FF Corse Team Hospitality: Ferrari Open – Silverstone (Sunday 18th September).
FF Corse are providing race-team hospitality at Silverstone for the final Ferrari race meeting of the year. The race meeting takes place next weekend with hospitality being on Sunday18th . Complimentary tickets and hospitality are available to FF Corse members, guests and friends.
FF Corse will be fielding four of the Ferrari F430 Challenge and a Ferrari 458 Challenge for Gary Eastwood, Toby Tarrant-Willis, Jacques Duyver, Ian Hartley and Rupert Martin
To arrange complimentary entry and hospitality please contact Andy O’Dowd on aodowd@ffcorse.com or telephone 0845 6535798 to pre-order tickets.
Race Report: Ferrari Open (Snetterton)- September 10th & 11th , 2011
With four cars racing at Snetterton in the Ferrari Open Series last weekend, it has been a busy few weeks for the FF Corse team.
Having narrowly missed out on overall race victory in both races, Gary Eastwood finished second overall and recorded class wins in both races.
Leon Price also recorded a good result in race one, finishing 3rd overall and 2nd in the Ferrari F430 Challenge class behind Gary.
Rupert Martin was making his debut in the Ferrari open with his newly acquired Ferrari 458 Challenge. Having taken it steady in his new car during testing, Rupert settled in to take a pair of class podium finishes in the races.
Mark McAllister was perhaps the most improved driver of the weekend having improved his lap time to be within 0.7 seconds of the race winning 458 Challenge at the end of race 2 and record a 5th overall and 2nd in class.
Perhaps the most interesting development to come out of the weekend was Gary and Mark acquiring Ferrari 458 Challenge race cars (to replace their F430 Challenge cars) – both of whom will be out racing in their new steeds at this weekend’s Ferrari Open finale.
FF Corse Team Hospitality: Ferrari Open – Silverstone (Sunday 18 th September).
The final two races of the Ferrari Open Series are being held at Silverstone this weekend with the final round taking place on Sunday.
The drivers best lap in the 20 minute morning qualifying sessions will determine their grid positions for the afternoon races. The races are 30 minute races with rolling starts and open to a variety of Ferrari GT race cars. The race is split into different classes with FF Corse fielding 6 cars in the race : three drivers in the new 2011 specification Ferrari 458 Challenge cars and three in Ferrari F430 Challenge GTC cars.
Corporate Hospitality with FF Corse will be provided by Stones Events throughout the day on Sunday.
The hospitality is free all day to members, guests and associates. FF Corse members requiring complimentary tickets should please email Andy O’Dowd on aodowd@ffcorse.com , alternatively call Anthony Cheshire on 07768 384079 on the day.
FF Corse will be fielding four of the Ferrari F430 Challenge and a Ferrari 458 Challenge for Gary Eastwood, Toby Tarrant-Willis, Jacques Duyver, Ian Hartley and Rupert Martin
To arrange complimentary entry and hospitality please contact Andy O’Dowd on aodowd@ffcorse.com or telephone 0845 6535798 to pre-order tickets.
FF Corse chose the final Ferrari Open race of 2011 at Silverstone last weekend to launch the new Ferrari 458 Challenge carbon-fibre GTC aero pack.
The car was well received and drew a lot of attention all weekend. The team will begin testing the FF Corse updates in the next few weeks and kits will be available before the end of the year. The modified car includes a replacement carbon-fibre front bumper and height-adjustable full length splitter. The rear wing is also carbon fibre with a chassis mounted swan-neck support pillars.
FF Corse fielded 6 drivers at Silverstone in the final round of the 2011 Ferrari Open and scored 6 overall and class podiums in the 2 races.
Gary Eastwood (#24) was debuting in his new Ferrari 458 Challenge and was immediately on the pace and recorded second overall in both races.
Toby Tarrant-Willis (#38) also finished on the podium in both races with third overall, winning the F430 Challenge class on both occasions.
Rupert Martin (#49) headed a fantastic 5-way battle in the first race which saw him finish 0.3 seconds clear of FF Corse team-mate Ian Hartley (#17), who himself finished 2nd in the F430 Challenge class. Jacques Duyver (#21) was making a stunning race debut in his Ferrari F430 Challenge and finished amongst the battle in 4th position in Class, only 1.4 second behind Ian Hartley.
