Anyone going to attend the 2007 Ferrari Challenge Rally in September (www.ferrarirally.com)? Its in Virginia this year. I signed up yesterday. My question for you guys is which car should I take??? I have my Black / Black 2007 - 599 GTB Fiorano, and I'm finally picking up my Red / Red 2004 - 360 Challenge Stradale on Monday (one owner - 2,800 miles). I've been looking for the perfect CS for over one year and I think this is it - subject to a final test drive. The mechanical inspection revealed that the CS was perfect although it needed a major tune-up which the Seller agreed to pay for (over $10,000 for new tires, brake pads, belts and Ferrari warranty certification), plus the CS comes with a factory one year warranty. Physically, the CS was mint except for the front windshield which had a small chip. I had the Seller replace it with a new Ferrari front windshield - it came out perfect. I registered the 599 for the rally since I didn't have the info for the CS with me, but I'm leaning towards using the CS - since it's the closest thing I will have to a race car - and the Rally is the closest thing to a race that I'll ever do (there are some track events during the Rally). So.... what do you guys think --- 599 or CS???
When I did the Rallye the track events were either a parking lot with some cones or a closed road. Either way you only get basically 1 try at it and its over. If you want to do well during the Rallye forget the racing mentality and try to get 100% of the questions in the booklet right. That way it doesnt matter what car you drive (Mondial got 2nd overall when I was there) If you have the racing bug, try a few track days instead...No speeding tickets either
