Posts Tagged ‘ ferrari ’

Spa Italia

Jun 17th, 2010 | By Pieter Bakker | Category: Latest News, Retrospective

The SpaItalia event at Spa Francorchamps will be turned into an Alfa Romeo centenary party, in the process creating the biggest Alfa Romeo gathering in Europe, ever. Of course SpaItalia does not forget about the other transalpine brands and coach-workers.



500 Ferrari against cancer

Jun 7th, 2010 | By Pieter Bakker | Category: Historic Motor Racing, Latest News

The Ferrari against cancer meeting, which was organized at le Vigeant (F) Friday 4 to Sunday 6 June 2010, was packed with Ferraris and has been moulded into one of the world’s most outstanding Ferrari meetings.



1000 Miglia

May 3rd, 2010 | By Pieter Bakker | Category: Latest News, Retrospective

This year a novelty has been added to the road race, the ‘Ferrari Tribute to the 1000 Miglia’, in which 130 Ferraris, built from 1958 to present, will race ahead of the classic cars, making the road race yet even more eventful.



Tour Auto and Suixtil at life speed

Apr 22nd, 2010 | By Pieter Bakker | Category: Latest News, Retrospective

Tour Auto Optic 2ooo, starting in Paris Jardin des Tuileries, will drag its participants towards the Mediterranean, seventeen Ferrari 250GT SWB ‘s will pay tribute to the 50th anniversary of their first victory in the Tour de France Automobile.



Techno Classica Essen

Apr 6th, 2010 | By Pieter Bakker | Category: Retrospective

The Techno Classica in Essen will be easily defying the economic crisis 7-11 April 2010. Over 170,000 visitors from 40+ countries are expected to visit this year’s show, which will be even more attractive and spectacular than past shows.
Over 1,000 exhibitors, from more than 30 countries, including Spain, Argentina, France, Sweden, Portugal, the USA and [...]



San Marino ’s Maranello Rosso, the Abarth and Ferrari Museum, celebrates 20 years

Dec 17th, 2009 | By Pieter Bakker | Category: Retrospective

This month, December 2009, the Maranello Rosso Museum will celebrate its 20th year of keeping the legend alive.
Maranello Rosso is divided into two museums, one hosting Abarths and the other the most legendary Ferraris only.
The museum is located in the tiny Republic of San Marino close to the Autodromo Imola.
The main themes of Maranello Rosso [...]



Ferrari Historic Challenge World Finals

Nov 16th, 2009 | By Pieter Bakker | Category: Historic Motor Racing

This weekend, 14-15 November 2009, the Ferrari Historic Challenge enjoyed its last weekend of their motor racing season at the Circuit de la Comunitat Valencia in Spain.
Privateers have always played an important role in Ferrari’s racing activities, already from the very earliest days of the marque. Ferrari continued this tradition in 1993 with the creation [...]



L’Excellence Automobile

Sep 27th, 2009 | By Pieter Bakker | Category: Retrospective

A red dot looms at the exit of the Thillois bend. The crowd gathers in the stands, holding their breath. The car accelerates towards the end of the home straight in a monstrous roar, hotly pursued by the chasing pack. This driver is too good for them, the car so finely tuned and the Alfa [...]



Shell Ferrari Historic Challenge 2009

Aug 29th, 2009 | By Pieter Bakker | Category: Historic Motor Racing

The Shell Ferrari Historic Challenge is far more than an historical racing series, it is a global racing festival that sees historic treasures competing on tracks around the world. And for Shell it offers a unique and fascinating opportunity to display its fuel knowledge to the full.
Held at race tracks in Europe and North America [...]