FLED 2.5 - Pics & report

Barry · 11-01-2009, 01:04 PM

Hi all,
FLED 2.5 was a success, some fantastic roads

, food, wine and of course company. Too tired to write the report (just home from the ferry), but here's a couple of the pics I took....

IPF · 11-01-2009, 01:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Barry O'Brien

Hi all,
FLED 2.5 was a success, some fantastic roads

, food, wine and of course company. Too tired to write the report (just home from the ferry), but here's a couple of the pics I took....

Barry,

Those are some great pics, thanks for posting and please do put some more online as soon as you've recovered! Love the roads, love the views and I see you've got some cultural sites in there as well.

How many of you guys were out there anyway? 5 or 6 or so? FLED sure looks like a lot of fun. Any views on when the next one is due?

Cheers,
Irvin

Barry · 11-01-2009, 01:14 PM

Total party was, F40, 308 GTB, 550 Maranello and 2 360's (and we still managed to loose each other!!)

Barry · 11-01-2009, 01:15 PM

Some talk about a FLED 3 in the spring (perhaps to Maranello) - plus I'd love to see all you guys over in Ireland for a trip!!

IPF · 11-01-2009, 01:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Barry O'Brien

Total party was, F40, 308 GTB, 550 Maranello and 2 360's (and we still managed to loose each other!!)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Barry O'Brien

Some talk about a FLED 3 in the spring (perhaps to Maranello) - plus I'd love to see all you guys over in Ireland for a trip!!

That's a pretty cool line-up! But you guys were clearly short a 328

Will be keeping eyes and ears open for any future drives around Europe, though I imagine these parties are best not too sizeable (given that 5 cars are hard to keep together already).

Boxer · 11-01-2009, 09:33 PM

Here are a few of mine:

JazzyO · 11-01-2009, 09:47 PM

Glad to see the F40 out and about again, Boxer!

The rims on Vitalone's 308, hmmm, I'm not sure... Maybe my upbringing was too strict...

Onno

212Export · 11-01-2009, 10:45 PM

Great photos, thank you very much for sharing it. Especially those great landscape photographs impress me very much. Glad you are all home save (but tired, I understand!?)

Waiting for all those detailed comments and more pictures...!

Ollenaram550 · 11-02-2009, 02:42 AM

Here are mine - more of the same.
Great weekend !

Barry · 11-02-2009, 02:42 AM

Guys,
I have lots of other pics, but I don't know (pardon my IT ignorance) how to blur the reg numbers. Anyone know what I should do?

Boxer · 11-02-2009, 05:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Barry O'Brien

Guys,
I have lots of other pics, but I don't know (pardon my IT ignorance) how to blur the reg numbers. Anyone know what I should do?

Easy to do with Photoshop Elements.

212Export · 11-02-2009, 06:16 AM

Vitalone...oh my god these Rims......that car looks ready for a remake of 24heure de Le Mans ! The rims look actually "deeper" than those on the 512 s!
They look fantastic! And the golden colour is exactly as those in the 70's at the 512s and 312PB...congrats!

Vitalone · 11-02-2009, 07:45 AM

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Originally Posted by 212Export

Vitalone...oh my god these Rims......that car looks ready for a remake of 24heure de Le Mans ! The rims look actually "deeper" than those on the 512 s!
They look fantastic! And the golden colour is exactly as those in the 70's at the 512s and 312PB...congrats!

Thank you Sir! The golden, deep-dished 12"rims transform the 308 from being pretty to the hardcore mid-1970's road racer that it is. Once I sort out the uploading gremlins here, I will post a few close-up shots.

Actually driving 250km through England yesterday in gale winds and pouring rain without wipers (we made the ferry at Dover!), followed by a 360 km drive though France, Belgium and Netherlands in the dark and rain with intermittent wipers only (I could switch them on and off for a wipe every 30 seconds or so), made me feel like a famous racing driver who had brought the works car home after a marathon session. 12 hours, 700km of driving and navigating (600 in the rain without wipers!) and 90 minutes of worry about the storm following us on the ferry later. Still feel a mixed sense of relief and pride in myself and the car for surviving "the race". Despite her breakdowns, the little red berlinetta has never left me in the lurch (touch wood). Even when a head cracked and mixed oil and water during the drive back from Guernsey pre-rebuild, she still got me home.

We missed you and Onno at FLED 2.5 and hope to see you on FLED 3, if not sooner.

Barry · 11-02-2009, 08:34 AM

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Originally Posted by 212Export

Vitalone...oh my god these Rims......that car looks ready for a remake of 24heure de Le Mans ! The rims look actually "deeper" than those on the 512 s!
They look fantastic! And the golden colour is exactly as those in the 70's at the 512s and 312PB...congrats!

And I might add - they look even better in the flesh!!

