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ENZO Ferrari
1: Enzo saw his first race at
age 10, and could drive at
13. He was invalided out of
the army during World War
II; neither his father nor
brother survived it.
2: In 1920, Alfa Romeo employed him as a team driver,
and he came second in that
year’s Targa Florio. In 1929,
he switched from driving to
administration, undertaking
management of Alfa’s racing
team.
3: One of Ferrari’s stranger
Alfa projects was the Bimotore, a single-seater with engines at both ends. It was fast
but temperamental.
The Ferrari Enzo used an allnew, massive 6-liter V12 engine mounted over the rear
wheels. It was the first time
all the on-board electronics
were able to work together to
calculate the necessary dynamics for best performance.
The six-speed semiautomatic gearshift in the
Enzo was attached directly to
the engine, reducing shifting
times to 150 milliseconds. It
was also the first time a
road-going Ferrari wore carbon ceramic brakes, though
the Scuderia had been using
them for years. The Enzo
finally had enough "go" to
require extra "stop."
As the car was sculpted from
yard after yard of carbon fiber, the material was left unmasked throughout the cabin. The carbon-fiber seats
could be ordered in a variety
of sizes and positions to fit
the driver, with F1-style
switches and controls on the
dashboard. Ferrari's goal was
to create a road-going supercar with the same "humanmachine interface" that had
been developed for the track.
Enzo Design:
4: Ferrari had only one son –
officially: Alfredino, or
“Dino,” born in 1932. He
died of muscular dystrophy
in 1956, and his grieving papa visited his grave almost
daily afterwards.
Enzo Ferrari was born February 18,1898 and he died in
August 14,1988.He was most
famous racer in the world.
Interesting thinks about Enzo
Ferrari
Enzo Ferrari History:
The Enzo Engine:
Those rakish curves and giant nostrils are not just for
show -- though they are pretty showy. The pointed shape
in the front is Pininfarina's
homage to the Scuderia cars
of Formula 1, which lent so
much technology to the Ferrari Enzo. The front and side
intakes keep air flowing to
the massive engine in the
rear, while wind-tunneltested ground effects do the
work of keeping the car
glued to the pavement at
speed. Notice that there isn't
a big flashy wing on the rear
of the car -- you'll have to
find some other way to get
noticed in a Ferrari Enzo.
The Ferrari Enzo Interior:
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