Panamerican 20,000 - Detroit, Mo'town
Detroit, 12th November 2006
Obviously, the most important city of cars in the world - Detroit - can't be overlooked. So the two Berlinettes from Maranello stopped for a day and drove down to the streets matching the course of the city's erstwhile racetrack. Its protective guardrails can still be seen today, and the signs where the pitlane once lay in addition to the red and white striped curb, albeit the colours are a bit faded. Today everything has changed here, and the racetrack is no more, now replaced with a park with squirrels, gooses, ducks and lots of birds.
The two 599 GTB Fiorano later stopped before the skyscrapers, where the Detroit car manufacturers' headquarters are located. The members of the team could also spot the enormous plants and the famous T-Model comes to their mind; the first car ever mass-produced giving way to widespread car ownership.
In the city centre the team visited an exhibition of historic military vehicles and watched a ceremony dedicated to US war veterans. The tour also experiences the daily lives of the countries and cities it passes.
Tomorrow a meting with the local Ferrari dealer is scheduled, and a press conference the 599 GTB Fiorano will be launched, before the cars leave for Canada - the 16th nation on the American continent crossed by the Panamerican 20,000.
Obviously, the most important city of cars in the world - Detroit - can't be overlooked. So the two Berlinettes from Maranello stopped for a day and drove down to the streets matching the course of the city's erstwhile racetrack. Its protective guardrails can still be seen today, and the signs where the pitlane once lay in addition to the red and white striped curb, albeit the colours are a bit faded. Today everything has changed here, and the racetrack is no more, now replaced with a park with squirrels, gooses, ducks and lots of birds.
The two 599 GTB Fiorano later stopped before the skyscrapers, where the Detroit car manufacturers' headquarters are located. The members of the team could also spot the enormous plants and the famous T-Model comes to their mind; the first car ever mass-produced giving way to widespread car ownership.
In the city centre the team visited an exhibition of historic military vehicles and watched a ceremony dedicated to US war veterans. The tour also experiences the daily lives of the countries and cities it passes.
Tomorrow a meting with the local Ferrari dealer is scheduled, and a press conference the 599 GTB Fiorano will be launched, before the cars leave for Canada - the 16th nation on the American continent crossed by the Panamerican 20,000.
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