GRAND PRIX TERRE DI CANOSSA WITH EBERHARD & CO.
The adventure of Eberhard & Co., in the fascinating world of vintage cars continues throughout 2015 with a series of important meetings dedicated to all lovers of the world of oldtimers. Among these is the Grand Prix Terre di Canossa, an event unique and full of charm that will take place April 16 to 19 between Emilia, Liguria and Tuscany and will as always characterized by the unique mixture of sport, passion, landscapes , culture and evenings are always different.
This fifth edition is shaping up again as a success: we will start from Salsomaggiore Terme with a gala signed by Massimo Spigaroli, starred chef, excellent "spokesman" of the Parma cuisine and will continue along the age-old streets of Matilde of Canossa for an extraordinary journey that from the Via Emilia lead to the beautiful sea of the Cinque Terre and Versilia. Confirmed the highly anticipated Beach Party on the beach most glamorous of Versilia where will be awarded the coveted trophy Eberhard and parades in the historic centers of Lucca and Pisa. The arrival, as usual, will be in Reggio Emilia, with the awards in the evocative Hall of the Tricolore: art cities, wonderful scenery, ancient castles, rolling hills and challenging mountain passes will be the backdrop to a race not to be missed.
In the program there is also a group of track testing at the Autodromo di Varano de 'Melegari, goes through the beautiful Certosa di Calci and in the Presidential Estate of St. Flushing, the customary tribute to the Navy and the stage finish on Saturday in front of the Duomo di Pietrasanta, the city of Botero and many other great artists.
The link between the Swiss Maison, which specializes in the production of watches with high technical content and the most beautiful cars, was founded in 1992 and is a love that is renewed in time enriched by new and prestigious collaborations: in fact continues the partnership with the Classicteam, the stable valance captained by Corrado Corneliani with which the House has chosen to share this passion since 2010 and since then supports all major races. Recent news of the entrance of Corrado Lopresto, one of the most prominent figures in the international arena of vintage automobile, in the universe of Brand Ambassadors.
The strong affinity combining Eberhard & Co. and the most prestigious competitions of historic cars, inspired the watch collection "Tazio Nuvolari", a tribute to the myth of the great driver. The timepiece "Tazio Nuvolari" are designed and manufactured to a design philosophy that has as reference instrumentation of racing cars of the era.
Mechanics, design, performance is in fact fundamental aspects in motorsport as well as high-level watchmaking. After the launch of the first model "Only Time", the Maison presented at the Basel World Watch two interesting innovations that enrich the collection "Tazio Nuvolari": 336 the first "dual time" of the limited edition collection of 336 pieces dedicated to the absolute speed record achieved by the pilot on the Firenze-Mare it in 1935 and "Desk-Clock" the first table clock of the Maison.
"This fascinating competition, which in a few years of life has been able to take on the character of the most important international competitions fully reflects the style, elegance, sophistication and attention to detail of our brand - said Mario Peserico, CEO Eberhard Italy - the organizers of the Terre di Canossa have indeed focused on a winning formula that combines sport with culture and that touches the landmarks of our beautiful country".
"Terre di Canossa is now recognized as a landmark event in the industry - adds Luigi Orlandini, CEO of Canossa Events - This means that our work has been appreciated. Our goal is to offer to those who participate in a challenging race at the technical level, but at the same time an intense event as an experience of pleasure, capable of giving emotions even in social occasions, with an attention to lifestyle attention to even the smallest details. Obviously all this is possible thanks to the involvement of partners of excellence such as Eberhard every year renews its long-standing collaboration".