+++Wings for Life – Charity Auction 5. Challenge and GT Days 2022+++

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Dear friends, we are close to our 5. Challenge and GT Days next week 7.-8. June.

An absolutely highlight is always our Charity Auction for “Wings for Life” at the Gala Evening on the 7th.

Last year we got sensationell 91.000,– (!) Euros in total and 84.000,– for „Wings for Life“. It will be very difficult to beat, but we give our best as every year.

This year we have also so many, extremely important items for the auction that it deserves again a story here and at the website. The auction will be professional supported and handled with our new Partner RM Sotheby’s.

If you are not able to join us for the Charity Auction in the evening tuesday 7st. June (around 9pm) and you want to bid, please let us know, we help you via phone. Please get in contact with Stephan Knobloch SKnobloch@rmsothebys.com (phone +43 664 300400 2)

 

Highlights:

Original Drivers Shoes from NIKI LAUDA – donated via Wings for Live via the Lauda famile (mille mille grazie)

  • 1984 Mc Laren F1 Championship
  • The shoes where to small for him, thats why he had to cut a whole for his toes
  • Since then these shoes where his luck shoes and he woar them very often at F1 races
  • The shoe lace where new, shoes are in total original condition

Artwork by Ertuğrul Demir – donated by the artist via RM Sotheby‘s

Car Model: 70cm x 40 cm x 20cm, Aluminium on a glass plate 

Details about the artist: HERE

2021er Formel 1 from Red Bull Racing – donated from Red Bull via Wings for Life

  • World Champion Max Verstappen (#33)
  • Sergio Perez (#11) Turkey special livery for HONDA
  • Hand signed from the World Champion Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez

Original Challenge and GT Painting by Artist http://yandenes.com/ – Donated by the Challenge and GT Organisation (so it’s me Heinz 😉

2021 original Ferrari cap – donated from Scuderia GOHM

Signed by Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz junior

Racing Shirt by Competizioni GT Works Driver Toni Vilander – donated by Jan B. Lühn

And some more items, stay tuned…

+++Challenge and GT Days 2022+++RM Sotheby’s partnership+++

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Dear friends and Challenge and GT Days competitors, we are delighted to formally announce that RM Sotheby’s has established a partnership with our Challenge and GT Days that will support our event for the next three years, beginning – of course – with this year’s event on 7 & 8 June.

For any of you who are familiar with RM Sotheby’s https://rmsothebys.com you will know that they are in the fortunate position of being the global market leader in the Ferrari market, having brought a huge variety of cars to market over the past few decades, including seven of the most expensive Ferraris ever sold at auction. Amongst the hundreds of Ferraris they been lucky enough to offer, incredible competition examples from across Ferrari’s 75 years of history, have always been at the core of there business. RM Sotheby’s is also the only auction house to have an official partnership with Ferrari SpA, and there relationship with the marque is a cause of enormous pride.

And so, RM Sotheby’s is equally proud to have forged a partnership with our Challenge and GT Days, celebrating the best Maranello cars to compete in motorsport in the modern era. RM Sotheby’s will be present at the event with two competition cars from within there Private Sales division. The F1 F310 B Eddie Irvine (see attached the F1 Ferrari) and a fantastic F430 GTC

Also RM Sotheby’s is excited to host the charity auction for Wings for Life (special newsletter about some fantastic lots is coming tomorrow) which will be fun and raise funds for the excellent charitable cause.

We really look forward to seeing you there, and please do not hesitate to contact the specialists Augustin Sabatié-Garat asabatie-garat@rmsothebys.com and Stephan Knobloch SKnobloch@rmsothebys.com

A very proud Heinz Swoboda and the RM Sotheby’s Team

Cavallino Classic Cup: the racing series dedicated to Ferrari’s racing DNA

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Cavallino Classic has launched Cavallino Classic Cup, a new initiative to further expand its boundaries and continue its mission of fostering the passion and culture for Enzo Ferrari’s legacy.

Cavallino Classic Cup is the new racing series dedicated to all Ferraristi with a racing soul, open to five generations of Ferrari Challenge cars: from the first 348 Challenge to the fantastic 458 Challenge EVO.
A great opportunity to give a new life to those racing glories and to have fun on the racetrack in a friendly and open environment.
 
📌 June 7-8, 2022 Red Bull Ring Challenge and GT Days
📌 October 1, 2022 Autodromo Varano
📌 October 22-24, 2022 Misano World Circuit
 
Informations about the cup HERE