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PIERO LARDI FERRARI, ENZO'S SON, TAKES US ON THE FIRST PUBLIC LAPS OF THE OUTRAGEOUSLY FAST, SHOCKINGLY EXPENSIVE “SUPER ENZO". AND NEARLY CRASHES IT.

words arthur st. antoine

THE WINDSHIELD is curved like a fishbowl. And we are the fish. Outside, hundreds of fans lining the pit wall of Italy's Mugello racetrack are elbowing for a better view of the car we're sitting in, the brand-new FXX, a supercar so rockstar excessive it makes the almighty Enzo look like a teacher's pet. I'm in the passenger seat, lungs clamped tight by a five-point racing harness, all-too aware that every onlooker is asking in Italian, “Chi? Who the hell is that?" The man on my left, though, is recognized by all: Belted into the driver's seat is Piero Lardi Ferrari, the 61-year-old son of Enzo Ferrari and current vice chairman (and 10-percent owner) of the automaker his father founded in 1947. Ferrari's fingers tap the steering wheel; he's clearly…

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MotorTrend (Digital) - 1 Issue, January 2006

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