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Friday 3 April 2015

SYDNEY - Auto Italia Canberra 2015 @ Lawns of Old Parliament House - FERRARI photos


AUTO ITALIA CANBERRA 2015
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Lora Christelle Lim dressed in her new Ferrari Polo shirt bought from 
the Ferrari Store at Marina Bay Sands in SINGAPORE

SYDNEY - Auto Italia Canberra 2015 @ Old Parliament House - Together with friends from Ferrari Club of Australia - NSW, we drove down together in a "sea of red" convoy from Sydney to Canberra which took approximately 3 hours. We stopped by Meridian Cafe in Marulan to have a light lunch and coffee, then continued our way to Canberra. It was an enjoyble drive as the weather was lovely, all bright and sunny! I managed to take some amazing photos and videos with my iPhone 5.


ABOUT AUTO ITALIA CANBERRA - Held at the Lawns of the Old Parliament House in Canberra, the capital city of Australia, this event boasts a massive display of Italian automative design and excellence - beautiful cars, motorbikes and scooters exhibited with pride and passion from all around the nation. It is an annual event not to be missed for all car enthusiasts or petrol heads. During this Auto Italia Canberra weekend, Canberra is temporarily transformed from a rather quiet city to a rather noisy one with the influx of Supercars! A weekend bustling with activities! If you intend to attend the next Auto Italia Canberra 2016, do book your hotel in advance as they get fully booked pretty early. Popular hotels to stay are Hyatt Hotel Canberra conveniently located near the Old Parliament House and the Novotel Hotel as it is located near Canberra City with a huge shopping mall and my favourite Koko Black chocolate cafe. I wish they have Koko Black chocolate in Sydney!




HIGHLIGHT of the event - The Ferrari F40 which costs around US$1.6 million is proudly displayed under the Ferrari Tent. According to Jeremy Clarkson from TOP GEAR, the F40 is "the best Supercar of them all" and it is "the Supercar" unlike no others. The Ferrari F40 is the most profitable car in Ferrari history. The F40 is a mid-engine, rear wheel drive, two door coupe sports car built from 1987 to 1992 and is the fastest and most powerful car Ferrari ever sold. With a top speed of 324 km/h and a quick acceleration speed of 0-100 km/h in 3.8 seconds, the F40 is a brilliant and remarkable V8 engine car that never fails to mesmerize car enthusiasts with its sheer performance. It is also the first road legal car to ever break the 320 km/h barrier. The F40 became a legend after Enzo Ferrari died in 1988, making it the last car produced under his watch. Only 1,311 F40 cars were manufactured in total and is a highly coveted Supercar among car enthusiasts and Ferrari fans.

The Ferrari F40


AWARDS - The winner of the "Best Ferrari" award went to the Ferrari F430 Scuderia proudly owned by Adam Ciampa. Together with his father - Peter Ciampa who owns the Ferrari F40, the love and passion for Ferrari definitely runs in the bloodline. The Ciampa family loves all things Ferrari and enjoy meeting car enthusiasts who share the same passion. I spoke to Peter Ciampa and he was very happy that I am planning a trip to Italy to visit the Ferrari Factory and Museum in Modena!

Ferrari 458 Speciale - Take a look at this unique looking "signal green" Ferrari 458 Speciale as it is the only one in the World other than Jay Kay's La Ferrari in the UK. There were also many other vintage Ferrari cars on display. The Ferrari 458 Speciale is the faster and more aggressive variant with a 4.5 litre V8 engine. The engine features direct fuel injection which is the first for Ferrari mid-engine setups in all its cars. It sprints from 0-96 km/h in less than 3 seconds. The coolest feature of this car is its side slip angle control (SSC) that gives more stability when taking a corner which results in increase in agility.

Ferrari 458 Speciale in "Signal Green" colour


It was a great day catching up with friends and to marvel over the wonderful display of cars!


