FF Corse: Corporate Events

FF Corse is pleased to launch a new and exciting corporate driving event for 2011, The GT Cup Driving Day.

The exclusive events offer an opportunity for 12 driving guests to experience the thrill of driving a fleet of Ferrari F430 Challenge race prepared cars under the watchful eyes of professional in-car race instructors.

Each car is fitted with on-board video-data systems to record and provide unique footage and coaching of the event. Many optional event extras are available to make the event a truly unique and memorable occasion.

The days are available to members and associates and take place at Silverstone on the extended Stowe corporate circuit, or Goodwood Motor Circuit, West Sussex. Hospitality, catering, PL indemnity insurance, race equipment and full support are all included.

Available Silverstone dates: July 19th August 10th September 5th & 7th

Please note these dates are subject to change and further dates are available upon request.

Complete details and event prices are available in the attached corporate event brochure.

For further information and the latest date availability, please contact Anthony Cheshire 01327 857601 or email [email protected]

Race-Ready Intensive

Date: March 20th & 21st, 2011 Location: Silverstone, Stowe Circuit

FF Corse is pleased to confirm the 2011 Race-Ready Intensive ARDS Course in association with Silverstone Circuit. Places are still available on the exclusive course which will take place at Silverstone over a day and a half, starting 14h00 Sunday March 20th and finishing Monday afternoon.

The programme includes a car control Caterham course, one-to-one race coaching, ARDS test, general testing session, overnight accommodation at Whittlebury Hall and meals, ARDS medical, advanced theory and race advice sessions, all culminating in simulated qualifying shoot-out. Successful participants will receive the ARDS National Race Licence, allowing the first step for participation in race meetings and general circuit test sessions of choice.

The first steps to racing can be very daunting and paved with difficulties. We have designed this programme, not only to provide a race licence, but also to impart the knowledge and skills to enable a driver new to racing to have a better understanding and be better equipped to participate in their first race.

Timetable

Sunday, 28th March 2010 13h30 – 22h00 • Car Control Course • ARDS Medical • Race Theory Sessions • ARDS video run through • ARDS Theory test • Evening Meal • Q&A

Monday, 29th March 08h00 – 17h00 • One-to-One Driver Coaching • Solo Driving • Data Analysis • ARDS Driving Test • General testing session • Simulated Qualifying Shoot-Out

Course Features Inclusions:

• Exclusive Silverstone Stowe Circuit Hire • Caterham Car-Control Course • Personal Race Instructor • Overnight Accommodation at Whittlebury Hall • Evening Meal • Catering & Hospitality • ARDS Go-Racing Pack • ARDS test • Doctors Medical • FF Corse Full Race Technical Support • Race Trailer

Car Hire: Available if required £POA

The cost of participation in the course is £3,295.00+VAT. To confirm your booking, please email [email protected] or contact Anthony Cheshire on 07768 384079.

FF Corse sponsors The 2011 Ferrari Open Series

FF Corse will increase their association with the Ferrari Owners Club this year through sponsorship of their 2011 Ferrari Open racing series. It is hoped the move will lead to an increased profile within the Ferrari Owners Club for FF Corse and an increased awareness of The Ferrari Open. The idea behind the move is to create a logical progression for owners wishing to progress with the Ferrari brand through track-days and into racing. As FF Corse had fielded the largest number of drivers in the series last year, it was seen as a natural step to take up the offer of sponsorship.

Last year a total of 8 FF Corse drivers participated in the Ferrari Open races, registering 10 overall and class and wins between them. A feat which it is hoped can be matched or bettered this year.

All cars entering the race series will be seen to carry the FF Corse branded visor strips on their windscreens and regular updates and reports will be seen in the Ferrari Owners Club magazines and websites.

For further information please email [email protected] or contact Anthony Cheshire on 01327 857601.

The start of the 2011 FF Corse UK track season is fast approaching and is scheduled to start on the GP circuit at the Silverstone on March 7th. The track event, at the home of FF Corse, is an ideal opportunity to shakedown cars after the winter and get back into the swing of things.

FF Corse have added a new date on the 2011 calendar for Donington on April 12th. Donington has largely been restored to its former glory, with the added benefit of improved chicane onto the main pit straight. The day is also without any noise restrictions, which is something of a rarity these days. This will also be the first opportunity to experience our new shared Ferrari F430 Challenge hire package (see below)

The Ferrari Owners Club event, originally scheduled on the same day as Donington, will now take place at Silverstone on the Grand Prix Circuit the day before (April 11th).

Oulton Park is also booked into our early calendar of events on April 5th with Gold Track before visiting the circuit again with The Ferrari Owners Club on May 10th.

