Ferrari Challenge Dealer Team GB on podium again at SPA
Posted on 06/27/2006 under: Motorsport, Ferrari
Ferrari GB was again on the podium this weekend during the Ferrari Racing Days at the legendary Spa-Francorchamps circuit in Belgium. Ross Kaiser the leading driver in the Ferrari Challenge Dealer Team GB fought a tough battle to take 3rd place in the Trofeo Pirelli in his F430 Challenge car. Ferrari Racing Days bring together Ferrari owners and fans in a sporting weekend with Shell Historic cars, 18 Ferrari Formula 1 cars and the largest gathering of Ferrari FXX cars in Europe this year. Around 400 Ferrari owners brought their road cars to the Spa circuit in sweltering temperatures and saw wheel to wheel racing in the 3rd round of the European Ferrari Challenge Trofeo Pirelli. Spa-Francorchamps is a favourite circuit of many Ferrari drivers and in particular the challenge of the Eau Rouge section which requires skill and bravery in equal measure, and in both the Trofeo Pirelli and Coppa Shell the drivers had to fight for every place.
In the Coppa Shell, Geoff Farmer (car 103) again continued to move through the field climbing from 13th in qualifying in race 2 to finish 11th. Borislav Maletić (car 89) had a challenging weekend with the rain in the second race but continues to develop and has scored points in every race this year. The weather played a pivotal role in the Coppa Shell as the infamous Spa weather intervened and brought thunder, lightning and heavy rain for the second race.
Massimo Fedeli Managing Director of Ferrari GB said ‘Spa-Francorchamps is a legendary venue and Ross Kaiser showed real skill in driving to a podium finish against such strong competition. It was a fantastic weekend for our guests who joined us from throughout Europe with many Ferrari owners driving across to Belgium from the UK for the ultimate luxury lifestyle racing weekend. The Ferrari Challenge Dealer Team GB will now start preparations for the next round in Monza in July.’
