Ferrari 288 GTO Evoluzione at Silverstone 03/04/08 - pics

[autofocus]

Hi there,

Just read an article on Daily Sportscar about the Strakka Racing Team. Apparently at the Goldtrack trackday event last Thursday at Silverstone they were treating potential sponsors to a few laps around the track in a rather special Ferrari.

The car was driven by Peter Hardman a well know racing driver who has driven some pretty special cars in his time.

Here is a section from the article: -

"Almost everyone at the track seemed to understand the significance of this car… except silly old me….. This was Ferrari’s development car for the F40, and only five were ever made, only three of which still exist.

650 bhp and 940 kg certainly made for a very interesting ride around the Grand Prix circuit: depending on gear ratios, 225 mph was allegedly possible from this most powerful variant of the 288 GTO Evo. On a crowded track, Peter Hardman did get it into top gear on the Hangar Straight, and when space allowed, gave the Ed. a wonderful taster of a wonderful machine"

Some pics are below (copyright Daily Sportscar).

Does anyone know the history of this particular car, I have only ever seen one 288 GTO Evo before and it was not this car. Unless the wheels and front winglets have been added since September 2007.







Regards

Tim

[tony h]

car's well known tim and owned by a uk collector- peter's a lucky boy, eh

http://www.velocetoday.com/cars/cars_50.php

[tony h]

here's my intro the car ...i've known peter for a long time and get invited to the odd track day

http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/showthread.php?t=...

[autofocus]

Tony,

Yep, one very lucky man, do you know the history of this car ?

I know all 288 Evo's are special but each one must have a pretty unique story.

Regards

Tim

[tony h]

http://www.barchetta.cc/english/All.Ferraris/Detai...

[rubystone]

At Snett last year in the next garage to me was either that car or another very much like it ( I understand that more than 1 were built). It was being run on track to "exercise" it. I can confirm that it was very quick in a straight line and was being run "rich". For obvious reasons they took it carefully round corners.

Up close it was very interesting to see how much closer the car was to an F40 than a 288.

[Chipchap]

If Peter was "exercising" it, it was most likely one of Harry Leventis's cars ?


Cheers

CC

[pastrana72]

Really nice car,

Here is one I was lucky to see, but this is not the same car though (i think),







I have quite a few pictures of this stunning car.

[hurstg01]

pastrana72 said:

Really nice car,

Here is one I was lucky to see, but this is not the same car though (i think),







I have quite a few pictures of this stunning car.

I saw it too whilst it was at Carrs. Lovely looking machine

[rubystone]

Yes it was Harry's - I didn't like to mention the owner's name. Mark Haynes was also there in his 360 amongst other toys....

[tony h]

Chipchap said:

If Peter was "exercising" it, it was most likely one of Harry Leventis's cars ?


Cheers

CC

yes, it's a leventis car cant see the other evo pics but there's another uk owner with one , he's one of the principals in team modena

http://www.teammodena.com/

[autofocus]

Hi there,

Yes, I have seen the Team Modena car, the owner displayed it at the Le Mans Series event at Silverstone last year, stunning car: -



Prefer the wheels on the first car though (even though they are probably aftermarket ones)

Regards

Tim

Edited by autofocus on Tuesday 8th April 17:05

[dealmaker]

Great pics....

..but DAMN.it's ugly!

(if you didnt know better you would think it was a really bad kit car)

The "standard" 288GTO was, for a Ferrari, a beautiful car - probably their best looking car ever, in my opinion.

[graeme36s]

Ugly is an understatement. That front end came from the Reliant Kitten did it not ?.

dealmaker said:

Great pics....

..but DAMN.it's ugly!

(if you didnt know better you would think it was a really bad kit car)

The "standard" 288GTO was, for a Ferrari, a beautiful car - probably their best looking car ever, in my opinion.

[F308 MAN]

tony h said:

here's my intro the car ...i've known peter for a long time and get invited to the odd track day

http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/showthread.php?t=...

dear tony,
don't you think the pit garage would be a lot tidier and safer if they had some sort of device to hang all those wheels on the wall ?



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[tony h]

F308 MAN said:

tony h said:

here's my intro the car ...i've known peter for a long time and get invited to the odd track day

http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/showthread.php?t=...

dear tony,
don't you think the pit garage would be a lot tidier and safer if they had some sort of device to hang all those wheels on the wall ?



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inserts :upyours: icon

[steven f]

tony what do the wheel hangers do ??? please explain

[Harsh]

ah wheel hangers....

any idea where i can get them?

[RobPhoboS]

Tony:
Do you think you could mail me the vid of the beast starting up?
(if you can find it)

[tomtom]

RobPhoboS said:

Tony:
Do you think you could mail me the vid of the beast starting up?
(if you can find it)

Seem to recall I hosted it for tony years ago. I've probably still got it in my mailbox.