| Author | Message | ||
| Ermin Trevisan (Trevi)
Junior Member Username: Trevi Post Number: 233 Registered: 5-2003 |
wolfgang: respect! brian: you are located in Switzerland, if you are interested in joining the Funky Ferrari Owners Switzerland (FFOS), please check the following yahoo!-group: http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/funkyferrariowners a short report about one of your meetings is here: http://www.ferrarichat.com/discus/messages/174013/266379.html and about our participation with wolfgangs gang: http://www.ferrarichat.com/discus/messages/174013/312151.html?1063205149 send me a PM for invitation. trevi | ||
| Wolfgang Eistert (53345)
Member Username: 53345 Post Number: 904 Registered: 3-2003 |
Hi Brian, SOLD OUT the whole bash for Switzerland? Do you know how many Stradale went to Swiss? You can still buy & order in Germany. I know its still possible. About the Challenge Finals in Mugello: 4 friends of mine are driving on Wednesday to Maranello and later to Mugello (360 Modena, 512TR, 355) for the fianls. Maybe I can arrange a meeting with you and the gents from Germany? Just advice me please. Enjoy your drive and come back save. Wolfgang FORZA FERRARI P.S. @Trevi @Marc NO, I haven`t hijacked THIS thread!!!! Sometimes I can realy serious response;-) | ||
| Brian (Bjc138)
New member Username: Bjc138 Post Number: 18 Registered: 9-2002 |
Ferrari Switzerland have cancelled the Stradale event and will not be rescheduling due to 'logistical reasons'....bummer. They pointed out in the cancellation letter that the entire Swiss Stradale allocation has been sold and no more orders will be accepted. Perhaps now that all have been sold it's simply not worth the hassle of demonstrating the car. I'm still off to the Challenge finals to get my 'Ferrari fix'. I'll post some pics of the event. - Brian | ||
| Brian (Bjc138)
New member Username: Bjc138 Post Number: 17 Registered: 9-2002 |
Stradale drive and factory tour have been rearranged for October 14th. I'll post pics etc. sometime after. Anyone here going to the Mugello Challenge finals on October 17th-19th? Here's a video of my F550 at Dijon earlier this year. It's a 2 minute Quicktime movie of around 5.5 MB. http://www.tiscalinet.ch/brian/Dijon/Dijon_Web.mov - Brian | ||
| Gladieux Matthieu (Sferrari)
New member Username: Sferrari Post Number: 7 Registered: 9-2003 |
Dear Friends, I guess the drive was not a friendly one if I have a look to your tires ;-) Such an honor to be able to run a the track with a 550 and F1 driver... even if he allows you to remarks that there is a gap between us (I mean me) and a F1 driver. But that's a good way to show how to improve our driving and maybe to try to follow his road and position on the track ! If we were more often closer to people with the experience of JP Jarrier we would learn so much, even already how to break ! Great experience, lucky happening ! Matthieu. | ||
| Brian (Bjc138)
New member Username: Bjc138 Post Number: 13 Registered: 9-2002 |
Can't join the Maranello trip Wolfgang. I'm just back from Toscana (spent last week there with my wife). I'll be there again soon for the Stradale session and then again for the Challenge finals in October. | ||
| Mark Pautz (Malfark)
Member Username: Malfark Post Number: 466 Registered: 10-2002 |
Wolfgang, As much as I really, REALLY want to visit Maranello again, that weekend is the only one I have available to ride my motorcycle to the UK. Yes - I will probably be passing through Frankfurt!  All this fun will have to wait till next year when there's (hopefully) not so much change, and my life has settled. There's just too much happening right now! Thanks my friend, MARK | ||
| Wolfgang Eistert (53345)
Member Username: 53345 Post Number: 769 Registered: 3-2003 |
Brian, I`m very sad to here this bad news and trust with you. Well, the F1 has always priority. But 36 hours B4 realy s****! What a pleasure for you do drive together with a F1 icon like JeanPaul Jarier...once again, you drive us crazy here. We will be next week, with 6 Ferraris, in Fiorano /Maranello. Any possibility to meet/join us for a drive? @MARK, still waiting for your confirmation....drive to Italy, please let me know a.s.a.p. for the Hotel booking!!!!! Wolfgang FORZA FERRARI | ||
| Brian (Bjc138)
New member Username: Bjc138 Post Number: 12 Registered: 9-2002 |
Sorry to report that the Stradale track session was cancelled 36 hours before it was due to start! The F1 team had priority... A new date will be set in the coming weeks and I'll report back then. By the way, there is no mystery to arranging such events, just pester your Ferrari dealer until he finally gives in! Here's a couple more pics from the Adria day as compensation! A fast Testarossa...  My poor front tyre after the race and the incredible seven 'hot' laps with Jean-Pierre Jarier (ex-F1 driver) showing me how it should be done in my 550 (and lapping over 4 seconds faster than I managed all day!)  | ||
