Scuderia (Ferrari Club Suisse), issue 008 (2003)

Scuderia has new drivers  

Thanks to you, SCUDERIA's success has been on an upward trend for the last seven years. To further its development, new drivers are now at the steering wheel and they have kept the experienced mechanics of before, our journalists and photographers. To inform you better SCUDERIA will now come out twice a year, in the spring and in the fall.

Alexander Wensky

Sommaire  

Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona  

Daytona Beach, Florida, February 2-3, 2002

The fortieth running of the famous 24 Hour Race attracted a healthy entry in all categories, including a Ferrari 333 SP in the LMP category and a pair of 360 N-GTs and a Ferrari F355 in the GT group. The race was won by the Dallara-Judd LMP of Doran Racing driven by Theys / Lienhard / Papis / Baldi, having also set the fastest qualifying lap top take pole position.

Keith Bluemel Keith Bluemel

Tour Auto 2002  

France, April 14-20, 2002

The 2002 Tour Auto proved to be another first rate retrospective rally bringing together a fabulous collection of cars, many famous and well-known drivers along with their co-pilots. From its traditional start at the Trocadero underneath the Eiffel Tower in Paris, the competitors were bound for the period gem that is the southwestern resort of Biarritz.

Anthony Pozner, David Forfar Helmut Schnug

Classic Malts Scottish Reliability Trail  

Ecosse Traditionnel rallye, en mai 2002

Lors de chaque édition (en mai), le "Classic Malts Scottish Reliability Trial", regroupe de superbes voitures anciennes. Ce sympathique rallye est toujours un semaine d'expériences inoubliables pour les pilotes: plus de 1300 miles (2000 km) depuis les Basses Terres jusqu'à l'extrême nord de l'Ecosse et l'île de Skye pour revenir à Edimbourg, en mêlant de façon harmonieuse compétition et tourisme.

3e GP Historique de Monaco  

Chopard - chronométreur officiel 18-19 mai 2002

Disputé les 18 et 19 mai dernier sur le circuit de la Principauté, une semaine avant le GP de Formule 1 et dans une configuration parfaitement identique - y compris pour ce qui est des normes de sécurité - le 3e Grand Prix Historique de Monaco a réuni un plateau de voitures tout à fait exceptionnel.

Montreux Grand Prix  

Montreux, Suisse, 22-23 juin 2002

Du 22 et 23 juin 2002, pour la cinquième fois en 68 ans, Montreux a accueilli cette fête exceptionnelle à la gloire de l'automobile, dont l'historie est riche en événements.
Le 3 juin 1934, lors du 1er Grand Prix Automobile de Montreux, le circuit, long de 3320 m, devait être parcouru 90 fois, soit un total de 298,8 km.

Ferrari Owners' Club Concours  

Cottesbrooke Hall, England, June 30, 2002

On the day that Brazil won the Football World Cup Final, the Ferrari Owners' Club celebrated its 35th Anniversary with its National Meet & Concours in the pastoral setting of the grounds of Cottesbrooke Hall to the north of Northampton.

Goodwood Festival of Speed  

Sussex, England, July 12-14, 2002

It seems quite incredible that is is already ten years since the first Goodwood Festival of Speed was held, and all the more amazing that the initial quality of the gathering has been maintained and expanded, such that it sets the standard by which others are now judged.

Keith Bluemel Helmut Schnug

Italian Car Festival  

Brooklands, England, July 27-28, 2002

Auto Italia magazine returned to its Brooklands venue for a superb two days of Italian car circuit action and displays, amidst the historic building and aircraft that make up the Brooklands museum complex.

Keith Bluemel Keith Bluemel

The Ferrari Maserati Festival  

Brands Hatch, England, August 204, 2002

The on track action was mainly Ferrari and Maserati orientated, although there were races for Historic Formula Fords, Formula 5000 and FIA Thoroughbred Grand Prix Cars, all of which featured full grids and provided some close exciting racing.

Keith Bluemel Helmut Schnug

Ferrari 250 GTO 40th Anniversary Reunion  

Bourgogne, September 9-13, 2002

The fortieth anniversary of the legendary Ferrari 250 GTO was celebrated by a number of owners at a private gathering in the Bourgogne region of France, between 9-13 September. A total of twenty three examples took part, almost two thirds of the total production, coming from as dar away as the USA and Japan. Of all the 250 GTO anniversary meetings held over the years, this must have been the most comprehensive gathering to date.

Keith Bluemel Helmut Schnug

Tutte le Ferrari a Misano  

Misano-Adriatico, Italy, October 18-20, 2002

With a third consecutive Drivers' World Championship and a fourth consecutive Manufacturers title, the annual end of season Ferrari gathering was held in high spirits at the Santa MOnica Circuit at Misano Adriatico. With eleven races plus thirteen practice and qualifying sessions there was plenty of time for the 360 Challenge competitors to become intimate on the track and trade paint samples in this "multi-coloured swap shop!"

Keith Bluemel Helmut Schnug

Tour de España 2002, a Driver's Perspective  

Spain, December 16, 2002

It was the 6th November 2002 and a faint smell of petrol and oil filled the crisp morning air at the sandy park in the centre of Granada, the ancient capital of the Moorish kingdom The fourth classic Tour de España was about to begin, and a strange mixture of tension and excitement hung in the air.

Nicholas Pozner, Anthony Pozner Helmut Schnug

MSI Motorsport International  

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