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South Africa has witnessed the largest
annual gathering of Ferraris when
approximately 80 of the Italian sports cars
screamed onto the Kyalami Race Track in
Midrand. The event was hosted by the
Southern Equitorial Ferrari Automobili Club
(SEFAC) which was created in 1967 with the
blessing of Commendatore Enzo Ferrari,
making it the oldest Ferrari owners’ club in
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South Africa has
witnessed the largest annual gathering of Ferraris when
approximately 80 of the Italian sports cars screamed
onto the Kyalami Race Track in Midrand.
The event was hosted by the Southern Equitorial Ferrari
Automobili Club (SEFAC) which was created in 1967 with
the blessing of Commendatore Enzo Ferrari, making it the
oldest Ferrari owners’ club in the world.
Most of the Club’s 200-plus Gauteng members were
present; not just to show their spectacular Maranello
masterpieces, but to test their performance on our
country’s most storied racetrack! Cars on track included
the F40, the 458 Italia, 430 Scuderia Spider 16M and the
California as well as classics such as Ferrari 308, the
550 Barchetta, the 365GTB/4 Daytona.
Pirelli Tyre was present to showcase their Ultra High
Performance, PZero product, which comes as original
equipment on Ferraris. Pirelli has received accolades
for changing the face of Formula One this year due tor
the various PZero compounds introduced to make the sport
more challenging by making tyre strategy the most
important part of a race.
Pirelli offered guests a ride around the track in a
classic Ferrari 308. The vehicle was made famous in the
1980’s by the American crime drama television series,
Magnum, P.I. staring Tom Selleck as private investigator
Thomas Magnum.
Pirelli is not only the official tyre supplier for the
FIA Formula One Championship for a three-year period
starting from 2011 to 2013) but is also currently
exclusively supplies some of the most important World
Championships for both cars and bikes, such as the GP3
series, the World Rally Championship, the Rolex Sports
Car Series in North America, the World Superbike
Championship, and the Motocross World Championship.
As this was a family event, PlayStation was stationed at
the Pirelli pit to offer guests a simulated adrenaline
experience through two of their latest racing games Gran
Turismo 5 and SBK 2011.
In Gran Turismo 5, you can tackle the world’s most
famous racetracks, rendered in high definition that is
as vivid as the real thing, and get behind the wheels of
some of the most legendary cars in motor racing from
past to cutting-edge present.
With SBK 2011 having been released in May 2011 for
PlayStation3, Xbox360 and PC Ster-kinekor will be there
to give you a superbike racing experience. SBK 2011
features a brand new artistic direction; an up-to-date
driving model to meet the gamer’s expectations as well
as a more appealing presentation and side effects, due
to an overall enhancement of the whole visual impact
(menus, environments, 3D objects, lighting effects and
much, much more).
The general public were able to witness these dream cars
on track and capture images, both photographic and
mental, that are likely to be treasured for years to
come.
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