| Agno, June 16, 2002 |
| A very |
nice event |
was held |
on the |
weekend of |
June 14 |
to 16 |
near Lugano |
in |
Switzerland: |
| The |
7th |
“Ferrari |
Day”, |
organised |
by |
Loris |
Kessel |
Auto |
S.A., |
the |
authorised |
Ferrari |
agent |
for the cantons of Ticino and Grisons. |
| Event |
patron |
Loris |
Kessel |
is |
well |
known |
to |
motor |
sport |
enthusiasts |
through |
his |
| engagements |
in |
saloon |
car |
races, |
Formula |
3, |
Formula |
2 |
and |
even |
in |
Formula |
1. |
Loris |
| Kessel |
has |
since |
been |
competing |
in |
various |
other |
racing |
series |
till |
nowadays. |
His |
| business, |
a |
well-established |
car |
dealership |
and |
workshop, |
continued |
growing |
and |
in |
| 1995, |
the |
Loris |
Kessel |
Auto |
S.A. |
was |
appointed |
the |
official |
Ferrari |
agent |
for |
Ticino |
and |
| Grisons. |
Today, |
the |
company |
is |
one |
of |
the |
most |
important |
Ferrari |
sales- |
and |
service- |
| facilities in |
Switzerland |
and |
is |
famous |
for the |
successful |
360 |
Challenge |
team |
that |
Loris |
Kessel has created. |
| His strong |
links |
to |
motor |
sport are |
always |
reflected |
in |
the programme |
of |
his |
much |
liked |
| annual |
”Ferrari |
Day”: |
In |
2002, |
Loris |
Kessel |
hosted |
an |
airfield |
slalom |
race |
at |
the |
local |
| Lugano |
airport |
of |
Agno, |
held |
on |
Saturday. |
About |
90 |
clients |
joined |
in |
their |
Ferrari, |
and |
| some |
special |
guests |
and |
collectors |
drove |
their |
Ferrari |
race |
cars: |
Engelbert |
Stieger |
| brought his spectacular 1970 Ferrari 512 M, and |
Fredy Lienhard sent his 333 SP to |
Agno. |
| Former Formula |
One and |
sports car |
ace Clay |
Regazzoni showed |
up in |
his F40 |
featuring |
| handicapped-steering. |
Loris |
Kessel |
himself |
piloted |
a |
new |
360 |
Modena |
N-GT, |
while |
his |
| Banca CIAL-sponsored 360 Challenge team |
was out in force as |
well. In the paddock, |
the |
| spectators could |
admire |
an |
impressive |
display |
of |
classic |
and |
modern |
Ferrari |
race- |
and |
| sports |
cars. |
The |
sessions |
lasted |
till |
late |
in |
the |
evening, |
followed |
by |
a |
wonderful |
dinner |
held at the nearby hotel ”La Perla”. |
| On Sunday, the Ferraristi did a road tour across the picturesque Malcantone area. The tour ended in Caslano on the shores of Lake Lugano, where the participants changed their Ferrari for the ”Italia”, a restaurant ship that took the Ferraristi on a tour around the lake. |
Andreas Birner |
