I took my Ferrari on a 12,000 mile road trip around North America

paulchua · Sep 22, 2022

ferrariwithsnowtires said: ↑

Thank you for sharing your exceptional adventure.
Maybe you can get the Purosangue cry babies to shut up and think about what you can do with a fun car.
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Yup,
He seems to me far “purer” to many naysayers I see here, that’s for sure.

Ridgeback · Sep 22, 2022

I used to teach Mounties and did a ride-along in Kitimat. It has a very serious drug problem with the First Nations communities so I wasn't surprised to hear that that was the only place you had an issue. Great trip - congratulations!

Did you eat at that fantastic German restaurant there?

RyanFoH · Sep 22, 2022

Congrats -- saw your California T on Monday evening at the Grand American SLC when I was there for Corsa Pilota.

Sunshine1 · Sep 22, 2022

Congratulations!! Enjoy every mile . And special thanks to Ferrari for building modern cars that can be daily-driven and that can drive many miles without falling apart

Cambiocorsa scott · Sep 22, 2022

Wonderful post and story! I just had to ask as you were cruising at a hundred how far did your courage go? P.S. I’m not a cop ‍♀️ !!!

sjm999 · Sep 22, 2022

What a fantastic adventure - great to see one using their car as they are meant to be used. Now, I need to get my act together and do a little of the same. Did do a 600 mile drive in the 512 BBi in June with my son - next time we will add another zero to that.

ATLBond · Sep 22, 2022

Larick said: ↑

I've been very fortunate to have enjoyed a lot of amazing cars in my life at a young age. Each one I try my absolute best to enjoy it like there's no tomorrow. In this case, I wanted to make sure I enjoyed my Ferrari California T to the maximum possible. So I decided to embark on a 12,000 mile road trip around North America.

Here's the route I took:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/194260524@N03/52375714520/in/album-72177720302288772/

Here's some photos of the car along the way:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/194260524@N03/albums/72177720302288772/with/52374335177/

https://www.instagram.com/wlariccia/

The route went like this:

NJ->Philadelphia->Chicago->Nashville->New Orleans->Austin->Santa Fe->Las Vegas->Tijuana (Mexico)->San Diego->Marina Del Rey->Santa Monica->Big Sur->Pebble Beach/Monterrey->Half Moon Bay->San Francisco->Bandon->Portland->Seattle->Vancouver(Canada)->Prince George (Canada)->Kittimat (Canada)->Hyder Alaska->Banff/Jasper (Canada)->Glacier National Park Montana->Salt Lake City

I did this over the span of 2 months and 7 days. I had a carry-on suitcase, 2 backpacks, a set of golf clubs, camping gear, and a camera bag that all fit in the car. When I wasn't driving, I was either playing golf, hiking, camping, or working. I stayed at hotels where possible / required and camped when not working.

Some stats:
Top Speed: 185 MPH
MPG Avg: 20
MPG Max: 31
Miles Driven: 12,843

Issues Faced:
The only issue I faced was in Kittimat Canada where someone tried to rip the emblem off the grill (and failed, fortunately). Otherwise, people were respectful and enjoyed seeing a bright red and dirty Ferrari in places they normally wouldn't ever see one
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Truly an epic story. Beautiful ride, beautiful pictures. Fantastic mileage. How and where did u manage 185mph? BTW, your config makes my heart ache as a substitute for the SA at my dealership messed my order entering someone else’s configuration into my allocation after I locked it. My configuration was Rossa Corsa with black roof Porto M. I am still waiting on a resolution.

wdonnelly · Sep 22, 2022

Great story. Thank you for sharing. I love it when owners drive the car with little concern for the mileage they're incurring.

Ffre92 · Sep 22, 2022

Wow, epic! I wish one time in my life I can do a trip like that.

Only thing I have u beat is my rims are dirtier
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Rick Marthens · Sep 22, 2022

You're Batman!!

JDL · Sep 22, 2022

What a joy to read a story like this. Inspirational for sure.
Thanks for sharing.....
Jim

Rick Weston · Sep 22, 2022

Great trip, thanks for sharing. A buck eighty-five huh? How did it handle? Not sure I’m ever going to get up to that number…145 on a track once.

colorfull · Sep 22, 2022

Utterly amazing!

1-Would you mind sharing how you handled maintenence along the way? Minimally oil changes, etc

2-top down pics?

Simply incredible

FTifoso · Sep 22, 2022

Larick said: ↑

I've been very fortunate to have enjoyed a lot of amazing cars in my life at a young age. Each one I try my absolute best to enjoy it like there's no tomorrow. In this case, I wanted to make sure I enjoyed my Ferrari California T to the maximum possible. So I decided to embark on a 12,000 mile road trip around North America.

