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Ferrari on Your Wrist

Can there be a silver lining after writing off a prized vintage racecar in competition? Can a wrecked car stay with you forever, without taking up too much space?

On an overcast, late June weekend at the Mid-Ohio Sportscar course, Studio 47—an Ohio-based restoration, repair and race prep shop— lined up their Ferrari 360 Challenge car with similar GT-type cars for a 10-lap club race.  It had rained overnight and the pavement was slightly damp. The group’s ten entrants followed the pace car onto the track and made a warm-up lap of the storied Lexington circuit.  As Studio 47 driver Craig Reed approached the final corner of the pace lap, the green flag began to wave.

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Casey M. Annis is the Founder and Editor of Vintage Road & Racecar magazine, as well as Editor of Alfa Owner, The Oily Rag and BMW Ultimate Classic magazines. He founded Parabolica Publishing in 1997 after a career in neurobiology. Along with his passion for automobiles, Casey is a long distance open-ocean paddleboard racer who’s competed over 10 times in the 32-mile Catalina to Manhattan Beach race and the 32-mile Molokai to Oahu race. Casey still contributes and writes about the world of vintage road and racecars and edits and curates the content for this website.
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