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RAMSEY
KIRK
MICHAEL
ONCHAN
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ROADTRIP
MAP BY JEFF QUINN; JONATHAN DALE (FERRARI)
30
JUNE 2012
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HEMISPHERESMAGAZINE.COM
FERRARI 360 CHALLENGE
STRADALE
THE BELLS ANDWHISTLES
quick stop at a tea shop to quiet
the nerves, I regretfully turned the car
over to Honeyse and climbed into my
lowly rental. Still vibrating like a tuning
fork, I headed back toward the inn.
En route, I found myself approach-
ing Ballalonna Glen and its famed Fairy
Bridge, so named for the creatures
reputed to live beneath it. The sight
of the quaint structure called to mind
something my innkeeper had told me:
“The old book says that should you cross
the FairyBridgewithout saying somuch
as
laamie
(goodday) to them, youcannot
be sure of a safe and pleasant journey.”
I considered shouting a greeting
out of the driver’s window (a common
practice among racers), but thought bet-
ter of it. Besides, I had my lucky sheep
bone, I figured, before realizing that, no,
I had le that in the Stradale. As if on
cue, a gust swept into the car and blew
my map out of the footwell and right
into my face; the paper fell away just in
time to reveal a fast-approaching ditch.
My driving skills honed by the Stradale,
I managed to avoid it and return safely
home—though, I should add, with the
windows up.
CINDY-LOU DALE,
a writer based in
southeast England, thinks there might be
something to that fairy talk after all.
FUEL EFFICIENCY:
11 mpg city, 16 highway
INTERIOR:
It gleams
with carbon fiber panels,
and the dashboard and
seats are covered in
soft-touch black and red
Alcantara. The floor is
bare, apart from a coat of
black paint and a couple
of rubber mats.
ENGINE:
Mid-mounted
3.6-liter V-8
PERFORMANCE:
It delivers 425 hp and can do
zero to 62 in 4.1 seconds, with
a top speed of 186mph.
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