Supercar Life cofounder Jan Otto admits to spending his career "selling expensive toys to rich people." First it was corporate jets. Then it was ultra-high-end home entertainment systems. Now Otto and cofounder Jonathan Kanter—both collectors of automotive exotica—are selling the experience of driving some of the world's hottest sports cars at the speeds for which they were intended.

Under the watchful eyes of world-champion instructors, you'll drive five "supercars" in a single day: the $179,000 Ferrari F430 F1 (top speed: 198 mph), the $175,000 Lamborghini GalIardo (top speed: 196 mph), the $126,000 Porsche Turbo 997 (top speed: 193 mph), the $165,000 Aston Martin DB9 (top speed: 186 mph), and the $138,000 Mercedes CLK63 AMG Black Series Coupe (top speed: 186 mph). Try that at your local dealer.

This isn't racing school, so there's no competition and no complicated racecar shifting. The program only uses cars with automatic transmissions or paddle shifters The focus is on safety and fun as students get to know each car through a series of acceleration, braking, and slalom tests before being taken around the track by an instructor. After that, students spend the rest of the day riding with or following the instructors—switching among all five supercars (a pair of each)—until everyone has driven each car at least three times around a customized road course. It may not sound like it, but that’s a lot of driving. Finally, participants get a chance to take a few "hot laps" with a pro instructor at the wheel. The whole day will leave you grinning and exhausted.

My fellow students included Aston Martin and Ferrari owners who wanted to check out the competition and see what their own cars could do, and a Porsche buyer waiting for his new rocket sled to be delivered. But you don't have to shop in this league to play on this track. In fact, Supercar Life was designed for those of us who prefer to defer our $200,000 car purchases until a later date. That said. If you are in the market, you owe it to yourself to try before you buy.

So, which did I think was the best supercar, and why? Watch this space.

- Ronald Gordon