Felipe Massa stars in Ferrari 599XX shakedown

Felipe Massa stars in Ferrari 599XX shakedown

The 599XX is one of of the most extreme cars Ferrari makes, along with fellow XX model FXX. Making its debut at last year’s Geneva show, the 599XX is made for track but not official competition use, which means it’s unrestricted either by homologation limitations or regulatory restrictions. This 700 bhp Prancing Horse is, in Ferrari’s own words “a genuine technological laboratory” which “incorporates the very best of Ferrari technology”.

Felipe Massa stars in Ferrari 599XX shakedown

The 599XX has finally made its track debut, driven by none other than the Scuderia’s F1 driver Felipe Massa. The Brazilian driver met 599XX customers and members of Ferrari’s Corse Clienti programme (private owners who race Ferraris) at the Ricardo Tormo track in Valencia , leading seven cars around the circuit. After several laps Felipe said: “I really enjoyed testing this car, I think it’s extremely powerful and has an exceptional stability. Considering that it has been planned for the track it’s really easy to drive.”

Ferrari will organise customer events on race tracks in America, Europe and Asia featuring the 599XX. My guess is that the Asia leg will be in Shanghai to coincide with the F1 race. I was at an A1GP race in Shanghai when Ferrari held such an event featuring the FXX, which sounded absolutely ballistic! More pictures after the jump.

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Danny Tan

Danny Tan loves driving as much as he loves a certain herbal meat soup, and sweet engine music as much as drum beats. He has been in the auto industry since 2006, previously filling the pages of two motoring magazines before joining this website. Enjoys detailing the experience more than the technical details.

 

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  • chew ban (Member) on Feb 04, 2010 at 10:21 pm

    AWESOME

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  • budin on Feb 04, 2010 at 10:34 pm

    the 2nd pic looks like toyota supra…

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  • rageaccel2 on Feb 04, 2010 at 10:36 pm

    awesomee.. yeehaw!

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  • T4VR-Ralph on Feb 04, 2010 at 11:17 pm

    Customer : "Hey Massa! Stop"

    Massa : "What? Why?"

    Customer : "I don't want your autograph. Leave that spot for Schumacher."

    Massa : "!@#$%^…"

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  • satekj (Member) on Feb 04, 2010 at 11:34 pm

    can Massa actually see the road? One of the picture shows the dashboard level is quite high as compare to Massa's eye level…

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  • lambov12 on Feb 05, 2010 at 12:16 am

    this is a sub-zero event .. a lot better than cool ..

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  • peYno F**K on Feb 05, 2010 at 12:18 am

    mean machine but i still wonder how its gonna lap nurbughring??

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  • cheap r4 on Feb 05, 2010 at 1:21 am

    Felipe Massa will return to motor racing in a charity karting event in his native Brazil in November as the Ferrari driver continues his recovery from head injuries sustained in July during qualifying for the Hungarian Formula One Grand Prix.

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  • Mazda 3 MPS on Feb 05, 2010 at 5:00 am

    i think this a big rip off

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  • "cheap r4 said,

    February 4, 2010 @ 5:21 pm

    Felipe Massa will return to motor racing in a charity karting event in his native Brazil in November as the Ferrari driver continues his recovery from head injuries sustained in July during qualifying for the Hungarian Formula One Grand Prix."

    Isn't it February 2010 now and the above news from 2009?

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  • jong84 (Member) on Feb 05, 2010 at 8:35 pm

    GTB 599 is my dream car all the time.. now get into the aggrasive version of XX.. WOW.. I die for it..

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  • Eyesore on Feb 06, 2010 at 12:36 am

    T4VR-Ralph… LOL you better hope Schumacher doesn't flop big time….

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  • singha chang on Feb 06, 2010 at 2:57 am

    filipe MESS-UP.. always Messes Up his race..

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