Motorsport.com acquiring majority of FerrariChat.com

Forget the V12, lets talk planes. Have you placed an order for a Cirrus jet yet? Maybe a turbo prop? War bird? One of our clients is the best soviet jet restoration shops around.



Mark

 

Well, crap and congrats at the same time.

 

Rob, congrats here in addition to the sponsor forum

The Maserati GT is an awesome car that is depreciating like a Pinto, but great car none the less. Big car, powerful and comfortable. It's my good weather DD. Beware, they EAT tires. 10k miles and GONE !

 

Rob, I bought a pristine 2008 for $53.5. At the time, $70 was the going rate. It now has 42k miles (bought with 24) worth about $42 if I'm lucky. And, I need to refinish the complete interior

Still, I love it

 

Thank you and big congrats! I pretty much quit every other forum after I found this one back in '04!

Im assuming were going to have a party like this correct?

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Ill provide the vodka!

 

Thanks for all you have done for this resource, and best wishes for many, many great drives in the future!

 

Wow, that's all exciting and great news, Rob. Its stunning to think how long and hard you've worked. It's been a wild ride, following this community since its inception, and it's great to see this latest evolution in your Ferrari hobby/passion. You can't say its been a smooth road, but you've done a great job of sticking to it, making good decisions, and keeping this site interesting, engaging, mostly friendly, and often educational (all the reasons I've lurked here so long). It sounds like you're coming into some much deserved rewards for all your time and effort. Congratulations!

And yeah, I like the new, clean logo. A subtle and elegant update that maybe foreshadows the future of the site overall...

 

Congrats. A good outcome for the hard work you've put in.
Can the new guys ban you?

 

Congrats!!

 

Never forget: Only Chuck Norris can ban Rob Lay.

 

Are you just saying that so I won't put some kind of futile protest?

 

im applying for the job
but would you please meet the Chinese minimum salary of $1.30 per hour?

 

I've grown a trimmed beard and am working on my banning stare.

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I think it'll take me about 25 years to truly master, so you're safe for a while yet.

All the best,
Andrew.

 

"Motorsport.com Announces Acquisition of World’s Largest Online Ferrari Community - FerrariChat.com‏" Motorsport.com Announces Acquisition of World’s Largest Online Ferrari Community - FerrariChat.com

•FerrariChat.com becomes part of the Motorsport Network
•Founder Rob Lay remains CEO and shareholder of company
•Motorsport.com to improve the international presence and mobility of the largest online Ferrari community in the world

MIAMI – (July 12, 2016) – The world’s most-read motorsports digital media company, Motorsport.com, today announced the acquisition of digital assets to the largest online Ferrari community in the world, FerrariChat.com.

FerrariChat.com will expand into Motorsport.com’s multinational and multimedia presence, including 21 editions and 14 native languages while offering the largest global Ferrari online community in the world.

A privately held company, FerrariChat.com was established in 2000 by its founder and current CEO, Rob Lay. Mr. Lay will retain the same position within the new company while leading all day-to-day operations.

“After several worldwide inquiries to purchase FerrariChat.com, it was clear the best partner for our community was Motorsport.com and the Motorsport Network,” said Lay. “Our mission has always been to provide owners and enthusiasts of the prancing horse a better way to connect, engage and collaborate about everything Ferrari.”

FerrariChat.com is the most active online Ferrari community in the world with more than 95% of the owner and enthusiast forum market share, 175,000 registered users, 10 million posts, and four million monthly page views.

“Pairing Motorsport.com with FerrariChat.com will enable our readership to have seamless points of engagement when discussing everything Ferrari,” said Zak Brown, non-executive chairman, Motorsport.com.

“Since our inception, Motorsport.com has grown opportunistically through acquisition that has leveraged our deep expertise in motorsports and automotive-related sectors. Now with the help of our incredible technology team, we look forward in extending FerrariChat.com into our international network.”

The acquisition further builds upon Motorsport.com’s long-standing relationship with Ferrari via its network of multi-national and multi-language platforms including, Motorstore.com and Amalgam Collection:
•Motorsport.com “Official Digital Media Partner” to the 2015 Ferrari World Finals.
•Motorsport.com owns one of the largest Ferrari motorsports content databases in the world featuring teams and driver pages, digital images, and world-class editorial.
•Motorstore.com is an e-commerce home to a premier collection of Scuderia Ferrari authentic team and driver collections.
•Since 1999 sister company Amalgam Collection has maintained a licensing agreement with Ferrari S.p.A. to produce handcrafted and state-of-the art motor racing and automobile collections.

Motorsport.com is part of the Motorsport Network of companies."

 

Well, congrats due to Rob, if so!!!

Good find...

 

Congrats Rob ...

Bo

 

delete - no need to redirect here since Vintage thread merged.

 

Yep. Rob announced it yesterday

 

Rob,

If it was not for this website and its members, I would never have commited to F355 ownership. I am by no means a wealthy person, so the information and feedback provided here realised a rather modest person's ultimate automotive dream. So thank you for everything from the past and the present; I look forward to the future.

DaisyCutter.

 

Yes. Saw this last night. Conversation is over here: http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/ferrari-discussion-not-model-specific-sponsored-algar-ferrari/527204-motorsport-com-acquiring-majority-ferrarichat-com-4.html#post144796666