01.06.2010 DOUBLE JAPANESE DEBUT FOR 599 GTO AND 458 ITALIA AT FUJI FERRARI FESTIVAL

FERRARI F399
FERRARI FXX

Ferrari continues to have a great attraction in Japan, where over the weekend just gone, the annual Ferrari Festival 2010: Fuji took place at its usual home, the famous grand prix circuit in the shadow of Mount Fuji. Over 600 Japanese Ferrari owners' took part in their own cars, with the event drawing a crowd of 2,000 spectators.

Among the plethora of cars taking part in this lavish celebration which was organised by Ferrari Japan in conjunction with the Corse Clienti department of Maranello, was a showpiece historic single seater, the F399 grand prix car campaigned by Scuderia Ferrari during the 1999 season, as well as four of the new 599 GTB Fiorano-based track-orientated race cars and six of the similarly aimed dramatic FXX "laboratorio" circuit-only machines.

These racing cars all took to the Fuji track during several untimed sessions that were held. In addition, Saturday saw a host of Ferrari 348, 355, 360 and 430, in their Challenge versions, take part in the Ferrari Trophy of Japan.

Also on display at the Ferrari Festival 2010: Fuji event was the entire range of Maranello cars, including two premières for the Japanese market, the 599 GTO, the most high performance car ever built by the Maranello marque, which made its debut at the Bejing Motor Show back in April, and, somewhat surprisingly, the 458 Italia, which hasn't been showed off in Japan yet. This stunning the two seater coupé which has received widespread critical acclaim ever since it was launched in September last year.
 

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