I was able to visit the Lamborghini, Ferrari, and Ducati factory last year -Took Pix

[Motominded]

Lamborghini

Outside

Giotto Bizzarrini V12

Miura

Miura concept

The very First Countach

The very Last Countach

Espada

LM002

Diablo

Diablo GT wheel

V8

Diablo GT-R

R-GT

F1

Concepts

Ferrari

Fiorano Test Circuit

F1 Wind Tunnel

Museum

Ducati

Museum

Puppy

1098

Sport 1000 S

750 F1

1993 Supermono

Loris Capirossi Motogp Machines

Desmocedici Motogp Engine

L Twin

916 to 999 / Fogarty to Toseland

4 time WSBK Champ Carl Fogerty's Dainese suit.

Carl Fogarty - 1994 916 World Champion Bike

Carl Fogarty - 1995 916 World Champion Bike

Troy "The Alligator" Corser - 1996 916 World Champion Bike

Foggy 1998, Foggy 1999, Bayliss 2001 (All #21)

Neil Hodgson - 2003 999 World Champion Bike

James Toseland - 2004 999 World Champion bike

13 World Superbike Championships and 2007 MotoGP Champion

 

[buickgnx88]

The LM002 IMO is the coolest SUV in the world!

 

[Motominded]

I almost forgot!!!

I do want to give special thanx to the tour company and the man that made all this possible. Bini Francesco.
Bini was a former employee for the Ferrari F1 team and used to work at Lamborghini as well. He worked in the aero dept and even showed us some of his tools. He had scale down replicas of F1 pistons and valves and a wrench for the F1 1/3 aero model.

http://www.motorstars.org/

Here is the tour guide Francesco -- Ace guy....absolutely wonderful.

He was our tour guide and is the most knowledgeable man about the brands i have ever meet. I mean he did work for the Ferrari F1 team. lol

He even showed the variable intake tunnels he helped design for the 1995 Ferrari F1 car. Great Great Guy.

Motorstars.....go to their website to see all the tours....they do Pagani, Alfa Romeo, and Maserati too!

Francesco with F1 star Felipe Massa

 

[Havok_]

Great pics!!! I only wish i could visit Italy and the halls of motorsport history at least once in my life.

 

[Motominded]

Great pics!!! I only wish i could visit Italy and the halls of motorsport history at least once in my life.

It is down right amazing how close everything is. They call it "The Valley of Engine" to give you some idea. When we were heading to the Ferrari factory, we passed right next to the Maserati factory. I just wish there was enough time in the day to visit that too.

Oh and if you ever do go......car or bike.....get on the Futa Pass...it is one of the greatest driving roads in the world.

Watch these episodes of Twist the Throttle to know what i am taking about?

Part 1 & 2 Ducati passion

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6jZ6z3_fPY&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSUYIQVv9tA&feature=related

Part 3 & 4 is all about the incredible Futa Pass

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJQ3jaYKeIM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyojF_gPB7M&feature=related