AF Corse workscar, will be also be at the “Challenge and GT Days” in May Red Bull Ring

348 to 488 – Celebrate with us at the “Challenge and GT Days” in May at the Red Bull Ring

1997 355 Ferrari Challenge Race Car with a recently completed overhaul. Recently installed new race clutch w/a major service completed. Complete race history available. An excellent example and a real collectible w/ Ferrari Challenge Race history. Please call for more detail.. $129,900 USD.

Direkt link to the sale HERE

All Details, more Pictures and the contact to the seller: https://www.fchgt.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=959

1994 Ferrari 348 tb Challenge # 098791- Grigio Met. with red interior (the only 348CH in this color)
22,400 miles

This is #26 of 32 “Factory Challenge” Ferrari 348 tbs, and is in excellent mechanical condition, having had an engine-out major service completed in April, 2017 by renowned Ferrari specialist, Tim Stanford. Cosmetics are “race car excellent”, with shiny, mostly original paint and straight body with even panel gaps (race livery, including sponsor decals, intact)- one of the benefits of having never sustained any major crash damage! Original OMP “348 Challenge” carbon-kevlar seats reupholstered in red fabric with proper embroidered logos.

Yes, although it is a bit of a “hair shirt”, I’ve driven this car numerous times to/from track days at PBIR, Sebring and Homestead without any issues- other than the noise (from the unsilenced Challenge exhaust) and heat (no a/c, of course, although I do have the components stored if one were inclined to re-install)!

This was a race car since new, having competed in the Ferrari Challenge series in 1994 and 1995 on the Lake Forest Sportscars team, and retains its full Challenge race equipment (including Speedline magnesium Challenge wheels- 8”x18” front, 10”x18” rear), with the following being the only deviations from “as raced” spec:
(1) Upgraded Brembo big brake rotors and calipers
(2) Roll cage side impact bar removed (left in the garage, as I drive this car to/from the track and value ease of ingress/egress)
(3) Toyo R888 “R Compound” race tires substituted for the original Pirelli D3 slicks- again, I drive to/from the track, so full slicks are too risky)
(4) Window net removed (again, left in the garage, as I drive this car to/from the track)

In addition to the items noted above as being stored in the garage, the car also comes with the following spares:
(1) Odyssey race battery
(2) OMP fire bottle
(3) Set of beautiful Fikse wheels, excellent condition (8”x18” front, 10”x18” rear), mounted with Goodyear Eagle F1 tires (old, but with lots of tread)

Includes complete factory tool kit (even the tire inflator bottle is there), leather binder with all books except service booklet, red Ferrari car cover, and a 348 Parts Manual.

Car comes with complete ownership and service history from “Day 1” in a 3-ring binder (including the original window sticker and Warranty Card branded “CHALLENGE”), as well as some, but not all, race history. This is not my first Challenge car, but it has certainly been the best, both mechanically and cosmetically. Unfortunately, age and worsening orthopedic issues dictate that it go to someone who will be able to get more use from it, while preserving a piece of Ferrari Challenge history.

The car is located in Florida, and will be on-track on Thursday during the Cavallino Classic, and otherwise available that weekend if you’d like to see it. Thanks.

Price: $175,000 (Ferrari street car trades of comparable value considered- 3-pedal 430?).

Ferrari 348 Challenge for the Challenge and GT Days at the Red Bull Ring

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009 Specification Ferrari F430GTC GT2

Hankook Livery with Silver Interiors/n F131EVOGTC*2608*

Asking Price is EUR 600.000,–

While Ferrari’s 430 Challenge is essentially a lightened and tuned street variant of the car, the 430 GT2 is quite a different animal from the Challenge. The GT2 is a comprehensively prepared race car that competes in the world’s most prestigious events, including the FIA GT Championship, Le Mans, and American Le Mans Series. It is Ferrari’s top of the line 430-based race car, being lighter, more fully developed, and faster than the Challenge and the GT3. Consequently, it is also the most expensive, and the 2009 variant of the car is a further refined version of the 2008 car. If the car is being used in the SCCA or NASA events, more club-level events, the car could be tuned so that running the car will not make it much more expensive than running a Challenge car.

