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  1. LVP488

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    #1 LVP488, May 26, 2025
    From May 29th to June 1st, "500 Ferrari against cancer":
    https://sportetcollection.org/programme/
    (sorry it's in French)

    With more than 1,000 sports cars, including more than 500 Ferrari of all times (from vintage to 499P M), an exhibition of Renault F1, some air shows (with Dassault Rafale of the French air force), and more...

    The "Val de Vienne" is a nice track (now used for timed lap times by the French magazine "Sport Auto"); of course this event is not about racing nor pure performance but some fun can be had, driving on the track of just watching the cars.
     
  2. Nembo1777

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    #2 Nembo1777, May 27, 2025
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    Are you coming?

    They invited me to judge in the concours, I will be there all weekend. I usually get to ride on track in some very interesting cars.

    People don't realise this has been the largest annual gathering of Ferraris worldwide for many years. I am covering it for Ferrari Market Letter. In 2019 I arranged the Breadvan's participation, it was the star of the weekend and won best of show.

    This event, very well organised, gathers around 300000 Euros for cancer research every year, a beautiful achievement which should be replicated in other countries.
     
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    #3 LVP488, May 27, 2025
    I will be there on Friday with the 488 (the 550 is currently undergoing some maintenance, at a repair shop installed within the circuit - the manager / mechanic is a former employee of a Ferrari dealership in Switzerland) ; on Saturday I take the "rallye" so I will only reach the track on late afternoon. On Sunday I may come back, that will be negotiated ;)
     
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    #8 LVP488, Jun 6, 2025
    A few track laps (it's not racing, so the speed is not that impressive - and anyway, I'm the driver, so that could not be very fast no matter what):
     
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    #9 Nembo1777, Jun 8, 2025
    Nothing wrong with your speed, thanks for posting:)

    I had no time for track rides this year, running the concours jury and I was only there Friday and Saturday, but I had a couple of parade laps in a 275GTB to which we awarded the jury's favorite trophy:). It was a great weekend a hugely successful event with 50000 spectators, 580 Ferraris, a figure confirmed by event founder Jean Pierre Doury, another 400 plus sportscars such as Porsches, Lambos etc, top drivers such as Pescarolo, Laffite and Arnoux, F1 and sportscar demos. The 499P Modificata of Jean Claude Bel was awesome, photo by a friend. He shared his detailed driving procedures and impressions for my Ferrari Market Letter article out in a week.

    The concours went very well with a great team, cf the article. We already know what improvements to make for the concours for next year and I will arrange an English version of the website in the next few months, along with additional helpful information to aid the increase of international participation.

    Several hundred thousand Euros were once again gathered for cancer research, the actual figure will be known in a few weeks. last year it was €580000.

    The 32nd edition of Sport et collection/500 Ferraris against cancer will take place May 28-31, 2026.

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