It's just over a month ago now that Dino and I parted ways in Italy to return to our respective countries. In relative terms, it wasn't that long ago, but for me it seems like a lifetime away. A lot has happened since then... So it's a bit strange now to be staring at these photos of the Pagani factory, trying to bring myself back to the
During our visit to the old Monza banking last month, Rod and I were met by a couple of friends of mine who were kind enough to bring their prized possessions along. Seeing Skyline GT-R's in Italy is one of those things that just doesn't happen. As far as I know there are only a handful of them, so actually seeing two BNR34s together is simply
While we were at Adria last month for the FIA GT it wasn't only the race cars I was interested in. The car park was swarming with sports cars and this Maserati GranTurismo was one of the best around. You may notice that all the chrome detailing and badges have been painted black... ...as well as the wheels. This car is actually owned by Andrea Bertolini
After having taken a look at the history of Lamborghini its now time to concentrate on more modern cars that have come out of Sant'Agata's factory over the last decade or so, not to mention the future of the brand. Lamborghini was heavily involved in off-shore racing, building these monster 8 and 9 L V12 marine engines. Just look at that carbon
As you can see from the opening picture, it's at the second floor of the Lamborghini Museum where things become truly interesting. But first it's time to finish off our look at the models that helped Lamborghini shape its unmistakably unique take on sports cars. The pointy Urraco pictured here was to Lamborghini what the Dino was for Ferrari
What better way to open this "Exotics & Luxury" themed month with a detailed view at one of Italy's most evocative manufacturers. I am of course referring to Lamborghini, a latecomer into the world of supercars with its founder Ferruccio Lamborghini producing his very first car, the 350GT above, in 1964. Lamborghini was a successful
For the final installment from Adria I've prepared some of my favorite images from the night race. Within the first few laps from the rolling start the already low sun quickly set behind the horizon, and the circuit's illumination was flicked on. It didn't take long for the GT1 cars to pull away from the slightly slower GT2 class, leaving
As the sun began to set on race day at Adria the FIA GT cars started to line up on the grid. You could feel the tension in the air as the drivers were getting ready and the mechanics doing final checks on the cars. It would have been rude not to take a few snaps of the pit girls which were loving the attention from the cameras. Take a look at the BMW
On race day at the FIA GT in Adria it was the GT4 guys that got their racing on first, and what a battle we witnessed! GT4 is open to production cars, which have been prepared for competition. Performance is equalized by various measures (air restrictors and so on) to make sure that all the cars perform roughly the same. However, I couldn't help
I though it would be good to take a brake from all the drifting in Odaiba and head back to Italy to see some more action from the FIA GT week-end. As you may remember the idea of holding the race at Adria was to take advantage of the excellent illumination and to hold most of the action at night. For the start of the first practice session Rod and I