F50 Road Trip

Boxer · 10-14-2007, 07:46 AM

I just completed my first longish trip in the F50. It was a 2 day adventure with almost all the F50 driving on the 2nd day. Total distance covered was 700 km in brilliant fall weather. My co-pilot this time around was 10 year old "Mini Me". He was also responsibile for all the pictures included with this post.

Day 1
Due to time constraints, this time I had the F50 transported most of the way south. The truck it came on was fantastic and unlike any other transporter I have ever seen. The F50 arrived in perfect condition and I even had the "fun" of backing it off the truck. As it arrived late in the day, we decided to leave it in the guarded garage by the office and set off early the next morning. With the F50 safely bedded down for the night, we hoped in the 308 "City Car" and headed into town. The joke at this point was that the 308 was the tender for the F50 "Mother Ship". As the F50 could not have fit in the garage elevator at the apartment building, this actually was pretty acccurate as we did need the 308 to ferry us back and forth. Before finishing up for the day, we had a brief strategy session for the drive the next day. We plotted our route and came out with a total distance of just about 700 km. After a brief discussion we then decided to use a two stop strategy, for as "Mini Me" put it, "Dad, if you run out of gas, you are going to look really stupid". And with that we then headed out to dinner.

stile - alpine · 10-14-2007, 09:35 AM

hehehehehe your son is right: did you watch the 1st episode of the new series of Top Gear? JC let the Lambo run out of fuel, that was pretty patetic, and it would be even worse if it was an F50 (and you traveling alone, not with a bunch of crew cars)

very interesting how the truck "bites" the car! waiting for the next part of the report! =)

Pete04222 · 10-14-2007, 09:37 AM

Awesome stuf!

Magnum6464 · 10-14-2007, 01:26 PM

Really cool!!!!

JazzyO · 10-14-2007, 11:35 PM

Ah, the story I had been waiting for. First thing I'm doing now is checking out the second thread!

Onno

10-14-2007, 07:46 AM	#1
Boxer Owner Elite Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: UK Ferrari Life Posts: 12,793	F50 Road Trip I just completed my first longish trip in the F50. It was a 2 day adventure with almost all the F50 driving on the 2nd day. Total distance covered was 700 km in brilliant fall weather. My co-pilot this time around was 10 year old "Mini Me". He was also responsibile for all the pictures included with this post. Day 1 Due to time constraints, this time I had the F50 transported most of the way south. The truck it came on was fantastic and unlike any other transporter I have ever seen. The F50 arrived in perfect condition and I even had the "fun" of backing it off the truck. As it arrived late in the day, we decided to leave it in the guarded garage by the office and set off early the next morning. With the F50 safely bedded down for the night, we hoped in the 308 "City Car" and headed into town. The joke at this point was that the 308 was the tender for the F50 "Mother Ship". As the F50 could not have fit in the garage elevator at the apartment building, this actually was pretty acccurate as we did need the 308 to ferry us back and forth. Before finishing up for the day, we had a brief strategy session for the drive the next day. We plotted our route and came out with a total distance of just about 700 km. After a brief discussion we then decided to use a two stop strategy, for as "Mini Me" put it, "Dad, if you run out of gas, you are going to look really stupid". And with that we then headed out to dinner. 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

10-14-2007, 09:35 AM	#2
stile - alpine Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Brazil Ferrari Life Posts: 2,856 Name: stile	hehehehehe your son is right: did you watch the 1st episode of the new series of Top Gear? JC let the Lambo run out of fuel, that was pretty patetic, and it would be even worse if it was an F50 (and you traveling alone, not with a bunch of crew cars) very interesting how the truck "bites" the car! waiting for the next part of the report! =) "When the going gets tough, the tough get going." - J. P. Kennedy

10-14-2007, 09:37 AM	#3
Pete04222 Owner Elite Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: USA & Singapore Ferrari Life Posts: 5,405	Awesome stuf! Capt. Pete '79 308 GTS, '82 Jeep CJ7 Jamboree "Time is what prevents everything from happening all at once."

10-14-2007, 01:26 PM	#4
Magnum6464 Owner Elite Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Quebec, Canada Ferrari Life Posts: 1,696	Really cool!!!! 1990 348 TS (87284) “I build cars for young men that only old men can afford” - Enzo Ferrari

Thread Tools
Show Printable Version Email this Page
Display Modes
Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode

10-14-2007, 11:35 PM	#5
JazzyO Owner Elite Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Jersey, Channel Islands Ferrari Life Posts: 4,289	Ah, the story I had been waiting for. First thing I'm doing now is checking out the second thread! Onno