As an automotive journalist and a mildly frustrated driver, I have to admit I get a trifle jealous when I watch some of the well-known YouTube personalities get the opportunity to try top-tier cars and miss a lot of what, in my opinion, makes them truly impressive. Maybe I’m just bitter.

Thankfully, one of the more prominent YouTubers, Mr. JWW, has restored some of my faith in these guys, and conveyed some of that incomparable elation that racing cars can offer. His joy is actually palpable, and anyone who’s had a chance to drive a racing car, or even a really quick car, can relate. Try and not share in a grin when Mr. JWW waxes lyrical at the end of this video while the endorphins are coursing through him.

Keep in mind that Mr. JWW is no stranger to fast road cars, but getting a chance to drive a 2012 Renault-Infiniti—which is actually a repainted Lotus E20—is something else entirely. With 750 horsepower from a normally-aspirated, 2.4-liter V8, only 1,400-odd pounds to push around, and all the sense of occasion that a form-fitted machine offers, he had his work cut out for him. Unlike some of his contemporaries, Mr. JWW can drive, and handled the experience well; driving smoothly, and despite the challenge of sampling the apex of racing cars at one of the world’s best circuits, Paul Ricard, he kept a level head.

At least until he hopped out of the car, high on enthusiasm, and barely blurted a few sentences. Considering the occasion, it’s totally understandable. I think I’d be rendered speechless and start whooping until I collapsed from nervous exhaustion.