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**GregWeld** · #**221** 06-04-2012, 10:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Musclerodz

Thank you for taking us on vacation with you.

Prego! Senori!

**GregWeld** · #**222** 06-04-2012, 11:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Rybar

Greg, you should visit the Lamborghini and Pagani factories in Modena and the Ferrari factory (which is a whole town pretty much) of Maranello which is bout 15 minutes south of Modena. Pretty cool site to see although you cannot go into the Ferrari factory but there is a museum and the whole town eats, breathes and sleeps those cars. Might even see some cars on the Fiorano track.

Biggest waste of my time of the entire trip!

The track was closed for F1 testing (in the rain) and you can't get into the factory... only ride around in a bus OUTSIDE... so you don't see nada!

The museum is cool... and takes about 20 minutes to see all if you take your time.

So we spent all day driving up (in the back seat of course..

)... and for this you get a 20 minute bs bus ride.

In other words -- unless you're just some kind of Ferrari freak and think this is some mecca you have to see... FUGIDABUDIT!

Each WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP year on display.

Some serious carbon fiber suspension.

I almost bought this just to have - as it reminded me of Dave Gordon AKA "short stroke"...

A DRIVERS exercise machine!!

And of course I had to TRY to make a comparison...

Ron in SoCal · #**223** 06-04-2012, 11:27 AM

(Started typing a reponse to that Popeye forearm pic and thought naw, not looking for a scrum today

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Thx for giving us the cliff note version of the tour Greg. I hope the Lambo/Pagani factories are the next stop?

**GregWeld** · #**224** 06-04-2012, 11:31 AM

This is also AUTOMOTIVE related....

While in Sienna.... we wanted to go to the GOD FATHER of Brunello wine... for wine snobs (I don't even drink) The Biondi-Santi winery is the founder of this type of wine... and Mister is still alive at 90 years old and nothing gets done until HE says it's done! We did buy some 1997 and some 2004 (the best years "lately" - this swill is slightly expensive!) of the Biondi-Santi Brunello di Montalcino Riserva... Gwen can drink it 20 years from now.

SO here's the car part.... We drive up and you can see the ENTRANCE to the dump from the road... very cool and old Italy... then the ivy covered "house" (friggin' mansion) but the coolest part was what was parked outside and obviously hadn't been driven in awhile...

AND......

**Rybar** · #**225** 06-04-2012, 11:54 AM

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Originally Posted by GregWeld

Biggest waste of my time of the entire trip!

The track was closed for F1 testing (in the rain) and you can't get into the factory... only ride around in a bus OUTSIDE... so you don't see nada!

The museum is cool... and takes about 20 minutes to see all if you take your time.

So we spent all day driving up (in the back seat of course..

)... and for this you get a 20 minute bs bus ride.

In other words -- unless you're just some kind of Ferrari freak and think this is some mecca you have to see... FUGIDABUDIT!

Well, you shouldnt have taken a bus tour, and You should go see Pagani and Lambo then. Maybe better experiences there.

**GregWeld** · #**226** 06-04-2012, 01:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Rybar

Well, you shouldnt have taken a bus tour, and You should go see Pagani and Lambo then. Maybe better experiences there.

There is no other type of tour... unless you've purchased a car... da bus is it. They put seals over your phone camera - there are NO photos allowed... and had I been able to take a photo - there was nothing to take a photo of unless you like factory building exteriors...

Other than to say you've "been there" it is a GIANT waste of effort.

RECOVERY ROOM · #**227** 06-04-2012, 01:43 PM

Was that Citreon just sitting there rusting away, This is the cheapest Euro vacation we could all take together..except for you ! Next year you should go to Russia or Hong Kong for us...LOL

intocarss · #**228** 06-04-2012, 02:59 PM

Thanks for sharing

**GregWeld** · #**229** 06-05-2012, 02:21 PM

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Originally Posted by RECOVERY ROOM

Was that Citreon just sitting there rusting away, This is the cheapest Euro vacation we could all take together..except for you ! Next year you should go to Russia or Hong Kong for us...LOL

It wasn't rusting at all - it was well cared for - except it was dusty... but it was clean under the dust (gravel road) and the tires appeared to be in good shape....

It will be awhile before you'll find me on anymore "european" trips... I'm not much of a traveler.

**DOOM** · #**230** 06-07-2012, 05:58 AM

Greg.I'm doing the same trip in a few months I'll have to call you about some do's and don'ts..Already disapointed about the Ferrari tour.!