Ollenaram550 · 11-02-2009, 10:46 AM

I agree with Barry. Better in the flesh. Every time I looked at it I got the impression that given the chance it would bite my head off. Very aggressive looking car driven by a real gent.

Matt Tait · 11-02-2009, 04:30 PM

It was great to meet you guys, I had a blast

Ready the catapult and I'll See you all on the next one

Vitalone · 11-03-2009, 12:21 AM

Thank you for your kind words, fellow FLED 2.5ers. This is the spirit of FLED where we share the passion for the magnificent Ferrari's. And develope a few in-house jokes. Not that there's anything wrong with in-house jokes.

Barry · 11-03-2009, 12:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Matt Tait

It was great to meet you guys, I had a blast

Ready the catapult and I'll See you all on the next one

"Not that there's anything wrong with catapults...."

Boxer · 11-03-2009, 01:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Barry O'Brien

"Not that there's anything wrong with catapults...."

a man and his catapult

it is the basic things in life

Matt Tait · 11-03-2009, 02:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Barry O'Brien

"Not that there's anything wrong with catapults...."

Or being gay for that matter

11-01-2009, 01:04 PM	#1
Barry Owner Elite Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Europe Ferrari Life Posts: 3,256	FLED 2.5 - Pics & report Hi all, FLED 2.5 was a success, some fantastic roads , food, wine and of course company. Too tired to write the report (just home from the ferry), but here's a couple of the pics I took.... Attached Images Barry Ferrari's: 360 Modena F1, 308 GT4 Other Italians: Ducati 916, Ducati 848 DD's: RR Sport, BMW 645ci, BMW 1200GS Adv.

11-01-2009, 01:14 PM	#3
Barry Owner Elite Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Europe Ferrari Life Posts: 3,256	Total party was, F40, 308 GTB, 550 Maranello and 2 360's (and we still managed to loose each other!!) Barry Ferrari's: 360 Modena F1, 308 GT4 Other Italians: Ducati 916, Ducati 848 DD's: RR Sport, BMW 645ci, BMW 1200GS Adv.

11-01-2009, 01:15 PM	#4
Barry Owner Elite Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Europe Ferrari Life Posts: 3,256	Some talk about a FLED 3 in the spring (perhaps to Maranello) - plus I'd love to see all you guys over in Ireland for a trip!! Barry Ferrari's: 360 Modena F1, 308 GT4 Other Italians: Ducati 916, Ducati 848 DD's: RR Sport, BMW 645ci, BMW 1200GS Adv.

11-01-2009, 09:33 PM	#6
Boxer Owner Elite Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: UK Ferrari Life Posts: 12,778	Here are a few of mine: Attached Images Boxer Current: F40, F50, 612, 430 Scuderia Past: 360 Modena, 360 Challenge, 550, 575, 365BB, 512BB, 456 GT, F355 GTS, 365 GTB/4 Daytona, 308 GTB

11-02-2009, 02:42 AM	#9
Ollenaram550 Owner Elite Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: U.K Ferrari Life Posts: 127 Name: Al	Fled 2.5 Here are mine - more of the same. Great weekend ! Attached Images

11-01-2009, 09:47 PM	#7
JazzyO Owner Elite Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Jersey, Channel Islands Ferrari Life Posts: 4,286	Glad to see the F40 out and about again, Boxer! The rims on Vitalone's 308, hmmm, I'm not sure... Maybe my upbringing was too strict... Onno

11-01-2009, 10:45 PM	#8
212Export Owner Elite Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Europe Ferrari Life Posts: 2,281	Great photos, thank you very much for sharing it. Especially those great landscape photographs impress me very much. Glad you are all home save (but tired, I understand!?) Waiting for all those detailed comments and more pictures...!

11-02-2009, 06:16 AM	#12
212Export Owner Elite Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Europe Ferrari Life Posts: 2,281	Vitalone...oh my god these Rims......that car looks ready for a remake of 24heure de Le Mans ! The rims look actually "deeper" than those on the 512 s! They look fantastic! And the golden colour is exactly as those in the 70's at the 512s and 312PB...congrats!

11-02-2009, 10:46 AM	#15
Ollenaram550 Owner Elite Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: U.K Ferrari Life Posts: 127 Name: Al	Vitalones car I agree with Barry. Better in the flesh. Every time I looked at it I got the impression that given the chance it would bite my head off. Very aggressive looking car driven by a real gent.

11-02-2009, 04:30 PM	#16
Matt Tait Owner Join Date: May 2007 Location: LONDON Ferrari Life Posts: 63 Name: Matt	It was great to meet you guys, I had a blast Ready the catapult and I'll See you all on the next one

11-03-2009, 12:21 AM	#17
Vitalone Owner Elite Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Amsterdam Ferrari Life Posts: 638	Thank you for your kind words, fellow FLED 2.5ers. This is the spirit of FLED where we share the passion for the magnificent Ferrari's. And develope a few in-house jokes. Not that there's anything wrong with in-house jokes.

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