JUST BACK FROM THE FERRARI FACTORY at MARANELLO

lucky ba5tard . any idea when the next aussie assault is planned ? how many were in the group ?

 

When Kelly and I did the tour in 1998 we were hosted round by a Engineering Student from the University of Modena (from memory) who basically had a script to follow. They used students so that they could control what information was given out. Ditto no photos, but it was interesting all the same, but slightly 'antiseptic' in that you couldn't touch, stay between the yellow lines etc etc. Sounds like they have spiced it up a bit.

Also did a tour around the Lotus factory on the same trip, which was much more interesting as it was done by the Sales Director and you could get much more 'up close' to things. After seeing the top half of an Esprit being flopped out of the mould I would be nervous about ever getting into one!

 

Were u able to talk to any of the test drivers?(road not f1)

Also did u go visit any of the other supercar factories nearby.

Hopefully I plan to visit Italy next year and visit all the factories, tho not owning a Ferrari I dont think Ill get pass the front gates

 

I'll be in Italy (florence in particular) at the end of this month. Any particular suggestions for this tour.... is it hard to hook up a thorough factory tour without an internal link or phonecall from an Aus-based ferrari dealership?

On a side note: I'm also curious about Pagani and Lambo factory tours..

Cheers.

 

THIS THREAD IS WORTHLESS WITHOUT PICS

 

you aren't allowed to take any

 

What were the promo goodies you received from Ferrari ?

 

welcombe back andrew,man i wish i was in your shoes when you were watching them build not 1,or 2 BUT 3 FXX's,were they all red?

 

Don't think that a letter or pre-arranged tour at this end makes any difference. In 1994, I had just that, owned several cars and when I got to the gate the DH behind the desk didn't give a sh*t. Just didn't want to know about it no matter what. Fortunately I had just done the Pilota course at Mugello with a whole bunch of Americans and they just so happened to turn up at the same time as us. We joined the US group and got to do the tour. If we hadn't run into them, we wouldn't have got the tour, despite all the arrangements at the Australian end. It may be different today; but maybe not!!

 

I was even luckier, arrived at Maranello in '89 with nyet, thinking you could just rock in (doh!) was asked if I had the letter from my dealer ??!!, uh oh, then an American couple had hired a young Italian girl to act as their guide turned to me and said to tag along with her

Saw most of the factory when they were still making F40s and Testarossas were everywhere (a big backlog from memory was happening).

Albereto's F1 car and a 625 (I think) were in the foyer at the time and the workers were wearing blue overalls.

 

i get those too, just today it dawned on me what i did 6 years ago when i was drunk

 

They were probably technicians poached from BMW!

 

well Ferrari were probably paying more then Steve

it was the year the Wall came down so maybe they were leaving town to get away from the East German "women"

 

Money, it's a hit don't give me that goodi good bull ****.....yes very pink floyed..... just loved that band! Too many fine bergundies tonight so you'll have to forgive the political incorrectness. You're right John, those western freulines (pardon the spelling) much hotter that their eastern counterparts.

****, hope I haven't done a Goober, might get banned and and face solitude with my beema beast! Then again, I know Scud is ****ting himself for when we meet on the Stuart hwy

Off to bed now, night folks. My prayer....please don't let me be banned for such blasphemy.

 

Geez! You'd think I could spell floyd and burgundy. Ah, the pleasures of plonk!
As penance for my poor spelling, here's a poem for yas.

I woke early one morning,
The earth lay cool and still
When suddenly a tiny bird
Perched on my window sill,
He sang a song so lovely
So carefree and so gay,
That slowly all my troubles
Began to slip away.
He sang of far off places
Of laughter and of fun,
It seemed his very trilling,
Brought up the morning sun.
I stirred beneath the covers
Crept slowly out of bed,
Then gently shut the window
And crushed his f*cking head.
I'm not a morning person. (not today anyway)

 

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hey Andrew its not going as i planned but hopefuly within the next 2 years,just having a few problems,nice to hear from you again.