ferrari festival
Tuesday 28th May 2002
Ferrari Festival
Huge gathering at Brands Hatch again this year
Discussion
The provisional timetable is on the Ferrari Owners Club website at:
www.ferrariownersclub.co.uk/happenings/2002/may/brands_02.asp
>> Edited by Roy C on Monday 29th July 13:15
www.ferrariownersclub.co.uk/happenings/2002/may/brands_02.asp
>> Edited by Roy C on Monday 29th July 13:15
Email from the organisers :
Anyone know if the FOC have got any parking, and do you have to register in advance ?
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Dear Neville,
Tickets will be available on the gate at the Ferrari Festival, however I do
advise that you purchase your tickets in advance to avoid disappointment.
Please contact your Ferrari Club for details on allocated parking.
Anyone know if the FOC have got any parking, and do you have to register in advance ?
quote:
Email from the organisers :
quote:
Dear Neville,
Tickets will be available on the gate at the Ferrari Festival, however I do
advise that you purchase your tickets in advance to avoid disappointment.
Please contact your Ferrari Club for details on allocated parking.
Anyone know if the FOC have got any parking, and do you have to register in advance ?
Last year they allocated a whole field behind the main stand and no special tickets were required.
Mark
Ladies and Gentlemen,
A big thanks to any and all of you who turned up on the Sunday and made my girlfriend laugh out loud as I attempted to stem the flow of drool during my wander around the FOC enclosure.
I'd never seen more than one F40 at once before, so to see four was quite a treat. Except for my sister's boyfriend. Junior Max-Power boy thought that the F40 was a Lamborghini, despite the obvious lack of Lamborghini badges. Still, a good kick in the goolies sorted him out.
Cheers, Animal
PS - If anyone wants to swap an F512M for my Seicento Sporting they're more than welcome!
>> Edited by Animal on Monday 5th August 09:09
A big thanks to any and all of you who turned up on the Sunday and made my girlfriend laugh out loud as I attempted to stem the flow of drool during my wander around the FOC enclosure.
I'd never seen more than one F40 at once before, so to see four was quite a treat. Except for my sister's boyfriend. Junior Max-Power boy thought that the F40 was a Lamborghini, despite the obvious lack of Lamborghini badges. Still, a good kick in the goolies sorted him out.
Cheers, Animal
PS - If anyone wants to swap an F512M for my Seicento Sporting they're more than welcome!
>> Edited by Animal on Monday 5th August 09:09
I was one of the faithful there yesterday, along with a mate in a 328. A good day despite the weather ... some seriously impressive machinary blatting round the circuit (never been to Brands Hatch before, very pretty circuit). The red arrows were pretty epic too.
Day only spoiled by someone nicking my mate's tyre valve covers, and someone putting a ding in my rear wing for me when I wasn't there. Nice. Makes me wonder WTF I bother taking the thing to shows, if people just can't their sticky mitts off the damn car.
Oh, and 3 hours worth of traffic jams in the pouring rain on the way home didn't help improve my humour !
Sorry ...... grumpy mood today .... promise I'll be happier tomorrow !
Day only spoiled by someone nicking my mate's tyre valve covers, and someone putting a ding in my rear wing for me when I wasn't there. Nice. Makes me wonder WTF I bother taking the thing to shows, if people just can't their sticky mitts off the damn car.
Oh, and 3 hours worth of traffic jams in the pouring rain on the way home didn't help improve my humour !
Sorry ...... grumpy mood today .... promise I'll be happier tomorrow !
Nev- I know how you feel mate. Pretty much every time I take my car to a car show I collect a few more scratches or dings. Latest one was a Sporting Bears do at Kimbolton Castle a couple of weeks ago when someone obviously knocked into the 456 with a pram or something. Fair enough when you take it to Tesco's, but you'd think people going to a car event would show some respect. Nevertheless, it shouldn't stop you from going or you might as well wrap the bugger in cotton wool.
Was Ferrari-less this weekend so painted the garage instead, which looks like it was the right call. Breeze blocks are a right git to paint though.
