Pistunzen at the Targa Florio: thrills and spills
This time really wore me out. Not only did they slam and bang me left and right in the hairpin bends along the Targa Florio route, but I also got shaken up and down in the potholes, landslides and chasms that have sprung up to devastating effect along those great roads over the last few years. As a Ferrari Pistunzen, I know the Apennines around Modena well and it is true that there has been some road slippage there because of the clay soil. But I had no idea how bad things were on the Madonie Circuit. On a few occasions, it actually felt like we’d fallen into a well. But that was far from the end of the emotions for us: they also made me do the whole tour of Etna. Not once but three times. Climbing up and up until it felt like we were on the moon with pitch black lava left and right. That had a big effect on me. I wasn’t scared, of course (don’t forget that Pistunzens can’t get frightened).
But it was great: there were even some pre-war get-ups with my grandparents puffing away desperately in their engines as they struggled with the hillclimbs. Needless to say, the Ferraris had no such problems because they’re built to cope with any kind of challenge that’s thrown at them. My particular car, which was a little on the elderly side, went so beautifully that we got so carried away we ran out of fuel! How embarrassing, was that! We had to turn her around and then freewheel down the hill for about 10 kilometres until we found a petrol pumps. Luckily though, hardly anyone noticed. Which is good because if anyone realised that cars can run without Pistunzens, I’d be pensioned off!
PUBLISHED IN Pistunzen's blog BY Pistunzen ON 10.06.2011
Credit: Ferrari S.p.A. (www.ferrari.com)
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