Archive for the ‘FerrariF430’ Category

Sat
10
Jul

Ferrari F430 gets Lambo-style SV treatment


Filed under: Aftermarket, Performance, Japan, Ferrari

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Ferrari F430 Super Veloce Racing – Click above for image gallery

Exotic cars may look all the same to most passers-by, but gearheads know a Ferrari from a Lamborghini. Japanese tuning house Auto Veloce has blurred the lines somewhat, however. Its Ferrari F430 package gets a similar visual treatment to those seen on the Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera and Murcielago SuperVeloce. The result is dubbed the F430 Super Veloce Racing. It’s got the front air dam, quarter panel intakes and rear wing like the hardcore Lambos, only they’re applied to the outgoing mid-engined V8 Ferrari. As you can see in the attached image gallery, the Super Veloce Racing package can be applied to either Berlinetta or Spider bodystyles. Call it an unholy mash-up or the best of both worlds; either way, it’s available for order.

Gallery: Ferrari F430 Super Veloce Racing

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[Source: Auto Veloce via JonSibal]

Ferrari F430 gets Lambo-style SV treatment originally appeared on Ferrari News on Sat, 10 Jul 2010 09:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Mon
17
May

Unexpected winner crowned at Nürburgring 24 Hours [SPOILER]


Filed under: Motorsports, Europe, Audi, BMW, Porsche, Ferrari, Racing

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24 Hours of Nurburging – Click above for high-res image gallery

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Mon
12
Apr

Ferrari F430 Challenge makes first appearance at Miller Motorsports Park


Filed under: Motorsports, Ferrari, Racing

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2010 Ferrari F430 Challenge at Miller Motorsports Park – Click above for high-res image gallery

The Ferrari F430 Challenge isn’t on our normal scope of motorsports coverage, but when we heard that the series, along with the Corse Clienti cars, were going to be at Miller Motorsports Park we immediately started checking on flights. This year is the first time the series has come to the state-of-the-art track outside Salt Lake City, and hopefully it won’t be the last.

If you aren’t familiar with the F430 Challenge, it’s a spec racing series put on by Ferrari specifically for owners. Professional drivers, instructors or anyone involved in the sale of Ferraris or parts can’t drive in the series. Since each of the cars is exactly the same – a race-prepped Ferrari F430 coupe with 490 horsepower – the playing field is level. Think the races are a bunch of rich guys doing parade laps around the track? Think again. The drivers are extremely competitive and it’s not uncommon to see the cars bumping fenders and jostling for position. That was the case at Miller Motorsports Park, where there were several off-track excursions into the Tooele sand and various bits of body panels, splitters and diffusers left on the tarmac.

It makes for good entertainment, and we highly recommend attending any of the four remaining F430 Challenge races in North America this year – Infineon Raceway, Montreal, New Jersey Motorsports Park and Watkins Glen. If you can’t make it, then you’ll just have to settle for our high-res gallery below.

Gallery: 2010 Ferrari F430 Challenge at Miller Motorsports Park

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Photos by Drew Phillips / Copyright (C)2010 Weblogs, Inc.

Ferrari F430 Challenge makes first appearance at Miller Motorsports Park originally appeared on Ferrari News on Mon, 12 Apr 2010 19:23:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Wed
7
Apr

Turkish singer sets blind land speed record at 182 mph in Ferrari


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A Turkish singer just set a land speed record, making him the fastest man on the planet when his Ferrari F430 averaged 182 miles per hour during a record run down a runway at an airport in eastern Turkey. Now, if 182 mph doesn’t sound fast enough to set a world land speed record, know that the driver was blind… and alone in the car. Metin Senturk became the fastest blind man driving solo with his Guinness-verified speed of 292.89 kilometers per hour (182 mph).

Senturk was followed down the runway by his driving coach, former rally driver Volkan Isik, who relayed instructions to Senturk via radio. The driver is a pop singer in Turkey who has been blind since the age of three. He said that the record run, “was really hard, like a dance with death.” When Senturk emerged from his borrowed car, he was told by the Guinness people that he had bested the old record of 284 kph, held by a British bank manager.

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Tue
16
Mar

Video: Ferrari World roller coasters pull into the station in Abu Dhabi


Filed under: Etc., Ferrari, Middle East

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If you thought it took a long time to get to the top of the list and take delivery on a newly-assembled Ferrari supercar, that’s nothing compared to the time that has gone in to building the brand’s first theme park. Ferrari World Abu Dhabi has been under construction for two years now, and is finally set to open its doors to the public sometime later this year. And when it does, it will be not only the first theme park in the region, but the first of its kind in the world.

The major attractions at Ferrari World Abu Dhabi will comprise some 20 rides, including two roller-coasters: one based on an F1 car, running at speeds at upwards of 200 kilometers per hour (125 mph) and shooting straight up through the massive scarlet roof structure 62 meters into the air.

The second is what you see pictured here, the GT Racing Coaster. That attraction will run two four-seat cars (styled after the F430 Spider) on parallel tracks in a race to the finish line. This is the first image we’ve received of the coaster car, and we can’t help but wonder why they don’t go with a 458 Italia-inspired car at this point. Follow the jump for a video on the park’s construction.

[Source: CarScoop]

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Video: Ferrari World roller coasters pull into the station in Abu Dhabi originally appeared on Ferrari News on Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Wed
23
Dec

Ferrari 599 hybrid in Geneva


4e672b0bc3brida1 Ferrari 599 hybrid in GenevaItalian pub, Quattroroute reports Ferrari will show its first road-going hybrid next March at the Geneva Motor Show. Based on the 599 GTB, the Ferrari hybrid is expected to use a derivative of the kinetic energy recovery system (KERS) used on the prancing horse’s Formula One cars during part of the 2009 season.

The KERS setup and the concept will reportedly use a lithium ion battery pack, and based on the diagram (right) the road car will have the battery and the power electonics mounted on either side of the rear transaxle, with an electric motor incorporated into the transaxle itself. If the road car is similar to the race car, this will essentially be a mild hybrid system providing automatic start-stop, regenerative braking and electric boost. Judging by the battery size, Ferrari won’t offer any pure electric propulsion. The system is expected to boost urban driving mileage by over 30 percent from the current 8.7 mpg (US) to a slightly less miserable 13.8 mpg.

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