Ferrari Challenge Infineon Raceway 2011 F1 Cars Gallery 2

Ferrari Challenge Infineon Raceway 2011 F1 Cars

Ferrari Challenge Infineon Raceway 2011 F1 Cars • • • GALLERY 1 • • • GALLERY 2 • • •

This event takes place at race tracks around the world. The Infineon Raceway weekend marks the Ferrari North America's Northern California stop.

Close Racing And Hard Charging Is The Rule Of The Day.

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I had an opportunity to have an informative lunch time discussion with the owner and driver of the 1989 F-1, which was a V12 powered car.

What he shared was very interesting in the world of racing cars. Ferrari is the only manufacture that supports their ancient warriors. Older cars which are mechanical in operation are, at lease in concept, within the realm of being maintained by highly skilled mortals. The newer electronic and carbon fiber generation race cars are only truly maintainable by the godly trained mavens of the factory in which they were conceived. Ferrari engines have always been the 'Heart' of the Ferrari car and the Factory man who builds an engine is the one who maintains it. As the cars get older the same Factory man continues to maintain this car/engine.

Ferrari sells off its older F1 cars, but the Factory maintains a relationship. The new owner can house and maintain the car or the Factory will house and maintain it. The F1 owners are referred to at the Challenge as the F1 Clienti. The F1 Clienti's track time is something to behold. First the F1 cars are set in the garage with full-hands-on maintenance and prep by a full cadre of Factory, Italian speaking only, mechanics. During pit stops the Italian crew rushes in, not unlike a real F1 race stop. The cars run is monitored in the garage with its on-board telemetry to a bank of technicians.

The morning F1 run on Saturday ended with the 2001 ex-Schumacher car leaving engine parts all over the track. As it passed through Turn 2 it appeared to have a trail of white smoke and as it entered Turn 7 at the end of the long uphill straightaway all-good-things parted and a piston exited out the side of the block. The owner/driver, wanting to be on track, for the Ferrari Challenge's return to Laguna Seca in May, sent off a frantic call to Maranello for a new engine. Just like in the old days.

Ferrari F1 2001 ex-Schumacher car & F1 1997
Ferrari Challenge Infineon Raceway 2011
Sonoma, California

Ferrari F1 1997
Ex-Schumacher Car
Ferrari Challenge Infineon Raceway 2011
Sonoma, California

Ferrari F1 1997
Ex-Schumacher Car
Ferrari Challenge Infineon Raceway 2011
Sonoma, California

Ferrari F1 1997
Ex-Schumacher Car
Ferrari Challenge Infineon Raceway 2011
Sonoma, California

Ferrari F1 1997
Ex-Schumacher Car
Ferrari Challenge Infineon Raceway 2011
Sonoma, California

Ferrari F1 1997
Ex-Schumacher Car
Ferrari Challenge Infineon Raceway 2011
Sonoma, California

Ferrari F1 1997
Ex-Schumacher Car
Ferrari Challenge Infineon Raceway 2011
Sonoma, California

Ferrari F1 1997
Ex-Schumacher Car
Ferrari Challenge Infineon Raceway 2011
Sonoma, California

Ferrari F1 1997
Ex-Schumacher Car
Ferrari Challenge Infineon Raceway 2011
Sonoma, California

Ferrari F1 1989
1989 Portuguese Grand Prix Winner driver Gerhard Berger
V12 Power
Ferrari Challenge Infineon Raceway 2011
Sonoma, California

Ferrari F1 1989
1989 Portuguese Grand Prix Winner driver Gerhard Berger
V12 Power
Ferrari Challenge Infineon Raceway 2011
Sonoma, California

Ferrari F1 1989
1989 Portuguese Grand Prix Winner driver Gerhard Berger
V12 Power
Ferrari Challenge Infineon Raceway 2011
Sonoma, California

Ferrari F1 1989
1989 Portuguese Grand Prix Winner driver Gerhard Berger
V12 Power
Ferrari Challenge Infineon Raceway 2011
Sonoma, California

Ferrari F1 1989
1989 Portuguese Grand Prix Winner driver Gerhard Berger
V12 Power
Ferrari Challenge Infineon Raceway 2011
Sonoma, California

Ferrari F1 1989
1989 Portuguese Grand Prix Winner driver Gerhard Berger
V12 Power
Ferrari Challenge Infineon Raceway 2011
Sonoma, California

Ferrari F1 1989
1989 Portuguese Grand Prix Winner driver Gerhard Berger
V12 Power
Ferrari Challenge Infineon Raceway 2011
Sonoma, California

Ferrari F1 1989
1989 Portuguese Grand Prix Winner driver Gerhard Berger
V12 Power
Ferrari Challenge Infineon Raceway 2011
Sonoma, California

Ferrari F1 1989
1989 Portuguese Grand Prix Winner driver Gerhard Berger
V12 Power
Ferrari Challenge Infineon Raceway 2011
Sonoma, California

Ferrari Challenge Infineon Raceway 2011
Sonoma, California

Ferrari F1 2007
Ferrari Challenge Infineon Raceway 2011
Sonoma, California

Ferrari F1 2007
Ferrari Challenge Infineon Raceway 2011
Sonoma, California

Ferrari F1 2007
Ferrari Challenge Infineon Raceway 2011
Sonoma, California

Ferrari F1 2007
Ferrari Challenge Infineon Raceway 2011
Sonoma, California

Ferrari F1 2007
Ferrari Challenge Infineon Raceway 2011
Sonoma, California

Ferrari F1 2007
Ferrari Challenge Infineon Raceway 2011
Sonoma, California

Ferrari F1 2007
Ferrari Challenge Infineon Raceway 2011
Sonoma, California