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This weekend
(2,3,4, June) there will be three new drivers in the British
team as the sound of 60 racing Ferrari V8s will howl around
Ricardo Tormo race circuit in Valencia at the second round
of the Ferrari Challenge Trofeo Pirelli in Spain. The
weekend will also feature historic Ferrari racing and F1
Clienti Formula 1 cars. The Ferrari Challenge Dealer Team GB
has doubled in size since the first round at Silverstone as
two new cars and three new drivers will join the starting
grid in Spain. It is the next opportunity for the team to
grab another pole position and podium finish following the
excellent start to the season by Ross Kaiser in car 27, the
UK’s leading driver in the Ferrari F430 Challenge car as he
aims for his first victory.
Ferrari Challenge
racing is the ultimate expression of luxury lifestyle
racing, bringing together the race proven technology of the
Ferrari F430 Challenge car, the best hospitality,
competitive racing and entertainment for our clients on and
off the track. In Spain spectators will see in excess of 150
Ferraris of all types from several Formula 1 cars to the
195C Ferrari plus four races in the Ferrari Challenge Trofeo
Pirelli across the weekend.
Ferrari GB Managing
Director Massimo Fedeli said: "The Ferrari Challenge offers
Ferrari customers the ultimate opportunity to race the F430
Challenge with other clients, and enjoy the luxury
experience of racing in true Ferrari style. At Silverstone
we started the season well with a pole position and podium
place, and the interest in our team at the race was so high
that we have added two more cars to the GB team and welcome
Christian Passuti, Lorenzo Case and Geoff Farmer.
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Race action from Round 1 of the 2006 Ferrari
Challenge Trofeo Pirelli at Silverstone: the series
features the Ferrari F430 Challenge race car and all
cars are provided by Ferrari S.p.A. to the same
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It
was a weekend of thrills and spills as the Ferrari
Challenge Trofeo Pirelli season started at
Silverstone on 5th-7th May with a pole position and
podium finish for the GB team. |
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"We will now hope to leave the English rain behind and head
for better weather and a better result at Valencia,"Fedeli
added. In a four-car team this weekend, the Ferrari
Challenge Dealer Team GB will look to get on the podium with
the backing of three of the UK’s Ferrari dealers; Graypaul
of Nottingham, HR Owen in London and Maranello Sales Ltd in
Egham, Surrey. Driving for Ferrari Dealer Team GB will be
Ross Kaiser, Christian Passuti and Lorenzo Case in the
Trofeo Pirelli, with Borislav Maletić and Geoff Farmer
competing in the Coppa Shell.
The Ferrari
Challenge Trofeo Pirelli is the world’s most exclusive
single-make racing series created as the perfect outlet for
Ferrari owners who want to race. The 2006 season includes
races in the UK, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy and Spain,
climaxing at the World Finals in Italy all delivered in the
style and luxury associated with any Ferrari occasion. The
Ferrari Challenge Trofeo Pirelli was created and is
organised by Corse Clienti, the division within
Ferrari S.p.A. dedicated to racing activities for Ferrari
clients. The Ferrari Challenge Trofeo Pirelli features the
Ferrari F430 Challenge race car and all cars are provided by
Ferrari S.p.A. to the same technical specification. In 2006
The Ferrari 360 Challenge car will also feature in the Coppa
Shell before retiring form the championship at the end of
the season.
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