Enzo!
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parkem50

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13 posts

231 months

Monday 11th April 2011
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I was passed by a red enzo on Sunday on the A605 near Welling-borough.
ENZ6 was the plate. Any body here? I have to say I was amazed at the sound the road presence and how wide that thing is! I have seen enzos static at shows, but seeing a car like that actually moving is something else!
Left me day dreaming all day! All my wife could say was "I want to now what he does for a living"
Thank you whoever you are!

JazzyO

1,125 posts

212 months

Monday 11th April 2011
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Remains an impressive sight. I've encountered them a couple of times on the road, always a special treat.

parkem50

Original Poster:

13 posts

231 months

Monday 11th April 2011
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I don't want to talk about speeds etc, but as it passed me doing lets say about 77 mph, it was quite obvious it was barely breathing! It must be a real challenge holding back!

Edited by parkem50 on Monday 11th April 19:25

Zippee

14,153 posts

265 months

Tuesday 12th April 2011
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I had one pass me on the A1 a couple of years ago and it sounded amazing, road presence was out of this world. IIRC it belonged to the founder/director of Foxtons estate agents.

iandc

3,893 posts

237 months

Tuesday 12th April 2011
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Followed one through the Dartford Tunnel a while back. The noise was amazing as well as the sight of the thing in front of me throughout the length of the tunnel.

onsong

14 posts

187 months

Wednesday 13th April 2011
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yellow enzo flew past last year on the way back from one of the Goodwood Breakfast Clubs; appeared from nowhere and the sight in the mirror was quite something. No doubt a fantastic sound but nowhere near as nice as a pagani zonda f or ps stretching its legs. Nonetheless, one of those flashbulb memories i will never forget.

The Nur

9,168 posts

216 months

Wednesday 13th April 2011
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I saw one on the road once about 2 years after release.

I was driving back from a friends' grandmothers funeral with a car full of sleeping guys and gals. All of a sudden a red Enzo comes past in the opposite direction (on the M4) clearly going a little over the speed limit biggrin

I started screaming, punching the steering wheel, generally going fking mental. I was so loud two of my three passengers woke up screaming as they thought we were all going to die in a crash hehe

Slightly less than impressed when I told them why I was screaming.

jackal

11,251 posts

313 months

Wednesday 13th April 2011
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On a trackday with a white one once ... Dijon IIRC, twas amazing

Not seen one on teh road yet but chatted to an owner recently, nice chap who owns a dealers in tolworth.

TomCooper

547 posts

200 months

Thursday 14th April 2011
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I saw one last year arrive at silverstone with a 458. It was only doing around 10 mph and it still sounded phenomenal. Would love to hear one when someone's stamping on the loud pedal!

Pork

9,455 posts

265 months

Thursday 14th April 2011
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One of my favourite pieces of journalism was when Jethro Bovingdon wrote about driving an Enzo back from Lemons. IIRC they'd driven down an Enzo, and F40 and a 288 (or similar) and he got to drive the Enzo back. Thinking he was in heaven and things couldnt get better, he saw another Enzo join the motorway ahead of him....cue hoonage.

What a surreal experience that must have been.

456mgt

2,518 posts

297 months

Thursday 14th April 2011
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parkem50 said:
I was passed by a red enzo on Sunday on the A605 near Welling-borough.
ENZ6 was the plate. Any body here? I have to say I was amazed at the sound the road presence and how wide that thing is! I have seen enzos static at shows, but seeing a car like that actually moving is something else!
Left me day dreaming all day! All my wife could say was "I want to now what he does for a living"
Thank you whoever you are!
It wasn't ENZ6 it was ENZ0 and the guy who owns it was at the FOC Spring Ball in Whittlebury Hall. He owns a manufacturing company and works bloody hard; it's the latter not the former that's the critical piece.

BOBBY G

483 posts

241 months

Thursday 14th April 2011
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456mgt said:
It wasn't ENZ6 it was ENZ0 and the guy who owns it was at the FOC Spring Ball in Whittlebury Hall. He owns a manufacturing company and works bloody hard; it's the latter not the former that's the critical piece.
I work bloody hard, and I do not have an Enzo. So the former must play a part in it too.

jtremlett

1,632 posts

253 months

Thursday 14th April 2011
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456mgt said:
It wasn't ENZ6 it was ENZ0 and the guy who owns it was at the FOC Spring Ball in Whittlebury Hall. He owns a manufacturing company and works bloody hard; it's the latter not the former that's the critical piece.
ENZ6 and EN20 are on two different, red Enzos. I'm not sure how you're in a position to know which of the two someone else saw?

Jonathan

Davey S2

13,394 posts

285 months

Friday 15th April 2011
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456mgt said:
parkem50 said:
I was passed by a red enzo on Sunday on the A605 near Welling-borough.
ENZ6 was the plate. Any body here? I have to say I was amazed at the sound the road presence and how wide that thing is! I have seen enzos static at shows, but seeing a car like that actually moving is something else!
Left me day dreaming all day! All my wife could say was "I want to now what he does for a living"
Thank you whoever you are!
It wasn't ENZ6 it was ENZ0 and the guy who owns it was at the FOC Spring Ball in Whittlebury Hall. He owns a manufacturing company and works bloody hard; it's the latter not the former that's the critical piece.
I thought Greg Norman had retired from golf Kevin hehe

kryten22uk

2,350 posts

262 months

Friday 15th April 2011
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456mgt said:
He owns a manufacturing company and works bloody hard; it's the latter not the former that's the critical piece.
I hate it when people spout this bullsh. It's so patronising; as if saying we would all be driving Enzos if we would just work harder. Some professions work a damn site harder than others but are not remotely in the realms of ferrari buying.

Devilstreak

8,088 posts

212 months

Friday 15th April 2011
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Saw an Enzo at the Golf club very soon after release. He had to leave it near the road and walk up, As he couldn't get it over the speed bump hehefrown

Pork

9,455 posts

265 months

Friday 15th April 2011
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Devilstreak said:
Saw an Enzo at the Golf club very soon after release. He had to leave it near the road and walk up, As he couldn't get it over the speed bump hehefrown
Thats a sacrafice I'd happily make. smile

parkem50

Original Poster:

13 posts

231 months

Friday 15th April 2011
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ENZ6 was the plate. I don't doubt the owner works very hard for his cash. I just find it interesting how people make big money. As for not getting over speed bumps, I would be very angry and straight on the phone to Maranello!!!

456mgt

2,518 posts

297 months

Friday 15th April 2011
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kryten22uk said:
I hate it when people spout this bullsh. It's so patronising; as if saying we would all be driving Enzos if we would just work harder. Some professions work a damn site harder than others but are not remotely in the realms of ferrari buying.
I give a st that you don't like it. The guy is well past retirement age and I bumped into him at 5.00am in the check-in queue for a Geneva flight. I felt like death warmed over and there he was fresh as a daisy. The fact that he has a company is less important than how driven he is growing it. But you think what you want. There's working hard and there's working hard

iandc

3,893 posts

237 months

Friday 15th April 2011
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456mgt said:
give a st that you don't like it. The guy is well past retirement age and I bumped into him at 5.00am in the check-in queue for a Geneva flight. I felt like death warmed over and there he was fresh as a daisy. The fact that he has a company is less important than how driven he is growing it. But you think what you want. There's working hard and there's working hard
I dont understand why what the guy is like has any relevance to the thread? You know someone who works hard, you admire his energy and drive, he has an Enzo. Point???