Like all genuine 430 GT2’s, this is a Michelotto-built car. This is a one-owner car that was invoiced by Michelotto to its original owner on the 16th of January 2008. In addition to the 435,000 euros for the car itself, this car has over 30,000 euros of options, including data acquisition system sensors, water and oil quick refilling system, air conditioning system, endurance racing refueling lights, carbon clutch, and supplemental brake cooling system. The car was campaigned in the 2008 American Le Mans Series by Tafel Racing, during which time it scored no less than four race wins en route to second in the GT2 team championship standings. Following the 2008 ALMS championship season, the car was supplied to Franbacher Racing and fully updated for the 2009 European Le Mans Series including the prestigious 24 Hours du Mans. At the tail end of the 2009 season s/n 2608 won the only Asian Le Mans Series race it entered at Okayama, Japan.

2008 Race Results

Sebring 12 Hours March 15th D. Farnbacher / Dirk Muller / Rob Bell Finished 7th

St. Petersburg April 5th Dominik Farnbacher / Dirk Muller Finished 1st

Long Beach April 19th Dominik Farnbacher / Dirk Muller Finished 1st

Miller Motorsports Park May 18th Dominik Farnbacher / Dirk Muller Finished 3rd

Lime Rock July 12th Dominik Farnbacher / Dirk Muller Finished 4th

Mid-Ohio July 19th Dominik Farnbacher / Dirk Muller Finished 1st

Road America August 9th Dominik Farnbacher / Dirk Muller Finished 3rd

Mosport August 24th Dominik Farnbacher / Dirk Muller Finished 4th

Belle Isle August 30th Dominik Farnbacher / Dirk Muller Finished 9th

Petit Le Mans October 4th Dominik Farnbacher / Dirk Muller Finsihed 3rd

Laguna Seca October 18th Dominik Farnbacher / Dirk Muller Finsihed 1st

End of Season Results:

Finished 2nd in GT2 Team Championship

Dominik Farnbacher – 3rd in Drivers Championship

Dirk Muller – 4th in Drivers Championship

2009 Race Results

Catalunya April 3-5 Allan Simonsen / Christian Montanari

Qualified 6th / Finished 3rd

Spa Francorchamp May 8-10 Allan Simonsen / Pierre Kaffer

Qualified 5th / DNF

Algarve August 1-2 Allan Simonsen / Pierre Kaffer

Qualified 7th / Finished 5th

Nurburgring August 21-23 Allan Simonsen / Pierre Kaffer

Qualified 1st / Finished 4th

Silverstone September 11-13 Christian Montanari / Pierre Kaffer

Qualified 5th / Finished 5th

24 Heures du Mans June 13-14 Dominik Farnbacher /

Allan Simonsen / Christian Montanari

Qualified 10th    DNF (15th)

Okayama Japan Oct. 31, Nov. 1 Dominik Farnbacher / Allan Simonsen

Race 1 – Qualified 7th, Finished 3rd

Race 2 – Qualified 7th, Finished 1st

The car is currently in very nice condition, having been cared for in a no-expense spared fashion throughout its professional racing career. The paint is in fine condition and the car displays very good race cosmetics throughout. The headlamps are in excellent condition. The windscreen does show some road rash, but no significant damage. The wheels are excellent, as is the interior. The engine works properly, but has not been rebuilt. The car was successfully tested in November of 2017 in Sebring, and the car has been gently used to maintain its condition in good working order.

Infinitely more capable and collectable than 430 Challenge cars, the F430 GT2 is the ultimate F430 race car. This particular car was a capably and professionally run example, and boasts fantastic period racing history. The car has never been seriously damaged, and is eligible in its current configuration for professional racing in the United States, Europe, as well as Asia. It represents the ideal weapon for the Ferrari enthusiast looking to go racing professionally, or to add to his collection of historically significant racecars.

This car  finished 19/21 races and placed first in class seven times.

Direkt link to the sale: https://racecarsdirect.com/Advert/Details/87713/ferrari-430-gt2-race-car-2608

Only some renderings, but wouldn’t it be great to see these cars racing?

What you think? Vote here: https://www.fchgt.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=958