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Michael Fassbender races in the Ferrari Challenge
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ENZO FERRARI’S marketing principles in the early years would only sell his road cars to the rich, famous and glamorous. The Challenge series attracted many celebrities over the years and this year, actor Michael Fassbender brings star power to the Challenge.
Local boy best known across the globe for starring roles in films including Alien: Covenant, Steve Jobs, Twelve Years a Slave and Assassins’ Creed, has stepped into the real-time role of racecar driver completing in the 2017 North American Ferrari Challenge racing series. The 488’s 660 horsepower is about what the best Formula One engines made back in the V10 era of 1990-91.
A lifelong fan of Ferrari and Formula 1, Fassbender began his training with Ferrari’s “Corso Pilota” driving program last year.
A single-model championship series developed by Ferrari for clients who have a passion for racing, the Ferrari Challenge Trofeo Pirelli has thrilled drivers and fans alike since its inception in 1992. The Challenge is run in three divisions– Europe, Asia, and North. Fassbender will compete in the North American Ferrari Challenge series.
At the time of signing up for the challenge, Fassbender didn’t own a car let alone a Ferrari. However, with a long line of actors turned racing drivers, history shows us that once bitten by the bug, a fleet of exotics cars follow…watch this space.
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