Ten years ago the automotive technology trade school jason attended had just started a relationship with bmw. Pilotis latest pair beautifully with the pagani huayra roadster. Pagani chief test driver davide testi wore a helmetmounted camera during a quick run on the modena circuit in italy. Piloti partners with pagani to create the supercar of driving boots. The pagani huayra replaced the zonda in 2011 and boasts a 720hp twinturbocharged v8 engine sourced from mercedesamg. By 2018, a total of 140 cars had been built, including development mules. Pagani imola, a powerhouse of technology for the racetrack and road. And thats all the info currently available on this, well, baby. Pagani s chief test driver davide testi takes you behind the wheel of the huayra for a complete and quick lap around modena racetrack. Point of view video with pagani chief test driver at. As paganis chief test driver, he has driven the zonda and huayra models more than anyone on the planet and is understandably the envy of. A prototype pagani huayra roadster worth millions of dollars was crashed into a tree in germany by a test driver.
And let a pagani virgin drive horacios own zonda and the huayra roadster. Aston martin hires exmclaren chief test driver chris. Pagani chief test driver takes son for a huayra joyride. But im sure all those things are pretty easy to come by. So, in the cool of the afternoon, we head for the sp26 south of maranello, where the road is twisty and. He retired in october 2008 due to italian government work regulations, after having served the company for 40 years. During a local auto enthusiast event in italy, pagani s chief test driver davide testi took his son for a ride in the driver s seat of a matte silver huayra. Horacio pagani, owner and chief designer of pagani automobili.
Pagani test driver takes his son for a joyride in italy. Bob wallace was lamborghinis very first chief test driver and held that position from 1964 to 1975. Cringe as this pagani test driver takes his son on a joyride wpoll. Pagani imola, a powerhouse of technology for the racetrack. If your dad is a pagani driver youre the luckiest kid in. Pretend youre driving along a racetrack in a pagani huayra driving. He took his son for a crazy lap of the track which included a couple of.
To pay tribute to him in occasion of his retirement, lamborghini had labeled a 2009 edition to the gallardo lineup, the lp5502 valentino balboni. If there is one person in the world you would like to take you out for a spin in the new huayra, or any other pagani model for that matter, its davide testi, the italian firms official test driver who has racked up more miles in the car than anyone else has a one john jack had the privilege of seeing testi manhandling sic the exotic supercar from the relative comfort of the passenger. In his latest, marchettino managed to strap a camera to the head of davide testi, paganis chief test driver, as he takes a huayra around a. This is why project code ps01 was dubbed pagani imola, as a tribute to the track where the vehicle was created and which is part of its identity. With a limited edition of only five examples built, the pagani imola has gone through the severest ontrack validation test ever applied to a pagani. A seasoned race car driver faces a brutal hypercar, what could go wrong. The pagani zonda is a midengine sports car produced by the italian sports car manufacturer pagani. Not only were his efforts significant to lamborghinis. Unless your name is davide testi, youre pagani s chief test driver, youve got a ridiculous pagani huayra, and youve got a closed course. Pagani test driver davide testi talks about his awesome job. But everything went well and since then he has been driving pagani supercars for a living. Feature articles named after the racetrack on which it was modeled and finetuned, the new pagani imola is a roadworthy hypercar with a wholly racing temperament that embodies the maximum expression of pagani automobilis track technology.
At the end of last year, mclarens longtime chief test driver jumped ship to rival aston martin. Piloti partners with pagani to create the supercar of. Valentino balboni born may 1949 is the former chief test driver of lamborghini, a manufacturer of sports cars in italy. Pagani said the driver and a passenger were uninjured, citing the resiliency of. Twelve years after the official debut of the zonda at the 1999 geneva auto salon, owner and chief designer horacio pagani pulled the covers off its successor. Turn up the volume, the sound of those turbos will make you crazy i am not even going to lie, i was a bit aroused after watching this video. The new pagani imola is a roadworthy hypercar with a wholly racing temperament that embodies the maximum expression of pagani automobilis track technology. Watch pagani s chief test driver in some rocking action. What it takes to be the pagani official test driver. Mclarens new chief test driver is a bonafide supercar.
We knew that pagani zonda r was already a fast car, the. Pagani s chief test driver davide testi did exactly that as he took his son for a joy ride to remember in the passenger seat of a pagani huayra to the astonishment of spectators at a local auto event. Enjoy an exclusive visit to the pagani automobile headquarters. With a limited edition of only five examples built, the pagani imola has gone through the severest ontrack validation test ever applied to a. Cringe as this pagani test driver takes his son on a.
The pagani test driver november 9, 2014 kahjun leave a comment davide testis company car which he drives daily is a pagani huayra and there are no other job in the world which could offer such privilege other than being the chief test driver for pagani. Since we could test drive on track in different temperature and track surface. Hard work, determination, and a bit of good timing is the answer. Pagani test driver takes his son on a joy ride youtube. Davide testi chief pagani test driver, and the man wholl get a very angry letter from my mum if this all goes wrong hops into the drivers seat. Chris goodwin had been with mclaren for an impressive 21 years. Wanting to impress, the school sent bmw their top talent, including jason. Paganis chief test driver davide testi took his son for a joy ride in the passenger seat of a pagani huayra during a local automotive event. This is why project code ps01 was dubbed pagani imola, as a tribute to the track where the vehicle was created and which is. The imola circuit became a second home while the car was being developed.
Pagani reportedly working on trackfocused huayra driving. Pagani test driver davide testi talks about his awesome. The company was founded in 1992 by the argentinian horacio pagani and is based in san cesario sul panaro, near modena, italy. Also included is an onboard driving experience with pagani test driver andrea palma. I got this information right from the source, the chief pagani factory test driver, davide. Davide testi, paganis chief test driver, is a cardcarrying member of that elite fraternity who likely has more miles behind its flatbottom steering. Slouching alongside, paganis factory test driver is aghast. Testiyes, that is his real nameis the official test driver for pagani and has been working for the company, based in san cesario sul panaro. This experience is valid for two people and will take place in cesario sul panaro modena at the pagani automobile headquarters.
He recently was at the modena racetrack with pagani s chief test driver, davide testi, and was able to take some laps around the track in the huayra. German test driver crashes pagani huayra roadster into a tree. Check out latest car news, auto launch updates and expert views on indian car industry at carwale. Bob wallace, lamborghinis first chief test driver, passes. With the job title expert high performance test driver, goodwin will be the most influential driver during the valkyries development.
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