As soon as we started heading up into the hills, memories of why I am fond of this Ferrari came immediately back. It is a truly involving car to drive. With very few people out, the pace was quick and with the windows down, I could hear the 8 cylinder sound track bouncing between the valleys. Even the mountain bikers that I passed smiled and waved.  While the steering lightens up once you get going, it still requires two firm hands and concentration to keep it on the right line. As the road curves back and forth while rolling across the hills, you constantly need to clang the stick through the metal gate to keep it on song. Keep the engine above 3500 rpms and it has plenty of teeth, below and it just gums at the road until the revs build back up.  The way in which the exhaust starts screaming at 4000 rpms just serves to reinforce the sensation of power delivery. I used to drive the same route in a 512 BB but it is a very different experience. With the big Flat 12, if you get a bit lazy, you can just slot it into 3rd and use the huge reserves of torque to power you through all the twisty stuff. In a 308, you got to work hard to get it right.