The town of Maranello is Mecca for Ferrari enthusiasts world-wide, you may not easily
gain access to the Ferrari factory, but there is a wide variety of choice for the aficionado to
appreciate during a visit. You can see and hear F1 cars testing at the Fiorano track, visit
the factory run Galleria Ferrari, enjoy a meal at the Cavallino restaurant, shop for
memorabilia and, more >>> |
Barchetta proudly presents you a selection of very rare shots from the famous Rainer
W. Schlegelmilch archive, some of them never published before. His slide archive
consists of more than 650.000 photographs covering the Formula One scene and
sports cars & prototypes races since 1962. Due to the genius of Rainer W.
Schlegelmilch, almost every picture is a piece of art as well as the fastest time
machine to put you back to times when racing really deserved this name. more >>> |
The new Ferrari, which will be unveiled at the Geneva Motorshow in March, will be called
the ”Challenge Stradale”. It joins the 360 Modena and the 360 Spider in the Ferrari 8
cylinder range of road cars. more >>> |
Geneva, beautifully situated at the south side of Lac Leman, is always worth a trip. It is
famous for its sights, narrow streets where you can either shop around in one of
Geneva’s uncountable watch and jewellery shops or just sit in a cosy café or bar to
watch the busy business people walk by. But between shopping and enjoying cheese
fondue you have to visit one of Geneva’s younger attractions: The International Auto
Museum. more >>> |
Effective January 1st, 2003 Ferrari’s German network of 24 authorized dealerships was
expanded by one franchise: Thomas Sportwagen Ltd. of Radebeul near Dresden has
become the first authorized Ferrari dealer in former East Germany (German Democratic
Republic) some twelve years after the German reunification in October of 1990. The
official inauguration of the new dealership took place on January 24th, 2003.. more >>> |
Audi has won the Sebring 12 Hour race for a fourth time in a row. Infineon Team Joest
and Team ADT Champion Racing battled with their Audi R8 sportscars for the entire 12
hour distance. While the “American” R8 was leading most of the race, Infineon Team
Joest was luckier when a caution period and an unscheduled pitstop of Champion
Racing helped the German team to take the lead just 90 minutes from the end and
finally victory. Frank Biela/Philipp Peter/Marco Werner finished just 13.493s ahead of JJ
Lehto/Stefan Johansson/Emanuele Pirro. |
An action-packed first round of the 2003 FIA GT Championship saw the "new kids on the
block" Thomas Biagi and Matteo Bobbi take the win for BMS Scuderia Italia, in a Ferrari
550 Maranello. Victory in the N-GT category went to Andrea Bertolini and Fabrizio De
Simone in the JMB Racing Ferrari 360 Modena. ..... more >>> |
Once again, the Villa d'Este Concours d'Elegance, the oldest still existing Concours in
the world, honoured only the creme de la creme of automobile art. Especially this years
Ferrari entries were really exceptional, including an incredible rare Zagato TdF, a 400 SA
Cabriolet as well as a Ferrari California Spyder, which showed up for the first time in
public with its new German owner. ..... more >>> |
Over 40 classic Ferrari's on a journey from the fountains of Trocadero, crossing the
French "cols" covered in snow to arrive at the boulevard of Cannes ... |
The opening round of the Historic Challenge showcased some exciting cars like a 330
P3 and a Michelotto Daytona... |
The cars that will participate in the testing session will be preparing for the June 27-29
Atlanta Grand Prix, the next race for the American Le Mans Series. Cars will be on the
2.54-mile, 12-turn road racing circuit from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. both days, with a one-hour
lunch break each day at 1:30 p.m. ... more >>> |
The ever popular Mille Miglia retrospective gathering once again attracted a superb
range of classic cars, spanning the period of the original running of the event, 1927 -
1957. Each year there are slight variations to the route taken to Rome and back, not only
to provide variety for regular entrants, but to take the event to as many different people as
possible and this year in 3 days of sunshine ... more >>> |
The 73rd International Motor Show at Geneva started on March 4 and 5, 2003 at the well-
known Palexpo exhibition centre. Being the probably most prestigious car show in
Europe (or maybe even in the world), the Geneva Salon has often been chosen by
Ferrari as venue for the premiers of new models. This time, Ferrari launched the
