The last week has seen the Ferrari 60 Relay busy scything its way across Italy with a series of high profile events. Having started off the Italian leg in Sicily the Tour has now visited Apulia, Marche, San Marino, Umbria and Tuscany before arriving in Brescia yesterday.

Bari, 2nd June 2007 - After crossing Sicily, on Saturday the Ferrari 60 Relay left in the direction of Apulia. The Ferrari clients and their cars met at the Radicci dealership in Bari, from where they left in the direction of Lecce. There the cars arrived on Piazza Santa Croce, in the middle of Italian Baroque, passing also the fascinating Piazza Sant'Oronzo. In the afternoon the Nardò circuit opened its gates for the first time to a group of a car manufacturer's clients, who drove around it in a parade. The Nardò race track is usually used by all car manufacturers to secretly test prototypes of new models.

Ancona, 2nd June 2007 - The 'Tour' headed for the Marche region. The participating Ferrari clients and their cars met at the Poltrona Frau offices in Tolentino, the prestigious manufacturer of the leather interior of the Ferrari Gran Turismo cars. President Franco Moschini welcomed the participants, who later on had the possibility to visit the works, before they left in the direction of Marche's capital Ancona, where the cars arrived on Piazza del Papa at around 13:00h. The Relay also passed the Republic of San Marino, where the Ferraristi were welcomed at the Maranello Rosso Musei by Sandra Lodi, Maranello Rosso's administrator, and by Secretary of State Paride Andreoli. The passing of the baton from Italy's ambassador to San Marino, Fabrizio Santurro, to Fabrizio Violati, racing driver and dear friend of Enzo Ferrari, was a very special and emotional moment.

Perugia, 4th June 2007 - Sicily, Apulia and Marche have already been crossed, so now it was time for the Ferrari 60 Relay to visit Umbria with its marvellous treasures. The Tour started at 09:30h at the De Poi dealership and carried the baton to Perugia to Piazza 4 Novembre (at around 10:30h).
 

There the participants and the cars were welcomened by representatives of the authorities at the Palazzo dei Priori. In the afternoon the participants visited the works of Perugina in San Sisto, where the delicious gift has been officially handed over to Ferrari, which will be auctioned for charity in Maranello: a Ferrari 612 Scaglietti to scale 1:5, completely made out of chocolate. The day ended with the Tour leaving in the direction of the Magione circuit (at around 17:00h), where the cars were able to drive on the track.

Siena, 5th June 2007 - After leaving the hills of the Umbria region behind, the Ferrari 60 Relay was now on its way in the direction of the gentle scenery of Tuscany. Today the cars will start at the Leone di Prato dealership and the Ferrari owners will leave in the direction of Siena. The Tour will drive through the hills to Radda in Chianti and Impruneta, eventually arriving in Florence, where the cars from Ferrari were be welcomed at the legendary Circolo Canottieri, not far from Ponte Vecchio, which will be the backdrop of a regatta with historical canoes.

Brescia, 7th June 2007 - Yesterday the Ferrari 60 Relay stops in Brescia: At 0900h the Ferrari clients on board of their cars came together at the Mille Miglia museum, followed by a visit of the arms factory of Piero Beretta and the private collection in Gardone Val Trompia. Later on the Tour drove in the direction of the new Kilometro Rosso Technology and Science Park in Stezzano, in the province of Bergamo. The visit featured a tour into the divisions in charge for the creation and realisation of the braking in carbon-ceramics, that are installed on Ferrari cars and the experimental divisions where endurance, performance and duration tests of Brembo braking systems are executed.