CARSINLIFE

In 2009 Jim Glickenhaus proposed me to produce a P4/5-derived prototype intended for racing. With the design and manufacturing contribution of an important name in the racing world, L.M. di Gianetti, the P4/5 Competizione Project was engineered under my supervision and in 2011, the car - developed from a Ferrari 430 Scuderia and a Ferrari 430 GT2 – burst on the scene showing a vintage automotive spirit combining passion and competence, craftsmanship and industrial culture. Since the very first competition, the whole P4/5 Competizione team, under Scuderia Cameron-Glickenhaus’ management, has been showing a true racing spirit, focusing the attention both on the sports challenge itself, but also on sharing, through social networks, this unique experience with fans all over the world. P4/5 Competizione started in 2011 its first racing challenge on the  Green Hell, the worldwide renown  German Nürburgring racing track, widely considered as the most demanding and difficult  purpose-built racing circuit in the world. Prior to the 24 Hours, the P4/5C contested two earlier six-hour races on the Ring track to give former F1 greats Mika Salo and Nicola Larini, British Touring Car champion Fabrizio Giovanardi, and seasoned Nürburgring veteran Luca Cappellari  a taste of what was to come. During the Nürburgring 24 Hours, the team showed to be determined, one way or another, to finish. When the checkered flag fell in bright sun at 4 p.m. Sunday, the P4/5C had covered 133 laps, finishing to 39th, nearly where it had started.
The P4/5C, finished second in its class, the experimental E1-XP2 category. The Nürburgring organizers awarded the P4/5C a Constructor’s Trophy for entering a new and significant car. Soon after the race, the P4/5 Competizione took a well-earned vacation by a one-month display in Turin’s National Automobile Museum, in the wait of 2012 new development….
(pictures are Mr. James Glickenhaus’ courtesy)