| Mark Pautz (Malfark)
Member Username: Malfark Post Number: 405 Registered: 10-2002 |
Yes Brian...can Wolfgang and I please come along too?!?! MARK | ||
| Wolfgang Eistert (53345)
Member Username: 53345 Post Number: 715 Registered: 3-2003 |
Brian, ups & sorry forgot my congratulation for the 2.place - RESPECT!!! Well, well done! Wolfgang FORZA FERRARI | ||
| Wolfgang Eistert (53345)
Member Username: 53345 Post Number: 714 Registered: 3-2003 |
Hi Brian, hey buddy you realy make me envious;-) "...I'm off to Maranello next Thursday for some 'guest' laps of Fiorano in a Stradale.." How the hell & f*** have you arranged this???? Advice & delight me please. I have been so many times inMaranello/Fiorano and never have had the pleasure to drive there. I will be again in Maranello between 02.-08. October. What is the secret? Wolfgang FORZA FERRARI | ||
| Brian (Bjc138)
New member Username: Bjc138 Post Number: 11 Registered: 9-2002 |
Yeah, Didier that was me that picked up the trophy for 2nd place in the A group. Next year maybe the Stradale will help me to get 1st!! I hope that you enjoyed your 2nd track event. Perhaps in the future we could hook up at Dijon, Monza etc. for a 'play'... I'm off to Maranello next Thursday for some 'guest' laps of Fiorano in a Stradale. I'll take some pics/short movies etc. and hopefully post something in the coming weeks. | ||
| Didier Debbaut (Spaceboy)
New member Username: Spaceboy Post Number: 10 Registered: 6-2003 |
Hey Brian, Did you win the trophee in the 360-550 category ? Do you have special rims on your car ? Once on the track I had a 550 beside me that just accelerated...poef..never saw it again..haha.. I was driving "carefully" my red 360 Spider F1 (n� A6). Only for the second time on track so I prefer to take car of me AND the car. Tx for the pictures. Hope to see you next year ! Didier. | ||
| Wolfgang Eistert (53345)
Member Username: 53345 Post Number: 675 Registered: 3-2003 |
Brian, wow, thanks a lot - great pics! If you shot some more, please post them here. Must have been an amazing event. Saw in your profile, that you are waiting for your Stradale - congratulation! You are one of only a few on a very long waiting list. A friend of mine set his order 3 month ago and will get his Stradale in Summer 04. This car is so close to the Enzo, its unbelievable. Wolfgang FORZA FERRARI | ||
| Brian (Bjc138)
New member Username: Bjc138 Post Number: 9 Registered: 9-2002 |
Hi Didier, I never knew that there was a fellow FerrariChat member at the Zenith day. An excellent weekend all round. I had a shorter return to Zurich, just over 4.5 hours! Attached are some pictures, as requested. - Brian     | ||
| Didier Debbaut (Spaceboy)
New member Username: Spaceboy Post Number: 9 Registered: 6-2003 |
nop...ran out of film and there was also too many people around the cars to take any good picture. Sorry :-( | ||
| Jean Dupont (Cavallino)
New member Username: Cavallino Post Number: 27 Registered: 8-2003 |
Hi Didier, You don't have some pics to post, especially of the 250 GTO and the Enzo ??? Regards, | ||
| Wolfgang Eistert (53345)
Member Username: 53345 Post Number: 665 Registered: 3-2003 |
Hi Didier, wow, sounds like a blast but pleeeease post some pics - we are hungry here to see pics from the event and of course from the GTO! `cause:  Wolfgang.....still kidding & all in good fun FORZA FERRARI | ||
| Didier Debbaut (Spaceboy)
New member Username: Spaceboy Post Number: 8 Registered: 6-2003 |
Hello, Last weekend the Swiss dealer Zenith of Sion organised their annual Ferrari event. This time we went to the "Adria" autodrome close to Venise. http://www.silhouet.com/motorsport/tracks/adria.html We were more than 100 F-cars (!!) with a lot of 328, 348, testarossa's, 355, 360, 550 and 1 456. The only F40 went broke the day before (like I always say : never buy italian cars LOL). No Enzo's or F50.ooohhh.. The track is rather technical with a lot of 180� turns and no high speeds (I did 180km/h on the pit straight line). It's perfect to exercise choosing the perfect line, gear, etc. No accidents except some pirouettes and 1 360 touched some safety tires (a woman was driving..could that be the cause ??). The track was build in 2000 so everything was fairly new. It is used for DTM and motorbike races. On Sunday, the town Mestre had organised a special "Ferrari day" where all our cars were exposed in the main street. There was also a 250 GTO and one Enzo. As we were escorted by police, it was also the first time (and the last time I guess) that the police ordered me to pass through the red lights and to go faster than 50km/h in town..haha. Nice weekend but rather far because we had a 6h drive to get home to Switzerland. Voil�, that's all... Didier. |