Ferrarichat European Rally III - Scotland 2005 - your invitation

Hi Marc,

Thanks for the PM. Cheque on it's way.

Jonathan

 

Since two months I am struggling with the roadholding of my car (therefor my thread in the classic section) without a definite solution for the troubles in sight. Because of these problems I couldn´t solve the issue with my ABS .. .. well, I am afraid I have to wave the white flag. Sadly it seems that I will not be able to participate in this years F-Chat-Ralley .. :-( My apologies ....

 

I feel with you, it´s like preparing a party and then some of the guests don´t come.

And you are preparing an excellent party! I really would have loved to join the show :-(

 

We too are thoroughly looking forward Hedge and are waiting eagerly to see when and where people will begin the move northwards. We have one slight challenge (in addition to the Challenge Stradale) and that can be seen in the pictures below .

Following strange noises (very strange indeed) and many other indicators to suggest all was not well with the CS 3weeks ago, the word from Italy came - it needs a new engine. I will when I have time, post a fuller thread in the general section describing events as it needs to be shared. With a 10month old car, 10k on the clock - it has been off the road nearly 10weeks so far in its short life...but that's another story.

So, the pressure is now on Maranello (Italy) to get the new engine to Egham, and Maranello (UK), to fit it...test it...and give me back a perfect car. I have assurances that this will be the case. I have everthing but a written piece of paper saying it will be ready by the end of July. They know what is happening and why I need it. I have....faith...(but please, a little prayer wouldn't go amiss).

I will keep you all in the picture.....

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Any thoughts on this yet Marc ?

FYI acpes - Andy, Caroline & Ryan - 456 GT - 3 - (2nd - 7th) has not posted on Fchat since the end of April. I am sure he had some car problems so may be worth an email to confrim attendance.

Cheers Kevan.

 

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Dear Andrew & Nathalie,

what a sad reading and shocking pics
I would love to hear the whole story and the explanation from Ferrari.
-please start a new thread so we do not hijack Marcs thread-

Or......does it happened on mud-island?
Maybe the moving from beautiful Switzerland / Lac Leman to the U.K. was such a horrible culture shock for your Stradale that the engine quit the job


Best & get well soon
Wolfgang

 

Marc

Sorry to hear about Andy - if you have the opportunity please send him my regards.

I am definitely further south as we will be travelling from south east Kent - near Dover in fact !!

So Monday night might definitely be an option we would like to consider.

Cheers

Kevan

 

oooh, Wolfgang - if only you were coming to Scotland, I would show you the delights of 'mud-island' - but I won't hi-jack, so I'll start a new thread soon for this (and of course to give you the details on the Challenge - I now know why it is called a Challenge!). I also understand that you couldnt possibly keep up (liquid or speed), so best you stay 'safe' over there my friend...

Just to say that we will be setting off early from West London (not far from LHR) on the 4th - happy to come towards landing points for those coming from the continent. I've not done travel times or route yet, but when I have - I'll be divding the times by two and looking forward to testing the new block! (within the limit of course). Trevi - others coming from Euro land, any plans?

 

Andrew,
I wish I could drive and join you and all the other gents on the Scotland Rallye
I`m so envious - I can`t.
I have also missed/passed the Tuscany drive this year.
Seems like this is not my year?!
Last year over 15.000km...but this year

 

you have the makings of my ultimate dream car and the car ferrari should of made get ferrari to fit a 12 cylinder engine in there wow that would be the ultimate ferrari

5.0 FLAT CS

 

A real, genuine, proper engine - all 8cylinders of it - arrived today. Now being fitted.....

Good news I hope will come soon - and we are on for a meet of the straglers and those from Euroville on Wednesday 3rd.....

 

good luck hope its fixed in time

 

Hi guys,

For people traveling from Switzerland, 2 TR will start from Lausanne on August 1st.

Trevi what's your plan ?

CU

Alex

PS : Marc, I'm practising in drinking the Scotland water ;-)

 

We are in the UK already and, if all goes well with nailing the car back together, we will be travelling from west London on the morning of the 3rd. Happy to meet up with anyone who hits the UK during the day - we are thinking of going up the east coast rather than west, so close to cambridge, york, newcastle etc....happy to meet with anyone with similar ideas/timing and very happy to meet up with the Swiss contingent (Nathalie misses home already and she hasn't even arrived yet!)

Hedge - are you going to publish the final attendee list, would be good to know who's in and out!

Cheers