Importing an F50: A Tragi-Comedy in Two Acts, Act Two, the Department of NO at the EPA
Earlier this week we reviewed the byzantine process, way back in 2000 and 2001, of getting the DOT approval to import Ferrari F50 s/n 103496, an F50 which had been…
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Importing an F50: A Tragi-Comedy in Two Acts, Act one, the DOT
Act one, the not-so-friendly folks at the DOT: After fifty plus years selling thousands of Ferraris, many of the Ferraris we’ve sold find their way back to us, with F50…
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The West Coast Trans Am Series
My Daughter Colleen and I were at Thunderhill raceway on 8-9-10 April with our 2010 Lamborghini Gallardo GT3 car s/n 09-7-1066 for the first race in the West Coast Trans…
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Cavallino: Thanks for Your Years of Dedication, Now Piss Off
Early on the morning of 12 Jan., Chris Current, the Chief judge at the Cavallino Classic sent a mass e-mail to the 50-odd Ferrari IAC/PFA certified judges, most due to…
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Ferrari F1, #10, 2011-2012, The Hybrid Era
Where We Left Off In the ninth installment of this series we reviewed how Fernando Alonso and Renault had the right combination to win both the 2005 and 2006 titles….
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Ferrari F1, #9, 2005-2010, a Changing of the Guard
Where we left off In the eighth installment of this series we reviewed how Michael Schumacher, Scuderia Ferrari and the dream team of Ross Brawn and Rory Byrne had absolutely…
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Ferrari F1, #8, 2000-2004: The Michael Schumacher Championship Years
Where We Left Off In the seventh installment of this series we reviewed the early years of Ferrari’s Schumacher-era, from 1996 to 1999. Ferrari’s dream team included team manager Jean…
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Ferrari F1, #7, 1996-1999: The Early Schumacher Years
Where We Left Off In the sixth installment of this series we reviewed the John Barnard designed 639 and 640, the Steve Nichols and Jean-Claude Migeot designed 641 and 642,…
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Ferrari F1, #6, The Last of the V12S, 1989-1995
Where we left off In the fifth installment of this series we reviewed the end of the 1981-1988 turbo-era. By 1988 only McLaren, Ferrari, Lotus, Arrows, Zakspeed and Osella used…
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Ferrari F1, #5, The Turbo Era, 1985-1988
Where we left off In the fourth installment of this series we reviewed the explosion of technology in the early 1980s, thanks to ever-increasing sponsorship. Turbocharging, massive boost pressures, honeycomb…
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