Following the free training sessions and drivers briefings on Friday, the Saturday
morning started with the qualifying sessions for the F355 Challenge teams. The nice
sunny weather did not give us a clue of what was to expect at the end of the day.
Consequence of the accident during the Shell Historic Challenge in Imola, unfortunately
a lot of the Maserati didn't show up in Vallelunga. Business responsibilities forced
Wolfgang Wegner Bscher with the Maserati 4CL to skip this event. The Ferrari 275
GTB/C series I #7271 owned by Jose Albuquerque was already shipped to Vallelunga
when business called for the Polish guy too. ... more >>> |
The inaugural Goodwood Revival Meeting was held in September 1998, under
superb clear blue skies, and left visitors in awe over the attention to detail that gave
the impression of being in a fifties time warp. This meticulous preparation
immediately placed the event at the top of every Classic enthusiast’s list of ”must
visit” meetings. In 1999 rain affected the event but didn’t detract from the ambience,
and even added its own special ingredient on the track, more >>> |
Europe’s probably most important event for historical motor racing, the International
Historic Festival at Silverstone, will be hosted again by renowned auction house Coys of
Kensington. The event will – as always – include numerous races for GT cars, sports
prototypes and monoposti. ... more >>> |
Since 1996, the Ferrari Racing Days in Germany have been established as one of
Europe’s most important Ferrari-events. Hosted by the factory-owned importer, Ferrari
Deutschland GmbH of Wiesbaden, the meeting took place for the third time at the
famous Nürburgring after one year of absence – last year, the Ferrari Racing Days had
been organized at the MOTOPARK Oschersleben in the remote Eastern part of Germany.
However, splendid weather conditions during the entire weekend attracted between 500
and 600 Ferraristi ... more >>> |
Modena Motorsport of Langenfeld, Germany’s well-known and most probably only
facility for sales and maintenance of Ferrari Formula One cars, hosted again their
annual track days at the famous Nürburgring on June 30 and July 1st. In 1994,
Modena’s proprietor had invited his customers and friends for the first time to gather
at the circuit in the Eifel mountains; more >>> |
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The possibly most famous event for historical cars in the world – the Mille Miglia Storica
– did again attract a high number of Ferrari this year, 33 to be more precise. The weather
during this year’s "Mille" was great most of the time, although it did rain heavily when the
cars arrived back in Brescia on Saturday evening. But the Italian rain in May is just typical
and has become an essential part of the Mille Miglia already for the regular participants. |
One week prior to the 500 Kilometers of Spa-Francorchamps – the third heat of the 1999
ISRS – the manager of the series, John Mangoletsi, proudly spread good news: He had
just received the permission by the FIA to rename the ISRS into "Sports Racing World
Cup", which clearly proves the FIA’s trust in the success of the just two-years old sports
racing series. For the rest of the season, the ISRS will yield a double name, but from
next year on it will simply be the SRWC. ... more >>> |
Europe’s most important exposition for the classic car trade, the Techno Classica,
will be held again at the exhibition area of Essen/Germany between April 8 and 11.
Although "France" will be the theme of the 11th Techno Classica, quite a share of
Ferrari is likely to be there ... more >>> |
After the various Ferrari-teams had been so successful in American motor racing during
the past years, they suffered a defeat on March 20, 1999 when only one of the five 333
SPs which had been entered in the legendary 12 Hours of Sebring finished the race. The
333 SP s/n 018 of Doyle-Risi Racing finished 6th, missing 19 laps on the winning BMW
V12 LMR. ... more >>> |
The 1999 International Sports Racing Series (ISRS) seems to become a repetition of the
last year’s edition: In the second race, the highly traditional 1000 Kilometers of Monza,
Emmanuel Collard and Vicenzo Sospiri drove to their second win of the season. The two
drivers had already been dominating the ISRS last year when they gained the
championship title in their Ferrari 333 SP in an impressive way. more >>> |
In 1999, the Tour de France Auto did celebrate its 100th birthday since the famous
French road race had taken place for the very first time in 1899. Back in that days, the
Tour had started in Cabourg (in Normandy). Its worthy successor, the event for historical
cars known nowadays as "Tour Auto" did again start in Paris. But event organizer Patrick
Peter had introduced one novelty: For the first time, the route lead the competitors to two
famous circuits outside France: Spa-Francorchamps and the Nürburgring. more >>> |
Die britischste aller automobilen Großveranstaltungen hat auch bei ihrer siebten
Auflage nichts von ihrer Faszination eingebüßt. Wenn Charles, der Earl of March an
Kinrara, ins südenglische Goodwood ruft, kommen alle gern – die Weltelite des
Motorsports, die Besitzer legendärer Rennwagen und Zehntausende von Zuschauern.
Obwohl sich die sportliche Bedeutung des Festival of Speed in Grenzen hält, more >>> |
Already for the eighth year in a row, the Ferrari world focussed on southeastern
Florida once again in January for four eventful days: While large parts of the U.S.
and Europe were covered by tons of snow, "Cavallino", which is most probably the
world’s most renowned and respected Ferrari magazine, hosted its traditional
"Cavallino Classic" in its warm and sunny home state of Florida. ... more >>> |
The town of Maranello is Mecca for Ferrari enthusiasts world-wide,
you may not easily gain access to the Ferrari factory, but there is a
wide variety of choice for the aficionado to appreciate during a visit.
You can see and hear F1 cars testing at the Fiorano track, visit the
factory run Galleria Ferrari, enjoy a meal at the Cavallino restaurant,
shop for memorabilia and, ... more >>> |
The town of Maranello is Mecca for Ferrari enthusiasts world-wide,
you may not easily gain access to the Ferrari factory, but there is a
wide variety of choice for the aficionado to appreciate during a visit.
You can see and hear F1 cars testing at the Fiorano track, visit the
factory run Galleria Ferrari, enjoy a meal at the Cavallino restaurant,
shop for memorabilia and, ... more >>> |
