The Big 5
Featuring the Ferrari 288 GTO, F40, F50, Enzo, & LaFerrari.
Images by Gijs Spierings || IG
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Ferrari F50 GT1
In the mid-1990s, the BMW-powered McLaren F1 GTR was considered the best car ever built. This was unacceptable to Ferrari, who decided to build a completely new racer based on the F50. The naturally aspirated 4.7-litre V12 (Type F130B) derived from Formula 1 was already producing 520 hp in its original form. However, the engineers tuned it up extensively and when they were done, it was making a monstrous 749bhp. It was mated to a heavily modified version of the factory six-speed manual transmission, beefed up to be able to handle the increased power and converted to sequential shifting. The F50 GT1 reached a maximum speed of 376 km/h and a 0 to 100 of 2.9 seconds. Surprising figures at the beginning of the 90s. Unfortunately, in 1996, while the F50 GT was in its final stages of development, the FIA announced that it was scrapping the BPR Global GT Series. The governing body started with a name change to the FIA GT Championship but, more importantly, they also changed the rules, allowing manufacturers competing in the GT1 class to build quasi-prototypes based on 25-unit homologation models. These moves led to the birth of the Porsche 911 GT1 and the Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR, but also made Maranello's new model suddenly obsolete. Enraged by the changes and unwilling to spend any more money on its development, Ferrari eventually dropped out of competition and pulled the plug on the F50 GT program. Of the planned six units, only three were completed and sold to carefully selected customers.
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Secret Tunnel by GFWilliams
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Ferrari F50 - M.Schumacher
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