Photo with President of Ferrari Club Australia - NSW 


Photo with His excellency - Mr Pier Francesco Zazo - Ambassador of the Republic of Italy

Lora Christelle Lim and the Ambassador of Italy's daughter




VIDEO - Ferrari Convoy to Auto Italia Canberra 2015

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Thursday 2 April 2015

SYDNEY - CANBERRA - Special Invitation to The Embassy of Italy & Dinner at Italo Australian Club


The Embassy of Italy in Canberra
Ambassador: His Excellency Mr Pier Francesco Zazo


SPECIAL INVITATION - I was delighted to receive a special invitation to meet the Ambassador of Italy - His Excellency Mr Pier Francesco Zazo and his beautiful wife Mrs Svetlana Sharapa Zazo. We spoke about our love for Italian cars and how they love playing diplomatic tennis regularly. We were served delicious canapes, free flow of wine and had the opportunity to mingle with Italian car enthusiasts and major sponsors for Auto Italia Canberra 2015. His Excellency Mr Pier Francesco Zazo also gave a very interesting speech to thank everyone for supporting the Auto Italia Canberra 2015 and how Italian cars are specially made with high craftsmanship and expertise. Someone summarize that Italian cars are better simply because they are "more sexy" which got everyone in the house laughing. Overall, it was a wonderful evening spent with the company of really lovely people! I look forward to attending the next Auto Italia Canberra 2016 :)

VIDEO - The Ambassador of Italy's speech at the Embassy of Italy Canberra 2015






Dinner at ITALO AUSTRALIAN CLUB - After having cocktail drinks, we drove to the Italo Australian Club for dinner and I was seated beside the National President of Ferrari Club - Michael Rensch. It was great to catch up with the lovely ladies of the Ferrari Club Australia and the Lamborghini Club Australia as well. 

 National President of Ferrari Club Australia - Mr Michael Rensch


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Wednesday 1 April 2015

SYDNEY - Auto Italia Canberra 2015 @ Lawns of Old Parliament House - LAMBORGHINI photos


AUTO ITALIA CANBERRA 2015
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SYDNEY - Auto Italia Canberra 2015 @ Lawns of Old Parliament House - LAMBORGHINI photos - Besides the massive display of Ferrari cars, there was also an excellent display of Lamborghini cars and I had a wonderful time meeting new Lamborghini car owners and catching up with existing Lamborghini Club Australia members. It is always interesting to attend car events as I managed to take a look at really rare cars such as the Lamborghini Diablo Roadster which won people's choice award for "Best Lamborghini". There are only 4 delivered in Australia and they are highly sought after in the car sales market. It was also interesting to talk to fellow car enthusiasts as most of them collect cars as a hobby with a collection of more than 10 cars. An interesting conversation I had with a Lamborghini car owner is that not only does he have a large collection of cars, he also own a helicopter in Melbourne. He invited me to ride his helicopter when I visit Melbourne so that we can go on a short ski trip together in the snow mountains! How nice of him :)


Only 4 Lamborghini Diablo Roadster delivered in Australia!


Look at this stunning white beauty! This white Lamborghini Murcielago won "Best Lamborghini" award and the owner told me he actually drove CEO of Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A - Mr Stephen Winkelmann's Lamborghini in Europe before! Very interesting stories to hear from similar Lamborghini car fans.

Lamborghini Murcielago which won "Best Lamborghini" award

Look at this uniquely green Lamborghini Balboni. If you take a look closely, you can discover that Valentino Balboni, the former chief test driver of Lamborghini in Italy, the man himself actually signed on the car. What a lucky car owner! Valentino Balboni had the best job in the World as Lamborghini's chief test driver for over 40 years and his extraordinary career has been highly respected by all as he eventually became the face of the brand and Lamborghini's ambassador.


 Lamborghini Balboni - Valentino Balboni signed on the car

Lamborghini Diablo - A high performance mid-engined sports car that was built by Lamborghini between 1990 and 2001. It was the first Lamborghini that attained a top speed of above 320 km/h. The Diablo has a V12 engine and is often dubbed the "Devil on the Road". The Diablo is also the replacement of the legendary Lamborghini Countach. A top favourite among Lamborghini fans. Love this glittery Aurora Orange Diablo which is definitely a head-turner due to its glitter and glow :)

Lamborghini Diablo in unique Aurora Orange colour

It was also great to meet Mr John Edwards who is the President of the Lamborghini Club Australia NSW Members club. We discussed about the upcoming Albury Easter Drive and how I was feeling really excited about attending it as it would be a combined meet between NSW and VIC. I am looking forward to meeting Lamborghini club members from Melbourne during the Easter holidays :)


I also managed to convince some new Lamborghini car owners to join the club! *winks-




Here you can see the Lamborghini Huracan always steal the limelight and is a crowd favourite!



Love my awesome friends from the Lamborghini Club Australia NSW Members club!




Drove really fast in my Ferrari to get ahead of everyone to capture the cars in my side mirror!


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Click here to read about my SNOW SKI Trip to PERISHER with my Lamborghini :)

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♥ Lora Christelle Lim 
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