Challenge Stradale..... more >>> |
Ferrari Club Deutschland celebrated with an action packed weekend
it's 25th anniversary, skill checking at a Ferrari dealers race track in
France, a Black Forest tour, a Concours d'Elegance, racing in the city
of Baden-Baden "Monte Carlo" style and partying all night long with
more then 15.000 participants ... more >>> |
The Techno Classica is now in its fifteenth year and still a success for all - car
manufacturers, dealers, collectors and visitors. You definitely need at least two days to
get around the world's biggest oldtimer show here in Essen. Of course, Barchetta.cc
visited it for you. Enjoy our image galleries and the variety of cars displayed ! |
Ferrari Club Deutschland celebrated with an action packed weekend it's 25th
anniversary, skill checking at a Ferrari dealers race track in France, a Black Forest tour, a
Concours d'Elegance, racing in the city of Baden-Baden "Monte Carlo" style and partying
all night long with more then 15.000 participants ... more >>> |
A Concours like Pebble Beach in Germany ? What sounds like a good joke indeed is
hard fact: The 3rd Concours d'Elegance at Schloss Schwetzingen must be recognized
as a true competitor to similar events at Lake Como in Italy and the world-famous
Concours d'Elegance on the Monterey half bay. No where else you will get an exhibition
of real thoroughbreds like in Schwetzingen surrounded by an unique garden park and a
Castle which was the summer residence of Kurfürst Carl Theodor. .... more >>> |
The long expected successor to the Ferrari 456M GT will be launched at the Detroit Motor
Show in January 2004. The clou: Ferrari’s new car looks like a modern interpretation of
the legendary 375 MM Berlinetta Pinin Farina Speciale "Bergman" (1954), the concept
car for the 275 GTB (1965) ... more >>> |
A practical - one minute mounting time and - superb looking michalak soft top turns
the barchetta in a very usable super car. A very excited Bjoern Schmidt will most likely
not find time to type his report, because we do not get him out of the barchetta before
Baden-Baden, more >>> |
Not far from Stuttgart, in the beautiful village Tuebingen, you will find a real little gem -
The Boxenstop Museum. It's not only another car museum but a small collection of
some of the all-time favourites in automobile history surrounded by normally long lost -
and now historic - toys for children. The Boxenstop museum therefore can't be
recommended highly enough to those of us, who have grown up with sheet children's
toys and who still have such toys - maybe a little bigger and stored in the garage now |
Ron Fellows and Johnny O’Connell won the GTS class in the factory Chevrolet Corvette
C5-R, barely edging the second factory Corvette of Oliver Gavin and Kelly Collins. The
win was the third consecutive in ALMS competition at Infineon Raceway for O’Connell
and Fellows.David Brabham and Jan Magnussen, making their debut in the Prodrive
Ferrari 550 Maranello, finished third in the GTS class. ... more >>> |
The 10th edition of Modena Motorsport's track event brought no less than 22 Ferrari F1
cars on track. Two days of "sheer driving pleasure" at the Nürburgring for the happy few
Ferraristi that were able to attend this event and enjoy the demo's of Jacky Ickx, Niki
Lauda and Jan Lammers. ... more >>> |
The Coppa Intereuropa event was held during the last weekend of the Mille Miglia.Tifosi
from all over the world were in Italy and many of them choose to attend the 53rd edition
at Monza. Monza is about passion and history, about high speeds and inevitably high
risks that caused fatal for Ferrari drivers Wolfgang von Trips and Alberto Ascari among
many unfortunate others. Nowadays the steep banking is no longer in use and chicanes
were introduced, but Monza, situated in a lovely park, is still among the fastest and most
exciting circuits of the world. Enjoy our images taken at famous Monza spots like the
Parabolica corner or the Variante Ascari. .... more >>> |
Freisinger Motorsport have taken the chequered flag in the 2003 running of the Proximus
24 Hours of Spa, round 6 of the FIA GT Championship. The Porsche 996 GT3-RS of
Ortelli, Lieb and Dumas completed 479 laps of the circuit in the 24 hours, finishing 8
laps ahead of the nr 22 BMS Scuderia Italia Ferrari 550 Maranello, with the nr 72 Seikel
Porsche third. BMS have taken an unassailable lead in the GT Teams Classification,
with 4 rounds remaining. 50 & stunning John Brooks images from practice ... more
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