{"id":369029,"date":"2010-07-28T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-07-28T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/?p=25698"},"modified":"2025-01-06T00:46:18","modified_gmt":"2025-01-06T00:46:18","slug":"just-another-ferrari-gto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/just-another-ferrari-gto\/","title":{"rendered":"Just Another Ferrari GTO"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='memberful-global-teaser-content'>\n<p>Story and photos by Stephen Mitchell<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/Ferrari-GTO1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-796472\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/Ferrari-GTO1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"523\" height=\"519\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/Ferrari-GTO1.jpg 523w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/Ferrari-GTO1-300x298.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/Ferrari-GTO1-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/Ferrari-GTO1-293x291.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 523px) 100vw, 523px\" \/><\/a>Once upon a time, I received a call from an acquaintance Mario Tosi. He and I both owned Ferrari GTOs and used them as daily transportation. His had been for sale and I came close to buying it before finally purchasing 3987. Mario was calling to say that he had found a buyer for his car and wanted to say goodbye to the car by organizing a track day at Willow Springs Raceway. Would I like to come along, he wanted to know. Indeed I would! <span id=\"more-25698\"><\/span>Some of what went on that day is documented in this footage filmed by Peter Helm to which I added a narration: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Md_jcC6OnIU\"><strong>See Ferrari GTOs at Willow Springs<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n        .memberful-global-teaser-content p:last-child{\n            -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent);\n            mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent);\n        }\n    <\/style>\n<div class='memberful-global-marketing-content'>\n<div class=\"a07online-global-marketing-content-wrapper\">\n<h2 class=\"a07online-global-marketing-title\">No Subscription? 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