2006 Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder can only be described as exhilarating. We never shut off the ESP partly because we were warned not to and also because we felt no need to increase the car’s thrill factor. The Gallardo spins such a fine line between teetering on the edge of control and confidence-inspiring stability that we had our hands full keeping up with our emotions as we piloted it around the track. It made our eyes water as we roared down the straightaways with the massive V10 screaming at our backs. The howl of the engine as E-gear downshifted into a corner and we took advantage of the Gallardo’s slight tendency toward understeer to dive into the apex and glide the car around the turn before blasting out the back side was the same feeling of masterly domination you get when you hit your Ping G2 perfectly and the ball soars 280 yards down the fairway – except that happens once in a blue moon and the Gallardo delivers perfection in every turn.

Photos courtesy of Lamborghini