glickenhaus interview on Bloomberg

I'm sure Jim's quite used to dealing with all types of interviewers, from the knowledgeable to those who have no idea/real interest in who he really is or what he has achieved.

You also have to take into account who the target audience is for the interview.

The "way better" interview that you would have done may have suited your interest (and many others on here), but may well have gone into far too much detail for the majority - You need to remember that people's attention span can be quite limit...........ooh! .......a butterfly at the window!

 

The "Pursuits" segment was filmed years ago and Bloomberg reruns it a lot.

This is my most recent Interview on Bloomberg.

Classic Cars: Why Build Your Own Car?: Video - Bloomberg

 

That's a great interview Jim, you talk a lot of sense in it.

Here in the UK the prices of pretty much all of the "regular" Ferrari's are on the climb and now the investors are jumping on board again, pushing prices up beyond the reach of the genuine enthusiasts (308 GTB/GTS' for example have gone from being £28K ~ £32K cars to £80K ~ £110K in the space of 3 years). I fear that we could be heading for a Ferrari market collapse of the magnitude that we saw @ '89/'90 if we're not careful!

The funny thing is, I saw the price achieved by that 250 GTO and My first thought was: "That's a bit of a bargain!"

I think your right about these top end cars no longer being seen as just cars, but as works of art now.

To Me personally, I think they are superior to all other forms of art because, all a painting or a statue has to do is look good or interesting, and that's it! If it's aesthetically pleasing or generates interest then it has served all of its purposes - It's static art.

Cars like the GTO, the 250 SWB and the 275 GTB/C speciale et al., on the other hand, not only have to look aesthetically pleasing or be interesting, but they also have to be functional as well, in fact, they have to be functional art! They're the equivalent of someone making a statue that not only pleases the eye, but can serve you drinks as well!

Your challenge to LaFerrari and Porsche's 918 was interesting but slightly unfair! - Your car was designed to be a hybrid race car from the start whereas both of those cars were designed purely as road cars (which always include a certain amount of compromises for the various road legal regulations around the World) - The deck was slightly stacked in your favour on that one!

(I'm sure had Ferrari come back to you saying: "Tell you what, we'll go to a track and you do a lap in your car and then we'll have Fernando Alonso do a lap in our hybrid F1 car and we'll see who's fastest!" then you would feel that the deck was slightly stacked against you).



I'm looking forward to seeing how your own car turns out, and I wish you the best of luck, I seriously hope it turns out to be a great, competitive car, and a great business success for you and your team!



I'd also like to say that I'm so glad to see that certain members on here who seem to have some sort of agenda against you have not put you off from posting on FChat any more! - It's good to hear from you again Jim! - The World needs more genuine car guys such as yourself!

 

I wonder if he felt as though you insulted his last name a tad? good interview anyway.

 

P 4/5 C stated off as a F430 Scuderia and is fully street legal today and retains it's legal identity as a 2009 Ferrari. I wasn't challenging them to race P1/918/and La Ferrari as they exist as road cars but to convert them as I did with our F430 Scuderia into race cars as all of them have done in the past and could easily do with those. I even got the regulators at the Ring to agree to accept those three (modified within the same hybrid rules I had to meet) to race us in our class. There was nothing unfair about that challenge and the FIA has a Championship for Alternative Energies SportsCars which we won with P 4/5 C and those three would be eligible to contest as well. If any had shown up with a race version of their cars we would have gladly come back to defend the FIA Championship we won.

For many years race versions of road cars ran endurance races.

When Supercars Raced At Le Mans

As for FA he's most welcome to try and beat our Ring Time of 6:51 in ANY Ferrari powered vehicle but until he does that record remains ours.

Should he beat it he's welcome to try and beat SCG 003 which we think will be at least 20 seconds faster than P 4/5 C around The Ring.

Should he wish to race us at The 2015 24 Hours of Nurburgring in any Ferrari race car that meets entrance requirement nothing would make us happier.

As an aside one driver we're in serious talks with has won more World Championships than him.

 

My apologies Sir, whilst I was aware of the origins of P 4/5 C, I hadn't realised that your challenge was based on the concept of altering LaFerrari and/or the 918/P1 to the same race spec (I still say though that you knew the deck was stacked in your favour! - You must have had a good idea that none of those invited would actually pick up the gauntlet that you'd laid down in front of them! ).

I would say also that whilst P 4/5 C is based on an F430 and is now road legal, the chassis has been so extensively modified from original for the pure purpose of making it a race car originally, that it now bares little resemblance to a standard F430 chassis. Essentially, what you now have on the road is more akin to a road going Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR or a Porsche 911 GT1 than a Ferrari F430 - It is what it is, a race car on the road more than a road car modified to race.

Don't get Me wrong, I'm not knocking your achievement with P4/5 C (far from it!), nor the fact that you've since made it road legal, but as a road car I suspect it's a tad more compromised than LaFerrari/918 and p1's are.

(BTW, have you had a chance to drive a LaFerrari and if so, what are your thoughts on it compared to P4/5 C? Do you rate it as a hypercar, and would you be interested in having one? [the same questions apply also to the 918 and P1] ).

As for the Alonso/Ferrari challenge that I suggested: I love the fact that you'd be so up for the challenge! - It's a truly delicious idea! (and I suspect Alonso would enjoy it too!). The sad pity is that the FIA would never allow it (although it could happen in 2~3 years time based on current testing rules!).

Sadly, the ring is far too rough for a modern F1 car to run on properly (I'm not sure that would stop Alonso though!), but somewhere like Imola or Silverstone would make a good showdown venue! - If only it could happen for real!

"SCG 003........at least 20 seconds faster than P 4/5 C around The Ring"? - Really? That's quite a gain! I might pop down the bookies and see what odds I can get on it happening!

Keep up the good work Jim and enjoy yourself! - You only live once after all!

It's a pleasure corresponding with you!

 

All three of them are to big and heavy for me. I'm more interested in lightweight Sports Cars and that's why we're going lighter, smaller and simpler. The road version of our new one's goal is 1000HP/1000KG. LMP1 as a GT. I really like the physics of LMP1 and trying to adapt it to GT. The 20s will come from aero. We can reach P 4/5 C VMAX with 40 fewer HP. As we'll have more HP than P 4/5 C we remain hopeful.
As an aside BMW ran under 8 (GP+NS) which is a 6:30 NS so that's where the top class will run in 2015 and we'll be in the top class. 2015 will see a lot of cars racing there. McLaren/Ferrari/Aston/Bentley/MB/Audi/Porsche/Lambo/BMW/Corvette/Nissan/etc./etc. Should be a good one.

 

Speaking of Bloomberg T.V. does anyone know why they don't run the ticker anymore?

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UdzM0UDCK9M

Jay Leno's Pebble Beach segment.

Dino Competizione and I at 37 minutes.

Great Show!

 

To all LaFerrari owners in the world: do it.

Do It!

DO IT!!!

(Jacob takes deep, calming breaths) It's okay! I'm alright! Just a little over excited that's all . . .

Jacob

 

If any P1/918/LaFerrari owners want to race us we'll help you to make your car race eligible
for the 24 Hours of Nurburgring and get you an entry.

It would give your car a bit of History...