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From Herald Sun:

A RED army will invade Melbourne in the lead-up to next month's Australian Grand Prix.

At least 60 Ferraris, one for each year the Italian supercar maker has been in business, will converge on Carlton's Lygon St for a unique Italian celebration.

The cavalcade will parade through the Italian heart of Melbourne before a demonstration run by a Ferrari Formula One car.

The Ferrari Festival, to be held on March 3, is expected to draw a huge crowd to an F1-themed street party.

"Everyone who has ever heard a Formula One car will be familiar with the adrenalin rush it induces," GP CEO Tim Bamford said yesterday.

Details are still being finalised, including who will drive the F1 car and the route of the cavalcade, but preliminary details will be revealed today by the Australian Grand Prix Corporation.

The Ferrari Festival is a joint event involving the City of Melbourne and Ferrari, which is hoping to have a full range of Ferrari cars through the generations and the Italian team's drivers.

It will be the highlight of Ferrari's 60th-anniversary celebrations in Australia.

"This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see all things Ferrari in one place at one time," said Kevin Wall, Ferrari's general manager in Australia.

This is the second time an F1 car has taken to the streets of Melbourne, after the successful F1 and V8 Supercar hit-out in the city centre two years ago.

The organisers are taking no chances on safety.

More than 1km of steel barriers will be installed along Lygon St and there will be an exclusion zone around the F1 demonstration area.

"This is not about speed. This is an opportunity to promote Melbourne, Australia and our iconic Lygon St precinct to the world," Mr Bamford said.

Ferrari Day activities will include F1 simulators, a display of race and road cars, special exhibitions and children's activities.

A special Ferrari baton, which is being carried around the world by 10,000 Ferrari owners, will also be on display.

I'm keen to go check this out. It's a pain in the ass of a place but I'm hoping to see an F40, F50 and Enzo all there which would be pretty sweet.

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i just wanna see the girls in their lycra black clothing.....

just kidding

there is no way im going in to lygon st - that day will be packed....anyone who goes there, make sure u take pics of hte cars...................and the women :laugh:

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Dude, you should have come to the ferrari club track day at calder... I touched an F40 :laugh:

i've been in that F40 on the road. :)

i've sat in the driver's seat aswell.

*creams*

everyone looks, its like your famous.

some dude even pulled out a video camera.

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Dude, you should have come to the ferrari club track day at calder... I touched an F40 :dry:

I've got some footage of that f40, and the f50 that was there.. :D

I might head down for a look since its a 5 min drive from my place...

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If you want some company - I'll come along! >_<

Love Ferraris but f**ked if im going near lygon st, especially on that day!

Don't think I could take seeing so many of them in one spot anyway, makes baby jebus cry!

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