We tackled the third leg of the Targa Rally today which took everyone from Los Angeles to Santa Barbra. A great pack of cars and a timed/mile route lead to a great event. Sadly, our car broke down at the 50 mile mark of a 400 mile day trip like our Gumball 3000 trip earlier this year. We crammed our video guy in another car so he could Targa Scum it and produce us some great video. Our photographer stayed with me at Mt. Frazier as we waited 4 hours for Cadillac to come rescue us and get us in a loaner. It was of course an adventure so check out our trip inside.

Check out the gallery: http://luxuryvice.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=23

Spotted in Cannes, France is this gorgeous desert camouflage Ferrari 599. The line of cars looks like a super head turning one with that Lamborghini sitting behind it. Yes, that is a new Lamborghini LP670 SV that you just saw driven on Top Gear in Abu Dhabi. The French Riviera has the worst traffic in the summer time but it’s a great place to exotic car spot.

Source: http://www.supercarfrance.com/

The legend is coming back! Michael Schumacher is slated to take the reigns in Valencia and continue to race for the rest of the 2009 season. Is he in shape physically and mentally? I guess we will find out sooner than later when they drive into Spain.

Ferrari has released this new cronograph watch which you can order at the online Ferrari store. They are currently accepting pre orders of the watch. The watch will also be available inside Ferrari stores worldwide at the end of August. This watched was crafted to cater to the Scuderia Ferrari owner. A digital display allows for two secondary time zones to be displayed. A top quality watch all around designed for functionality and comfort under all conditions.

Somehow a Ferrari F-430 wound up at the bottom of a lake…..the story has it that the owner of the F-430 was up at Lake Oakdale and swerved to avoid hitting a boy riding a bicycle. For some reason that we don’t know the car sat at the bottom of the lake for one week, ouch!

Source: http://www.gtspirit.com/2009/07/22/video-ferrari-f430-crashes-into-lake/

For you Entourage fans on HBO who love Ferrari’s you will be in for a treat this weekend. Episode 2 which will be out this Sunday at 10:30pm will be featuring one of the main cast members driving one of the gorgeous Ferrari California’s. The car is powered by a V8 with 460hp and you might be shocked as to who will be driving it on the show this Sunday. If you want to cheat you can check out On Demand and watch the second episode trailer.

1. Who are you?

Scott Jared Oshry, born and raised in Los Angeles, CA. I have my BS in Automobile design and I love everything car. My number one hobby is restoring vintage Ferrari’s and second is car rallies.

2. What was your motivation to enter the Gumball 3000?

Being a lover of car rally’s there is no other rally in the world I would rather do than Gumball when it comes to new cars. For vintage it is the mille miglia which I hope to do one day but to do so I need the proper Ferrari which I do not own yet, but will soon. Gumball is a way of life!

3. What other cars do you have in your stable?

1960 Ferrari 250 GTE #2169 (pre-production and Paris car show car for the world wide launch of the GTE)

1968 Ferrari 250 Series II Cabriolet #1891

1967 206 Dino #222

2006 Ferrari F430

1992 Land Rover Defender

2006 Rolls Royce Phantom

4. What was your most memorable moment from the 2009 rally?

This is an impossible question to answer, I would say just being on the road driving!

5. What modifications are done to your Ferrari?

Exhaust, straight pipes, lowered and spaced out, multiple paint options to many to list.

6. How did your Ferrari hold up across the United States?

No issues after all it is a Ferrari. 20K miles on this car and no issues ever.

7. What equipment/electronics did you utilize on your rally?

Valentine 1

8. What was your favorite car on the rally (outside of yours)?

Maserati S, Steve’s car.

9. What stop did you enjoy the most on the rally?

Ritz Carlton eating a steak in the lobby bar drinking Manhattans after a 13 hour drive.

10. Do you have any plans to run the 2010 Gumball?

Working on trying to make it now, I have a bit of a scheduling issue.

While we didn’t attend the Targa Trophy 2009 run we did find this on a friends Facebook page today. In the middle of the run the car was engulfed with flames and burnt to a crisp. Out in the canyon they couldn’t get a quick response team to the fire and the Ferrari F-430 was a right off from what we were told. The driver was not the owner of the car from the information we have heard on top of everything else. This isn’t as heart wrenching since we recently saw that Ferrari Enzo that burst into flames but it still is a swift kick of reality in such a gorgeous color as well.

Source: Aaron Guardado

Gold+Rush+Trailer

The 2009 Gold Rush Rally started in San Francisco and finished up in Las Vegas this year. They took 50 cars over a span of 800 miles to complete this mini rally. Above is a preview video running almost three minutes covering some of the great machines in the rally including the guys who went as far to wrap their cars in gold.

1. Who are you?
Steve Goldfield – CEO Union Home Loan

2. What was your motivation to enter the Gumball 3000?
My friend Scott Oshry kept bugging me saying that “I am Gunballl!”  so I signed up.

3. What other cars do you have in your stable?
2005 Ferrari 430 Spyder

4. What was your most memorable moment from the 2009 rally?
When I was doing 155 after entering Florida and all of a sudden a car was flying in the air on the freeway right in front of me.  It looked like it was coming at me but landed in the bushes on the side of the highway.  The guy lived!  He was a local trying to race us which was a bad idea!

5.What modifications are done to your Maserati?
None – it just sounds and runs great.

6. How did your Maserati hold up across the United States?
Had absolutely no problems and was comfortable at high speeds.

7. What equipment/electronics did you utilize on your rally?
Passport 9500 Radar Detector, walkie talkies, cell phone and loud music.

8. What was your favorite car on the rally (outside of yours)?
Gold Veyron

9. What stop did you enjoy the most on the rally?
Parading down Bourbon Street in New Orleans with the police escort – then the town.

10. Do you have any plans to run the 2010 Gumball?
Definitely!  Gumball has become a religion and I am obsessed.

Check out a complete gallery of Steve’s Maserati shot on Sunset Blvd. in Los Angeles after the rally:
http://luxuryvice.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=17

Check out Steve’s Maserati in action on the Gumball 3000:
http://luxuryvice.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=10&page=5