RE: Video: Ferrari 599XX Evolution
Discussion
T.K said:
I'd be interested to know, what is to stop a customer buying one of these things then taking it out of the silly sausage Ferrari events schedule?
Because Ferrari keeps "your" car between organised events; you simply turn up, drive it and hopefully go home with a very big, very expensive smile on your face.
DodoRacing said:
Sounds like a natural evolution for FXX owners. 
Seriously, for those who can afford it, being part of the Ferrari team in this way may worth the price tag. In that world, some people spend more money on less tangible stuff.
Absolutely this - if you exist in that sphere of "more money than you can spend" and you happen to have a real affinity with Ferrari, imagine the feeling that you are helping Ferrari develop their cars, whether you paid for the privilege or not. It must be amazing, and think of the bragging rights! Seriously, for those who can afford it, being part of the Ferrari team in this way may worth the price tag. In that world, some people spend more money on less tangible stuff.
FWIW, I absolutely love the 599XX. I think the 599GTO is incredible, the best car Ferrari has done in ages, if I had a 458 and a 599GTO in my garage, I think pick the GTO 4 out of 5 times. I love the 599XX, and the Zonda R, and it's a shame that they have not been put through the approval for road use, much like the similarly extreme Gumpert Apollo has been. However, given their experimental status, it's not surprising that they are kept for "track only" stuff, and the technology gets passed onto the next generation of road cars.
As much as I absolutely adore the car, if I had that sort of cash kicking around, I just couldn't spend it on something I couldn't take home and put in my garage. I'd want to show it off to my mates, polish it 5 times a week and generally just sit and stare at it.
Not only that, I'd not want to have all those Ferrari guys humouring my every comment just as I'm paying them, when I'm sure the reality is that don't care a bit about what I think and just see these programs as cash cows for generating money from the obscenely wealthy and obsessive client that wants a bit more than just a collection of road cars.
If it was my money and it had to be a ferrari for teh track, then I'd put it into one of their earlier era F1 cars and pay my cash for their support in track days of my choice and have the car in my garage in-between.....
Not only that, I'd not want to have all those Ferrari guys humouring my every comment just as I'm paying them, when I'm sure the reality is that don't care a bit about what I think and just see these programs as cash cows for generating money from the obscenely wealthy and obsessive client that wants a bit more than just a collection of road cars.
If it was my money and it had to be a ferrari for teh track, then I'd put it into one of their earlier era F1 cars and pay my cash for their support in track days of my choice and have the car in my garage in-between.....
GeoffW said:
Because Ferrari keeps "your" car between organised events; you simply turn up, drive it and hopefully go home with a very big, very expensive smile on your face.
Yep, that's understood. But why should they?! You could roll up with a trailer.You know what I mean. It just seems.. odd.
I get what Ferrari are doing its taking away the headache of ownership of looking after a track day only toy it's simple as that however convoluted people try to make the FXX thing appear.
It doesn’t matter if it’s a Ferrari or shed the appeal of not having to store, maintain, transport to events worldwide, setup and tune is a dream come true especially if you don’t have the time nor patience to do it yourself this is where Ferrari have nailed it.
Thing is only Ferrari could pull this off I know other manufactures tried a similar thing but didn’t have the brand desirability or resources to backup the service worldwide. Its also far cheaper for both customer and manufacture instead of yet another hateful single model type race series.
It doesn’t matter if it’s a Ferrari or shed the appeal of not having to store, maintain, transport to events worldwide, setup and tune is a dream come true especially if you don’t have the time nor patience to do it yourself this is where Ferrari have nailed it.
Thing is only Ferrari could pull this off I know other manufactures tried a similar thing but didn’t have the brand desirability or resources to backup the service worldwide. Its also far cheaper for both customer and manufacture instead of yet another hateful single model type race series.
I went to one of these sessions last year at Yass Island in Abu Dhabi, it was billed as the Ferrari Festival. They were running the FXX Evo's, the 599FX and the Cliente Corse which is where you buy into tracking the older retired Ferrari F1 cars.
The people doing this are not silly at all, they have made it and can now afford all the toys, they don't need a 599FX on the road because they already have all the road going cars they want - this is just a very exclusive club for track days at different levels of car performance depending on what you want to do.
The manufacturer is there with you making sure everything is OK on the day - you just turn up and drive some of the most amazing machinery on some of the worlds best tracks - simple really if you like driving fast and can afford it. Everyone knows each other, the mechanics and all, they sit around and chat in the pits and eat together at the track and just talk about driving better and the cars - all very piston heads and very laid back.
They stay in the best hotels and have nice exclusive parties with local Ferrari enthusiasts being invited, with beautiful friendly women all over the place (I know I went to a cocktail party later as well) and generally live like they are on holiday doing what they like best - I could definitely see the appeal myself and I took my old skate board on the track and was made very welcome I must say.
I went home and they were all making arrangements to meet up again somewhere else in the world in a few weeks time to do it all again.
The people doing this are not silly at all, they have made it and can now afford all the toys, they don't need a 599FX on the road because they already have all the road going cars they want - this is just a very exclusive club for track days at different levels of car performance depending on what you want to do.
The manufacturer is there with you making sure everything is OK on the day - you just turn up and drive some of the most amazing machinery on some of the worlds best tracks - simple really if you like driving fast and can afford it. Everyone knows each other, the mechanics and all, they sit around and chat in the pits and eat together at the track and just talk about driving better and the cars - all very piston heads and very laid back.
They stay in the best hotels and have nice exclusive parties with local Ferrari enthusiasts being invited, with beautiful friendly women all over the place (I know I went to a cocktail party later as well) and generally live like they are on holiday doing what they like best - I could definitely see the appeal myself and I took my old skate board on the track and was made very welcome I must say.
I went home and they were all making arrangements to meet up again somewhere else in the world in a few weeks time to do it all again.
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