Is there still room for a new ma-
gazine today? The answer is yes,
providedyouhavea strongperso-
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
andwe offer amix of features and
news on current production, classic
models and racing. KERB MOTORI
was foundedwith thegoalofbeco-
mingyour favouritemagazine.
Don Sergio Mantovani is an institu-
tion.A friendof JeanBehra,JuanMa-
nuel Fangio, StirlingMoss andmany
others, he became the chaplain of
the drivers. In 1978 he built the new
churchbydemolishing theoldcrum-
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
hadbeenput in jail hewas ready to
send me breakfast, lunch and din-
ner every day served in a Ferrari”.
Going to France, from north to
south inpursuit of the Frenchmoto-
ring legends. FromVichy toMagny
Cours, theplaceof Ligier, to speak
of Maserati, Hugo Pratt and Mike
Curb. Thenon to LeMans, scene of
themost famous race in theworld.
Finally down to the Mediterranean
sea, toProvence, thePaul Ricard cir-
cuit, theCôted’AzurandNice,along
lavender perfumed landscapes that
symbolize the history of the Écurie
Pernod. Following a “fil blue”, the
colorof the seaand thenational co-
lour of France, also inmotorsport.
Nodoubt about it –going racingon
the Bonneville Salt Flats gets under
your skin. The search for speed is
so downright addictive, they ought
to stick awarning 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 toSalt sickness. Be-
ware!!” After a three-year learning
curve on the Salt Flats, I wound up
grabbingFIMandAMALandSpeed
Records in 2009 with Triumph, and
again in 2010 with a Norton prepa-
redby speedguruMatt Capri.
FromModena toReims, inChampa-
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 2011we celebrated
the 100thAnniversary of the birth of
Juan Manuel Fangio, who in 1958
choose Reims for his last race, fini-
shing4thwith theMaserati 250F.
The SP1 is the first car commissio-
ned to Ferrari as part of the pro-
gram “Special Project” mandated
toproduceexclusiveoneof a kind
models. This is typical of Ferrari
and a return to its rootswhen back
in the ‘ 50s and ‘60s a customer
could ask for a tailormade model
from an existing chassis or engine.
JunichiroHiramatsudecided his su-
percar had to be designed by Le-
onardo Fioravanti, in the 20th anni-
versaryof his company,who chose
the F430 as the base model with
modifications to theaerodynamics.
TH I S I S THE F I RST I SSUE
THE CHAPLAIN OF ALL DR I VERS
L I G I ER , LE MANS , PERNOD
RECORD-BREAKING AT BONNEVI LLE
ON THE ROAD OF EXCELLENCE
A UNIQUE SUPERCAR IN THE WORLD
KERB
MOTORI
DON SERGIO
DOUCE FRANCE
ALAN CATHCART
AT REIMS
FERRARI SP1
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