Ferraris parade across the Golden Gate bridge


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Ferraris parade across the Golden Gate bridge
After the Empire State Building, USA pays tribute to Ferrari again

San Francisco, 18th August – After the Empire State Building in New York City lit in red for one night in 2004 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Prancing Horse arrival in North America, the United States is once more honoring Ferrari.

On Wednesday, August 17, while about 100 new and vintage Ferraris participating to Ferrari North America’s Challenge Rally cruised by San Francisco, the city’s Mayor, the Hon. Gavin Newsom, officially proclaimed this day “Ferrari Day.”

Coming from the Napa Valley wine region, at 12:15 p.m. almost one hundred of the most beautiful and exclusive Ferraris present in the United States reached San Francisco parading down the world-wide famous Golden Gate Bridge at the tip of the Bay of Angels on their way to the conclusion of the three-day Ferrari Challenge Rally the event for owners and collectors that Ferrari North America organizes every year in the most beautiful areas of the United States and Canada.

“The tie between California and Ferrari is a special one, not only because this State is historically Ferrari’s largest market in the United States,” says Maurizio Parlato, President and CEO of Ferrari North America, “but also because of the presence, among California drivers, of some of the noblest names in the history of Scuderia Ferrari from Dan Gurney to Richie Ginther to the 1961 Formula One World Champion Phil Hill, whom Ferrari will honor Saturday at a gala event in Pebble Beach.

In the prestigeous setting of the Pebble Beach golf course, this weekend Ferrari will present its newest FXX model to a selected audience of American collectors and clients.

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August 28, 2005 | Filed Under Cars | Comments Off 

Video #1: 2006 BMW M5 (E60) vs. Ferrari 360 Modena

The new BMW M5 (E60) packs a lot of punch with its 5.0-liter V10 which is rated at 500 horsepower. It comes with a 7-gear sequential gearbox (manual w/o a clutch) which can shift gears in a mere 65 milliseconds. However, it is still a 4-door saloon which weighs in at about 4,000 pounds!

The Ferrari 360 Modena has been with us for quite some time now. It is equipped with a 3.6-liter V8 which pumps out 400 horsepower. It also comes with a sequential gearbox with 6-gears. Curb weight on the Ferrari is 3,000 pounds.

Top Gear’s test driver, known as the “Stig,” has already shown the M5 to be roughly 4 seconds behind (on a 1:22 course) the 360CS on their twisty test course. So we know that on a normal track it’s safe to say the Ferrari is faster.

So which one is faster in the straight line? I guess you’ll have to watch the video to find out. Right click and hit “save as…” on this link: Video.

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August 24, 2005 | Filed Under Cars | Comments Off 

Intel to move to common CPU architecture

Seems like Intel has some great products planned on a common CPU architecturethat will start showing up the second half of 2006. The articles are below with more details.

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August 24, 2005 | Filed Under Tech/Gadgets | Comments Off 

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