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Is there still room for a new ma-
gazine today? The answer is yes,
provided you have a strong perso-
nality. KERB MOTORI wants to tell
the world of cars, motorbikes and
motorsport from another perspec-
tive. The magazine takes a cultural
approach, focusing on stories of
people, brands, places that few
know. We cater to a niche of fans
and we offer a mix of features and
news on current production, classic
models and racing. KERB MOTORI
was founded with the goal of beco-
ming your favourite magazine.
Don Sergio Mantovani is an institu-
tion. A friend of Jean Behra, Juan Ma-
nuel Fangio, Stirling Moss and many
others, he became the chaplain of
the drivers. In 1978 he built the new
church by demolishing the old crum-
bling one without the authorities
permission. He was sent to court
and sentenced to 10 months and 10
days in jail on probation: “That day
Enzo Ferrari called me - Don Ser-
gio recalls - and told me that if I
had been put in jail he was ready to
send me breakfast, lunch and din-
ner every day served in a Ferrari”.
Going to France, from north to
south in pursuit of the French moto-
ring legends. From Vichy to Magny
Cours, the place of Ligier, to speak
of Maserati, Hugo Pratt and Mike
Curb. Then on to Le Mans, scene of
the most famous race in the world.
Finally down to the Mediterranean
sea, to Provence, the Paul Ricard cir-
cuit, the Côte d’Azur and Nice, along
lavender perfumed landscapes that
symbolize the history of the Écurie
Pernod. Following a “fil blue”, the
color of the sea and the national co-
lour of France, also in motorsport.
No doubt about it – going racing on
the Bonneville Salt Flats gets under
your skin. The search for speed is
so downright addictive, they ought
to stick a warning label on the sign
off the I-80 freeway from Salt Lake
City directing you to the so-called
Bonneville Speedway: “Warning:
Turnoff can lead to Salt sickness. Be-
ware!!” After a three-year learning
curve on the Salt Flats, I wound up
grabbing FIM and AMA Land Speed
Records in 2009 with Triumph, and
again in 2010 with a Norton prepa-
red by speed guru Matt Capri.
From Modena to Reims, in Champa-
gne, the land of excellence. Here
prestige and elegance of the Ma-
serati GranTurismo equipped with
the MC Sport Line Kit, find the na-
tural habitat, alongside the Royal
Champagne and Bollinger. Here
we encounter the Gueux circuit,
which in the ‘50s was the scene of
epic battles between the most fa-
mous drivers. In 2011 we celebrated
the 100th Anniversary of the birth of
Juan Manuel Fangio, who in 1958
choose Reims for his last race, fini-
shing 4th with the Maserati 250F.
The SP1 is the first car commissio-
ned to Ferrari as part of the pro-
gram “Special Project” mandated
to produce exclusive one of a kind
models. This is typical of Ferrari
and a return to its roots when back
in the ‘ 50s and ‘60s a customer
could ask for a tailormade model
from an existing chassis or engine.
Junichiro Hiramatsu decided his su-
percar had to be designed by Le-
onardo Fioravanti, in the 20th anni-
versary of his company, who chose
the F430 as the base model with
modifications to the aerodynamics.
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R E C O R D - B R E A K I N G A T B O N N E V I L L E
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