Wyevale Garden Centre
Owermoigne, Dorset
The 10th Anniversary event will again see rides being given on the A352 Wareham Road at Owermoigne. The aim of the event is just to give the general public in the south Dorset area the chance to see, sit in and indeed ride in, cars that they might only otherwise see on television or in magazines.
For a minimum donation of £10, members of the public can take the opportunity of a passenger ride in one of these fantastically exciting high-performance cars.
Roy is hoping once again that he will see a large turnout of these desirable and exciting cars - up to 20 in all.
Roy is expecting many more cars to this year's event. The main attraction of the Ferraris will include a 250GT Lusso, two 246 GT Dinos, a 575 Super America, a number of the 308, 328, 348, F355 and 360 series cars, plus newer models and current production cars like the F430 variants and 599 GTB Fiorano. Guest cars this year should include a Bentley Continental GT, a Jaguar XJS and possibly a number of Corvette's or a Maserati.
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Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano
Bentley Continental GT
Ferrari 250GT Lusso
Jaguar XJS
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Ferrari Dino 246 GT
Ferrari F430
Ferrari 430 Scuderia
Ferrari 575 Super America
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The event is being undertaken with the approval of the police, but Roy cautions that he never promotes the event on the speeds the cars taking part are capable of.
2009 Tombola Prizes
Roy has arranged for a varied and exciting list of prizes for this year's Tombola prize draw:
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Ferrari California brochure. This brochures includes top quality pictures and technical details of the very latest Ferrari model to be built at Maranello and what is Ferrari's first car with both a folding hard-top and a front-mounted V8 engine.
Ferrari Interactive poster. Advertising Ferrari's PC-CD ROM and Music CD, this poster shows the classic Ferrari chrome gated gear selector, the very first car to be built bearing the Ferrari name, the 125S, an F355 in action and the F50 celebration model from the mid-1990s.
Ferrari jigsaw puzzle. The box for this depicts a picture of the roadwheel as fitted to the 360 Modena model of recent times. The puzzle picture is also of the 360 Modena.
Two video cassettes. These two programmes show Bentleys racing in the 1920s with period newsreel footage from such classic race venues as Brooklands in its' heyday and the Le Mans 24 hrs plus; the second video shows the Brooklands site in the 1920s and 1930s with motor car racing, motor-cycle racing and aviation. It also shows construction of the site in the early 1900s.
Double CD of Europhic Breakdown dance music. Over 30 top dance tunes from recent years, this CD is one of a series of Europhic dance music anthems.
The Life of Isambard Kingdom Brunel - Civil Engineer. A book detailing the life history of the engineer behind such engineering feats as the Great Western Railway, the Clifton Suspension Bridge and the SS Great Britain and Great Eastern ships.
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On The Road. A book detailing some great places to drive around the world and showing pictures of some great cars to drive there in.
Porsche High Performance Driving Handbook 2nd edition. Fairly self-explanatory book detailing how those who drive Porsche performance cars can get the best drive out of them.
The Classic Car Book published by Haynes. Detailing buying tips, restoration, and owning experiences for all manner of British and other classic cars.
Battles of the 20th Century. A book for those interested in military history. Details famous battles from as early as the 1900s, through the two world wars and including conflicts such as Vietnam and the Falklands.
A framed print picture of a Jaguar SS100 fixed head coupe classic car.
A framed print picture of a 1948 Jaguar Drophead coupe classic car.
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More details about the 2009 event will be posted nearer the time. Please put the date in your diary and we hope to see you there for this fantastic event!
More about Ride in a Ferrari Events
This article is also by way of an open invitation to any members of the Ferrari Owners Club and the Prancing Horse Register (for non-Ferrari owning enthusiasts within the Ferrari Owners Club) that will be reading this preview, to take part in the event, either to give rides in your car or to help run the event along with Roy's family and friends.
This year's running of Ride In A Ferrari, again in Dorset, will see the 10th Anniversary of the original event organised and run by Roy Twycross at Haynes Museum near Yeovil in Somerset, back in 1999. The event remained in Yeovil until 2003, when it moved to the Wyevale Garden Centres at Owermoigne in south east Dorset. Last year's event was held elsewhere, but for 2009, the event will be returning to Wyevale Garden Centre.
It looks as though this 10th Anniversary event will be the last. Roy says due to his health, increased demands on his time and others, he has decided to take a well-earned break from organising after 2009.
So far the series has raised nearly £20,000 for good causes, with nearly £10,000 donated to the Jennifer Trust for Spinal Muscular Atrophy. Roy would like to thank all those who have made this possible and who have made him proud to be associated with the Ferrari Owners Club and of course the Jennifer Trust in that time.
If you would like to contact Roy concerning this event you may reach him on 01305 826996 (evenings and weekends).
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