Here's the route I took:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/194260524@N03/52375714520/in/album-72177720302288772/

Here's some photos of the car along the way:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/194260524@N03/albums/72177720302288772/with/52374335177/

https://www.instagram.com/wlariccia/

The route went like this:

NJ->Philadelphia->Chicago->Nashville->New Orleans->Austin->Santa Fe->Las Vegas->Tijuana (Mexico)->San Diego->Marina Del Rey->Santa Monica->Big Sur->Pebble Beach/Monterrey->Half Moon Bay->San Francisco->Bandon->Portland->Seattle->Vancouver(Canada)->Prince George (Canada)->Kittimat (Canada)->Hyder Alaska->Banff/Jasper (Canada)->Glacier National Park Montana->Salt Lake City

I did this over the span of 2 months and 7 days. I had a carry-on suitcase, 2 backpacks, a set of golf clubs, camping gear, and a camera bag that all fit in the car. When I wasn't driving, I was either playing golf, hiking, camping, or working. I stayed at hotels where possible / required and camped when not working.

Some stats:
Top Speed: 185 MPH
MPG Avg: 20
MPG Max: 31
Miles Driven: 12,843

Issues Faced:
The only issue I faced was in Kittimat Canada where someone tried to rip the emblem off the grill (and failed, fortunately). Otherwise, people were respectful and enjoyed seeing a bright red and dirty Ferrari in places they normally wouldn't ever see one
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Bravo!

italiafan · Sep 23, 2022

Outstanding!!
Thanks for sharing your adventure!

Sulkathon · Sep 23, 2022

Echo everyone else's comments this is amazing!! If you can find the time to take us through your adventure step by step I know there'll be many more than just me who would love to hear all about it.

Immortalise your memories in the inet!

Well done my friend

G. Pepper · Sep 23, 2022

Bravo! I've driven about 35K vacation miles between the three Ferraris I've had.So thankful I've been able to do it.
The only RC/tan Daytona/shields 456M in the US. In New Mexico after driving through a pre-dawn thunderstorm.
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My DD sitting in my driveway. My house is over a mile from the nearest pavement.
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Danbossi · Sep 23, 2022

Larick said: ↑

I've been very fortunate to have enjoyed a lot of amazing cars in my life at a young age. Each one I try my absolute best to enjoy it like there's no tomorrow. In this case, I wanted to make sure I enjoyed my Ferrari California T to the maximum possible. So I decided to embark on a 12,000 mile road trip around North America.

Here's the route I took:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/194260524@N03/52375714520/in/album-72177720302288772/

Here's some photos of the car along the way:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/194260524@N03/albums/72177720302288772/with/52374335177/

https://www.instagram.com/wlariccia/

The route went like this:

NJ->Philadelphia->Chicago->Nashville->New Orleans->Austin->Santa Fe->Las Vegas->Tijuana (Mexico)->San Diego->Marina Del Rey->Santa Monica->Big Sur->Pebble Beach/Monterrey->Half Moon Bay->San Francisco->Bandon->Portland->Seattle->Vancouver(Canada)->Prince George (Canada)->Kittimat (Canada)->Hyder Alaska->Banff/Jasper (Canada)->Glacier National Park Montana->Salt Lake City

I did this over the span of 2 months and 7 days. I had a carry-on suitcase, 2 backpacks, a set of golf clubs, camping gear, and a camera bag that all fit in the car. When I wasn't driving, I was either playing golf, hiking, camping, or working. I stayed at hotels where possible / required and camped when not working.

Some stats:
Top Speed: 185 MPH
MPG Avg: 20
MPG Max: 31
Miles Driven: 12,843

Issues Faced:
The only issue I faced was in Kittimat Canada where someone tried to rip the emblem off the grill (and failed, fortunately). Otherwise, people were respectful and enjoyed seeing a bright red and dirty Ferrari in places they normally wouldn't ever see one
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Wait, so you never came back to beautiful New Jersey???

LordVennFF · Sep 23, 2022

Waking up to read about your adventures has sown a seed. I’ll be 60 in a month and will take my FF on a long journey with fingers crossed it doesn’t break down. Wondering if you had services done along the way, any flat tyres and if so did you visit any F dealers on the trip?

JHNurse · Sep 25, 2022

https://www.carscoops.com/2022/09/one-man-just-drove-his-ferrari-california-t-almost-13000-miles-across-the-nation/

DreamCarrera · Sep 26, 2022

Wow, what an awesome trip!!! Your pictures are amazing...thanks for sharing. Ferrari should use your story in some of their ad campaigns.

Akg200 · Sep 26, 2022

From the pictures, the trip must have been very exciting. This is really a motivation for me. Very nice.

Ross D · Sep 27, 2022

Sounds like a great trip, but I'm surprised you put your car at risk driving through Chicago.

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