Charity Rides at Brands Hatch with FF Corse & Matt Neal

FF Corse supported the Injured Soldiers Charity Event at Brands Hatch last week. The event is organised by Gary Eastwood and supported by many of his friends and colleagues.

Four FF Corse cars and drivers (Gary Eastwood, Robert Macfarlane, Mark McAllister, Cliff Fox/Paul McNeilly) joined numerous other cars on hand to take injured soldiers, many of whom have just returned from Iraq and Afghanistan, for fast rides around the Brands Hatch Indy circuit. The event was a great success and FF Corse has received great feedback from the supported charities, The Not Forgotten Association and The Royal Marines Charitable Trust Fund.

2011 British Touring Car Champion Matt Neal also joined FF Corse for the day and took the opportunity to take passengers for rides in Gary Eastwood’s Ferrari 458 Challenge

Good Variety of UK and overseas circuits

FF Corse drivers achieved 14 class and overall race wins from 87 race starts in 2011, taking the team’s tally to 34 wins from 215 starts since the inception of FF Corse at the beginning of 2009, all achieved with 13 different drivers.

2012 is set to be another exciting season as FF Corse drivers continue their battles throughout the UK and Europe in the one-make Ferrari Open and the Ferrari Challenge – Europe, along with multi-marque racing in GT Cup, Britcar, British GT and V dev V.

New for 2012 FF Corse will be entering a multi-car team in the Ferrari 458 Challenge – European Series.

For further information in the race programmes please contact Anthony Cheshire on 01327 857601 or email acheshire@ffcorse.com 

2012 racing calendar >

Good Variety of UK and overseas circuits

FF Corse will again be running our own FF Corse days, as well as providing support at a range of non-exclusive events with the Ferrari Owners Club, Gold Track, RMA and Silverstone track-days.

The first track event will be an exclusive overseas track hire for a limited number of cars, taking place at Spain’s F1 test circuit in Jerez on March 8th & 9th.

Dates to look out for include the FF Corse Race-Ready Intensive race licence course, which takes place at Silverstone on 18th & 19th March. The MSA racing licence course, run in conjunction with Silverstone, offers an in-depth insight into racing and includes an overnight stay at Whittlebury Hall and a car-control course.

The exclusive FF Corse event at Goodwood is being held on June 12th. With an open pit-lane and limited number of cars, the event offers plenty of track time for members and their guests. The event is combined with an option for a members social dinner and accommodation the night before the event at The Goodwood Park Hotel.

The Le Mans Bugatti Circuit is new to the Calendar (August 18th & 19th) and is a chance to drive on part of the famous Sportscar racing circuit. There are also numerous events held at Silverstone and other UK circuits and a visit to Spa in May.

To book any track-day events please contact Anthony Cheshire or Andy O’Dowd on 01327 857601, or email events@ffcorse.com 

2012 Track-day Calendar >

Pre-season lunch at the BRDC

In a change from the original plan, the exclusive BRDC Clubhouse at Silverstone has now been chosen to host the 2011 FF Corse pre-season launch event.

The FF Corse members private dining lunch will take place at the exclusive venue on Sunday February 26th, 2011.

It is hoped as many FF Corse members will be able to attend and make the event a truly fabulous and social affair.

Partners and guests are very welcome and the lunch is complimentary to all members and a guest, additional places may be purcahsed on request. The lunch will also see the launch of the latest photo yearbook. We hope to see as many of you as possible.

Members and guests planning to attend the lunch should contact Anthony Cheshire, or Andy O’Dowd to reserve their places. Telephone 01327 857601, or email events@ffcorse.com

FF Corse supported Ferrari 458 GT3 takes pole position and leads race

The FF Corse supported Ferrari 458 GT3 driving team of Rob Barff, Leon Price, Jordan Grogor and Charlie Hollings, took pole position for last weekend’s grueling Dubai 24hr race, ahead of grid of 73 starting entries.

The race marked the International debut in a 24hr race for the FF Corse team. And a qualifying lap time of 2:02.092, set by Rob Barff in the second session, was good enough to take pole position and lead the race against a grid of very strong and Internationally renowned competition.

As the car headed into darkness the team looked very well placed to secure a great result.

Unfortunately disaster struck 5hrs in and after 142 laps.