UK Track-days (Apr – May)

March 7th: Silverstone GP April 5th: Oulton Park April 11th: Silverstone (Ferrari OC) April 12th: Donington April 18th: Silverstone GP May 10th: Oulton Park May 26th: Snetterton May 30th: Silverstone GP

 

Track-Days to look out for

June 21st: Goodwood FF Corse exclusive June 28th & 29th: Spa-Franchorchamps July 12th: Brands Hatch (Ferrari OC) August 23rd & 24th: Dijon-Prenois

 

Ferrari F430 Challenge GTC – Car Hire

On a limited number of track events throughout the year FF Corse are offering drivers the opportunity to share a race prepared Ferrari F430 Challenge GTC. The first event will be at Donington on April 12th. Cars are shared between two or three drivers and offer rotating driving sessions throughout the day. The cost of the car hire with an instructor starts from £2,250+VAT (based on 3 drivers sharing – FF Corse membership discount applies).

Hire price includes shared car hire, instructor, fuel, insurance (excess applies), Donington circuit fee and hospitality. Exclusive and semi-exclusive car hire is also available.

To make a booking, or for further details on hiring a Ferrari F430 Challenge, please contact Anthony Cheshire on 01327 857601 or email[email protected].

Pre-Season Lunch

The last 10 days have seen the pre-season FF Corse lunch on Sunday February 28th , followed by a 2 day event at Jerez and the first Silverstone track-day – a busy start to the year, which is set to only get even busier as the track-day and race season unfolds.

Le Manoir in Oxfordshire made a fantastic setting for second pre-season lunch and the event was attended by 30 FF Corse members and guests – the maximum number possible in their private dining facility. The lunch and service was excellent as expected and it was great to see so many old and new faces.

FF Corse member Russ Nathan commented “ FF Corse has truly established itself and the lunch marked its coming of age”

All guests received copies of the FF Corse hardback year books featuring photographs of FF Corse drivers and cars from events and races throughout 2010. Copies of the books will also be sent out this week to members and drivers who were unable to join us at Le Manoir.

Jerez

Straight from Le Manoir the previous day, FF Corse members flew down to Jerez for some pre-season testing in Southern Spain. The weather for the event was excellent and with only a handful of cars in attendance, the track space and time provided the perfect opportunity to blow away winter cob-webs. The good conditions also enabled the drivers and team to test a series of new development parts on the cars.

FF Corse is considering a return to Jerez next year and has already provisionally made enquiries and hopes to again run another similar event.

Next FF Corse Events

We have lots of exciting events planned this year both with the racing and the track-days. The first GT race meeting at Silverstone has already attracted a confirmed four drivers and the GT Trophy and Ferrari Open events look to be equally as well supported.

The next events we have coming up are as follows

UK Track-days (Apr – May)

April 5th : Oulton Park April 11th : Silverstone (Ferrari OC) April 12th : Donington April 18 th : Silverstone GP

 

General Testing (Race-licence required)

March 29th : Donington April 15th : Silverstone April 22nd : Snetterton 300 (new circuit layout) April 29th : Silverstone

 

Races

April 2nd & 3rd : Donington (GT Trophy – 2hr race) April 16th & 17th : Silverstone GP (GT Cup) April 30th : Silverstone Nat (Ferrari Open)

 

We also still have a place available on the Race-Ready Intensive course at Silverstone on April 20 th & 21 st . The activity involves a Caterham car-control course, an overnight stay at Whittlebury Hall, an intensive driving course on the Monday and successful participants receive an ARDS National B race licence at the end of the course.

For further information or to book any of the events please email [email protected] or contact Andy O’Dowd on 01327 857601.

Last-Gasp Victory

FF Corse drivers Leon Price and Rob Barff won the first GT Trophy race of the season at Donington Park this weekend. The winning car started from the outside of the front row and snatched the lead in the 2 hour race with just over a lap remaining to seal a dramatic last minute victory for FF Corse .

The car started the race after qualifying alongside the FF Corse team mates Gary Eastwood and Ryan Lewis on the all FF Corse dominated front-row.

Gary Eastwood started from pole position and ran at the head of the field for the first 54 minutes, despite coming under heavy pressure from a more powerful Porsche. After their pitstop they resumed in second position with Ryan Lewis chasing and catching the now leading Porsche. Unfortunately driveshaft failure after 1hr20 minutes put paid to any potential victory.

Meanwhile, the Leon Price/Rob Barff car had been recovering from a delayed first-lap and Leon spent his driving stint charging back up the order before handing over to Rob Barff at 58 minutes. Having gambled at the pitstop not to change rear tyres Rob Barff proceeded to use the FF Corse car to hunt down the leading cars and was quickly up to second place and catching the Porsche.

With a lap and a half remaining Rob swept past the Porsche at the back of the circuit and held on to take the overall and class victory in the close fought exchange.

The next GT Trophy encounter is at Snetterton on May 2nd.

Successful debut for Ferrari 458 Challenge car

FF Corse ran the new Ferrari 458 Challenge at Oulton Park for the first time on Tuesday. The car, which was running alongside a F430 Challenge was an instant hit and drew lots of admiring attention from up and down the pit lane.

The latest one-make series spec car from Ferrari was described by the owner as a fantastic car and a considerable step forward from the Ferrari F430 Challenge. The car is considerably more advanced than the previous Challenge model and comes with a multi-stage traction control system – for dry and wet settings, as well as air-conditioning as standard.

