As I was waiting for my take out Chinese dinner to be woked together..I wasreading a car for-sale mag..

this was the feature artical..Called "Car Celebrity"


[font=times-roman][color=#2c2a2a][size=1][align=left]The Ice Man cometh. Not with his usual burst of speed, or trademark ice shower erupting from his razor-sharp skates. Right[/align][align=left]now, 26-year-old National Hockey League (NHL) superstar Vinny Lecavalier is creeping along, white knuckles and all, his[/align][align=left]nerves frazzled and his icy composure in tatters.[/align][align=left]“This isnʼt easy, you know. I donʼt want to make a mistake. Not here,� says the normally lightning-fast center and faceoff[/align][align=left]expert for the Tampa Bay Lightning.[/align][align=left]Not even learning to skate at age 2, or playing your first hockey game at age 4, prepares you for the challenge of maneuvering a[/align][align=left]400-horsepower Ferrari 360 Spider supercar to center ice.[/align][align=left]Celebrity Car had asked to photograph Lecavalier in his natural habitat: the St. Pete Times Forum ice rink in downtown Tampa,[/align][align=left]Fla., home to the Lightning. And of course we wanted his cars to be there too.[/align][align=left]It was only when he emerged from the locker room after a morning practice to find his blood-red Ferrari and big-wheeled Hummer[/align][align=left]H2, his two main vehicles at the time, parked at the edge of the rink did he realize we were serious.[/align][align=left]So he threads his 6ʼ 4� frame behind the wheel, fires up the 3.6-liter V8, and with the skill and dexterity of a Zamboni driver,[/align][align=left]gently eases the Ferrari across the ice.[/align][align=left]“It would be fun to do a few doughnuts. At least a few wheelspins. But I know it would end in tears,� says the soft-spoken[/align][align=left]Canadian.[/align][align=left]It was Vinnyʼs first Ferrari. Arriving in Tampa in 1998 as a fresh-faced rookie with a bulging bank balance, he treated himself[/align][align=left]to a string of performance cars. There was a BMW M3, followed by a brace of Porsches. First was a 911 Carrera Cabriolet, then a[/align][align=left]thundering 2002 911 Turbo Coupe.[/align][align=left]“Owning a Ferrari has always been a dream. I always thought it was the ultimate car for me. And the 360 Modena was the[/align][align=left]ultimate Ferrari. I just love the sound it makes; I love the way it handles; the way it looks.�[/align][align=left]Lecavalier planned to buy a Modena coupe, but saw the bright red Spider convertible and just had to have it.[/align][align=left]“I just love listening to the motor. Every time I switch gears, I let the engine run just to hear it. Up at around 8,000 r.p.m. is when[/align][align=left]it sounds great. Iʼve even had the Ferrari dealer put a special exhaust on it so that it sounds even louder.�[/align][align=left]Lecavalier bought the all-black Hummer H2 because he felt it was the exact opposite to the Ferrari. At the time, he test-drove a[/align][align=left]new Range Rover, checked out a Cadillac Escalade, but fell in love with the tough-truck looks of the brick-edged Hummer.[/align][align=left]“It makes you feel like youʼre the king of the road. Though some times it does feel a little too big. Trying to squeeze the Hummer[/align][align=left]through some of the narrow roads in Old Montreal was a major challenge.�[/align][align=left][size=5]The H2 is fairly stock apart from a set of 22-inch chrome wheels and the optional chrome package supplied by Hummer. At the[/si

 

Owning a Ferrari would be sweet! Owning a Ferrari has been a dream of mine since I was a young teen! Unfortunately I'm not much of a Hockey player[&o]

 

Damnit, I knew I shoulda learned how to skate!!![:@]