Following a collision whilst lapping a slower car, the gearbox internals and a driveshaft became damaged.

The result of which left the car with no drive to the rear wheels. The #12 car was out and the dream of a debut victory was in tatters.

Carbon Aero-Kit eligible for Ferrari Open, GT Cup, Britcar & British GT

FF Corse have released their 2012 carbon GTC Aero Kit for the Ferrari 458 Challenge and are now taking orders for the kits for forthcoming race season.

The kit, developed during last season, has been designed in-house by FF Corse and builds upon the knowledge gained from developing the race winning Ferrari 430 GTC aero kits.

The update kits are eligible for UK Ferrari Open, GT Cup, Britcar & British GT Championships amongst others.

The aero kit helps make the car considerably more stable and easier to drive closer to the limit than the standard Ferrari 458 Challenge. The grip on the front and rear, along with the overall balance of the car, has been significantly improved. As a direct result the lap times have also been dramatically improved over the standard car.

During testing on the Silverstone National (1.6 miles) circuit the FF Corse run car of Gary Eastwood, using old tyres and standard dampers, lapped over 1 second per lap quicker than previous qualifying times. This is expected to equate to a 2-3 sec. per lap difference on the longer circuits and when fitted with FF Corse race dampers further improvements are expected.

The kit costs £11,979+VAT in carbon, excluding painting and fitting. FF Corse members qualify for a 10% discount on supply of the kit. Additional options include the supply of FF Corse developed adjustable dampers and race suspension.

For further information on the GTC aero kit and options please contact Ilan Manor, Telephone 01327 857601, or email imanor@ffcorse.com

BRDC Clubhouse, Silverstone

To launch the 2012 season the FF Corse lunch took place at The British Racing Drivers Clubhouse in Silverstone on February 26th.

24 members and guests attended the lunch which introduced the race and track-event programme for 2012.

The lunch also saw the release of the photo yearbook and guests received copies of the yearbooks

Jerez & New UK Dates

The FF Corse season kicks off this week with an exclusive test at Jerez on Thursday & Friday.

Seven Ferrari Challenge cars are currently en route to the Formula 1 test facility in Southern Spain, where the weather is forecast is due to be dry and sunny for the 2 days on track.

Straight from Monza the FF Corse team will head to Monza for the official European Ferrari Challenge test on March 13th, before returning to the UK.

UPCOMING TRACK DATE: Driving spaces, car hire and instruction are still available for the exclusive FF Corse track event being held on the Silverstone Stowe circuit on March 19th.

NEW DATES: A new track-day date has been added to the calendar at Donington on April 3rd.

TESTING: GT Cup have organised and exclusive test later this month at Snetterton on March 27th.

To book any track-day events please contact Anthony Cheshire or Andy O’Dowd on 01327 857601, email events@ffcorse.com

Licence Course & Exclusive Hire

FF Corse Hired the Stowe Circuit exclusively and (in conjunction with Silverstone Circuits) ran the annual Race-Ready intensive course.

All participants participated in a car-control course on the Sunday with an evening seminar on driver preparation, techniques and car set-up.
Following an overnight stay at Whittlebury Hall, the drivers undertook intensive driver tuition, an ARDS licence test and medical on the Monday.
The course culminated in all drivers receiving their signed race licence forms.

NEXT TRACK-DAY EVENTS 
April 3rd: Donington
April 9th: Silverstone GP

NEXT RACE MEETINGS 
March 24th: Silverstone GP (3hr Britcar Endurance)
April 1st: Monza (Ferrari European Challenge
April 14th & 15th Snetterton (Ferrari Open)

For more information please contact Anthony Cheshire or Andy O’Dowd on 01327 857601, email events@ffcorse.com

FF Corse: Postcard from Monza

Straight from testing in Southern Spain at Jerez, the FF Corse Team headed straight to Monza in Northern Italy for the official Ferrari Challenge test, in preparation for the first race next weekend.

The two-car Dextra sponsored team of Rupert & Alex Martin enjoyed their first runs around on the circuit known locally as “The Temple of Speed”. The afternoon saw Alex improving and despite general tricky conditions on the circuit, setting times within a couple of seconds of last year’s pole position.

For more information please contact Anthony Cheshire or Andy O’Dowd on 01327 857601, email events@ffcorse.com