The 4.5L V8 car produces 562 BHP and is fitted with a Dual Clutch Transmission (DCT) gearbox producing a smooth and seamless gearchange.

FF Corse technicians have recently undertaken a full technical training programme for the Ferrari 458 Challenge and are now fully versed in the latest Ferrari racing products.

Ferrari F430 Challenge at Oulton Park on Tuesday

Ferrari Challenge Classifieds

FF Corse have a number of Ferrari Challenge cars for sale, including a Championship winning 360 Challenge, which was driven by Michael Schumacher in the race of Champions, a GT Cup winning F430 Challenge and a brand new 458 Challenge.

Ferrari 360 Challenge – £49,950

Race of Champions Car – As driven by Michael Schumacher and Jean Alesi! Ferrari Eurpoean Challenge Championship Winning Car Maintained by Ferrari GB Motorsport and FF Corse for the last 6 years Service history and set-up information available.

 

Ferrari 430 Challenge – POA

A choice of 3 cars, including one GT Cup winning car and a low mileage example which has never been raced.

 

Ferrari 458 Challenge – POA

A unique opportunity to own a Ferrari 458 Challenge. The car is available immediately for track-days or racing.

 

For more information on the cars for sale please contact Anthony Cheshire on 07768 384079, or email [email protected]

GT Cup

The first round of the 2011 GT Cup Championship takes place this weekend at Silverstone on the new Grand Prix circuit and FF Corse hope to start the year as it finished 2010 – ahead of the field.

FF Corse is hoping for success with their team of 4 drivers in the modified Ferrari F430 Challenge cars. Practice and qualifying takes place on Saturday with 2x 25 minute races on Sunday. FF Corse members and guests are, as always, welcome to attend and visit the FF Corse pit garage.

Saturday 16th April: 09h35 – 09h55: Practice 1 15h30 – 15h50: Practice 2 17h10 – 17h30: Qualifying

Sunday 18th April: 11h50 – 12h15: Race 1 16h35 – 17h00: Race 2

Drivers (#8) Gary Eastwood (#28) Toby Tarrant-Willis (#49) Rupert Martin (#88) Leon Price

For further information and details on events please contact Anthony Cheshire on 07768 384079, or email [email protected]

Ferrari Owners Club: Silverstone – April 11 th

FF Corse again made a big impact at the annual Ferrari Owners track-day at Silverstone, running a total of 6 cars on the day for members. The cars included five Challenge cars and Russ Nathan in his stunning new Ferrari 458 Italia. After lunch the delivery of a stunning new 458 Challenge created a great deal of interest within the FF Corse pit garage.

Donington Park– April 12th

The following day after Silverstone FF Corse drivers were again back on-track, this time at Donington Park for a track-day. FF Corse had four different Ferrari cars at the event including the first time out for 4 years for a Ferrari 355 Challenge and rare outing for a Ferrari F40.

Ferrari 355 Challenge in action

Ferrari F430 Challenge & Ferrari F40 in the pits

Upcoming Track-Day Events

Silverstone: April 18 th Oulton Park (Ferrari Owners): May 10th Silverstone: May 30 th Snetterton: June 15 th Goodwood: June 21 st – FF Corse exclusive Spa-Franchorchamps: June 28 th & 29 th

For further information or to book any of the events please email [email protected] or contact Andy O’Dowd on 01327 857601.

GT Cup: Silverstone – April 16th & 17th

FF Corse finished on the podium in both races of the GT cup at the weekend with Gary Eastwood finishing an excellent 2nd in race one and Leon Price taking a strong 3rd position in race two.

The unluckiest driver was Toby Tarrant-Willis, who was making his Ferrari race debut with FF Corse. Despite an excellent qualifying position and running as high as 2nd place in race two, Toby failed to finish either race due to an unavoidable collision in race one and a puncture whilst looking good for a strong podium in race.

Rupert Martin in the newly resplendent Yellow Dextra colours ran well all weekend and with improving lap times looked good for a strong result in race two before being spun round by a competitor, dropping him down the order.

The next race GT Cup race is at Oulton Park on May 14th.

For further information please email [email protected] or contact Anthony Cheshire on 01327 857601.

FF Corse take delivery of Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 at Monza

FF Corse took delivery at Monza yesterday of the new Ferrari 458 Italia GT3. The car, driven by Leon Price and Rob Barff, is scheduled to make its debut in the GT Trophy race at Snetterton next week (May 2nd).

FF Corse technicians have spent the last few days finishing the preparation and build of the car in Italy at Michelotto as well as undergoing a technical training programme. After an initial installation by ex-F1 driver and factory Ferrari driver Gianmaria Bruni, the stunning new car completed a successful shakedown test around the famous Italian circuit.

The limited edition FIA homologated car has been designed and built by the factory Ferrari tuners, Michelotto. Features include revised carbon fibre bodywork and suspension, as well as front and rear aero and it is also fitted with a racing sequential gearbox and pneumatic paddle shift.

For further information please email [email protected] or contact Anthony Cheshire on 01327 857601.