Was Ferrari-less this weekend so painted the garage instead, which looks like it was the right call. Breeze blocks are a right git to paint though.
Hi Folks,
The weather was
, the concert wasn't the best and my new toy 456GT 
was a nightmare to drive with 3" of standing water on the M25 
. a power boat would have been more suitable!! That aside the racing was excellent though and it was great to be part of such a marvellous gathering of cars. Pirelli girls were also nice..
Cheers
G.
The weather was
, the concert wasn't the best and my new toy 456GT was a nightmare to drive with 3" of standing water on the M25 . a power boat would have been more suitable!! That aside the racing was excellent though and it was great to be part of such a marvellous gathering of cars. Pirelli girls were also nice.. Cheers
G.
Fantastic. C'mon, tell all. I'm dying to know what you bought in the end, your impressions etc.! 456mgt - Aye, you're right sadly. Maybe we need to invest in one of these fangled proximity sensor alarms .... "stand AWAY from the car !" .... 
Prancing - wasnt the standing water fun ! It made my car REALLY follow the grooves in the road ! (well, that's XWX's for you)
See, told you I'd be in a better mood today
Prancing - wasnt the standing water fun ! It made my car REALLY follow the grooves in the road ! (well, that's XWX's for you)
See, told you I'd be in a better mood today
Hi Guys, Well I bought a silver 456 GT (ex S.Young's Car) just had the air-con gassed today its very cold now, and a CAT 1 alarm must be fitted very soon so the Insurance Co. are happy. First impressions, well Kevin it needs those Konig silencers.. but I love that 4000 RPM in third gear trick, where the dashed white lines in the road centre become solid and the trees next to you look like hedge rows..oh and I nearly forgot.. the passengers go quiet and stop breathing.
I took a friend out for a blast and he said the only thing he had been in which was quicker, took off at the end of the runway. It is just impossible to cruise at 70mph on our motorways ( unless there is 3" of water.) Kevin do you find your 456 follows the road camber? It might need the tracking checked. Anyway we'll have to do another Ferrari day soon. See you at the next FOC meeting?
Cheers
G.
I took a friend out for a blast and he said the only thing he had been in which was quicker, took off at the end of the runway. It is just impossible to cruise at 70mph on our motorways ( unless there is 3" of water.) Kevin do you find your 456 follows the road camber? It might need the tracking checked. Anyway we'll have to do another Ferrari day soon. See you at the next FOC meeting? Cheers
G.
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I took a friend out for a blast and he said the only thing he had been in which was quicker, took off at the end of the runway.
Excellent! It's going well then, and I assume the Scottish One gave you a good deal. He better had have done seeing as how there's a good chance I'll buy him a drink soon. And he won't know what's in it.... That's a good car though and has been well maintained. I really am delighted for you, and admire your patience.
Not noticed my car following the camber or tramlining; you've driven it yourself- did you notice it?
I'll see you on the 21st if you're going (I'm not going to Barry's BBQ) and I will have an aural addition to the 360 care of Manu & Ajay
. It'll either be a Hamann or a Tubi- going to try both. The Koenigs on the 456 are getting louder all the time as you said they would! I could never go back to the standard exhaust system now. Christ knows why Ferrari make cars that are quieter than an angels' fart unless you're booting it. Anyway, enough rambling. See you in a couple of weeks.
Kevin
Kevin - I'm looking at the time of your post..... do you ever sleep?
Prancing - congratulations mate. When we went for a hoon with Kevin, this car completely blew me away. We did a quick 4-up blast.... and I couldn't believe how flat and crisply it cornered - not to mention the typical V12 grunt which was barely blunted by 3 fatties in the car (I exclude myself - my body is my temple )
If you'll let me, I'll sort you out with any AURAL entertainment.
Prancing - congratulations mate. When we went for a hoon with Kevin, this car completely blew me away. We did a quick 4-up blast.... and I couldn't believe how flat and crisply it cornered - not to mention the typical V12 grunt which was barely blunted by 3 fatties in the car (I exclude myself - my body is my temple
) If you'll let me, I'll sort you out with any AURAL entertainment.
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