Jacques debut race weekend was to improve further with an incredible 4th overall in second qualifying, setting up an excellent race which saw him record a podium finish with 2nd in Class. Mark McAllister (#47) was also making his Ferrari F458 Challenge debut and steadily improved throughout the weekend to record his best result in race two of 5th in class, narrowly losing out in an excellent scrap with Rupert Martin.
FF Corse driver Rupert Martin secures 3rd place in GT Cup Championship
Following a string of successful race results at Spa-Francorchamps and Snetterton this month, FF Corse driver Rupert Martin finished an excellent 3rd in Group 1 of the GT Cup Championship.
The result left Rupert overjoyed at a podium Championship position, in what is only his second full season of racing. Rupert plans to move up with FF Corse next year and enter a Dextra Lighting liveried, Ferrari 458 into the one-make Ferrari European Challenge……more information to follow shortly.
FF Corse have 2 days held at Jerez (Spain) for a semi-exclusive event on March 8th & 9th, 2012. The track will be open for approximately 15 cars and packages can include full FF Corse support, flights, transfers and accommodation at the 5 star, Montecastillo Hotel (located next to the circuit).
Brands Hatch will provide the back-drop to a double event at the beginning of November with a track-day on the GP circuit on November 2nd and the Charity event for injured soldiers, organised by Gary Eastwood, on November 3rd
Places are available on both days and on November 3rd the track fee is free, with drivers providing rides throughout the day for the soldiers and raising money for the Not Forgotten Association and the The Royal Navy & Royal Marines Charity.
For further information and bookings, please contact Anthony Cheshire or Andy O’Dowd on 01327 857601, or email events@ffcorse.com .
Amalgam models have delivered the first of their commissioned FF Corse spec Ferrari F430 Challenge cars. The cars have been well received by theFF Corse drivers and the level of detail of each model has been exceptional.
For further information and bookings, please contact Anthony Cheshire or Andy O’Dowd on 01327 857601, or email events@ffcorse.com .
First Test for Ferrari 458 Challenge 2012 Aero Kit
FF Corse & regular driver Gary Eastwood had a successful test session at Silverstone last Friday with the new 2012 aero kit. The team ran a standard Ferrari 458 Challenge, fitted with the new GTC aero kit for the first time and immediately lapped the National circuit in a time faster than the Pole Position time set at the Ferrari Open race meeting the previous month.
Photos courtesy of Peter Brown Photography
The debut outing for the car was even more remarkable in that the time was set using 60 lap old tyres and in a general testing conditions. Further testing is set to be undertaken on additional suspension and brake modifications and the update kits will be available for FF Corse members for racing and track-days next year. Further details are available upon request.
Sir Stirling Moss at Silverstone
Motor Racing Legend Sir Stirling Moss took part alongside FF Corse drivers in a track-day held in the new Silverstone pit-complex last Sunday. Sir Stirling was there to give a charity ride in conjunction with Ferrari 458 Challenge driver, David Mason. The event was a great success and the lucky auction prize winners had a fantastic day.
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
Motor Racing Legend Sir Stirling Moss took part alongside FF Corse drivers in a track-day held in the new Silverstone pit-complex last Sunday. Sir Stirling was there to give a charity ride in conjunction with Ferrari 458 Challenge driver, David Mason. The event was a great success and the lucky auction prize winners had a fantastic day.
First Test for Ferrari 458 Challenge 2012 Aero Kit
FF Corse & regular driver Gary Eastwood had a successful test session at Silverstone last Friday with the new 2012 aero kit. The team ran a standard Ferrari 458 Challenge, fitted with the new GTC aero kit for the first time and immediately lapped the National circuit in a time faster than the Pole Position time set at the Ferrari Open race meeting the previous month.
Photos courtesy of Peter Brown Photography
The debut outing for the car was even more remarkable in that the time was set using 60 lap old tyres and in a general testing conditions. Further testing is set to be undertaken on additional suspension and brake modifications and the update kits will be available for FF Corse members for racing and track-days next year. Further details are available upon request.
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Photos courtesy of Peter Brown Photography
Motor Racing Legend Sir Stirling Moss took part alongside FF Corse drivers in a track-day held in the new Silverstone pit-complex last Sunday. Sir Stirling was there to give a charity ride in conjunction with Ferrari 458 Challenge driver, David Mason. The event was a great success and the lucky auction prize winners had a fantastic day.
