Case IH on Tour With Ferrari

Case IH on Tour With Ferrari

August 07, 2006

Equipment manufacturer to co-sponsor cross-continent auto adventure

    RACINE, Wis., Aug. 7 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- This fall,
the Case IH brand will be displayed on a pair of the
world's most powerful and exotic automobiles as they
traverse the Western Hemisphere.  It's all part of the
Ferrari Panamerican 20,000 -- an epic journey that takes
two new Ferraris through 16 countries and across 20,000
miles (32,000 km) during a 15-stage, 84-day tour.  

    (Photo: 
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    As co-sponsor of the tour, Case IH will hold dealer,
customer, media and employee events that emphasize its
parallels with Ferrari -- world-class technology, power,
performance, and of course, a preference for red paint.
  
    The Ferrari Panamerican 20,000 begins August 24, when
two pristine examples of Ferrari's recently launched
12-cylinder model, the 599 GTB Fiorano, take off on a
grueling journey from Brazil to New York.  The challenging
route spans mountain roads in the Andes and dirt tracks in
Central America as well as U.S. interstates and Canadian
highways.  The tour is scheduled to end in New York City on
November 17.

    Tour stops include Case IH manufacturing facilities in
Curitiba, Brazil and Racine, Wisconsin, USA.

    "Case IH is proud to be a part of the Ferrari
Panamerican tour, so we can showcase the power of Ferrari
side-by-side with the power of Case IH," says Mario
Ferla, President, Case IH.  With a 620 horsepower, V12
5999cc engine, the 599 GTB Fiorano is the most powerful
production model ever built at Ferrari's Maranello, Italy,
plant.

    "It's quite amazing to consider that the largest
Case IH tractor -- the Steiger STX530 -- uses 584
horsepower when operating at peak power, just a bit less
than Ferrari's top performer," Ferla notes.  "But
at 54,000 pounds (24,494 kg) compared to the Fiorano's 3,684
pounds (1,612 kg), the Steiger is almost 15 times heavier. 
Case IH tractors are designed work all day in the field
under constant load, transferring their power to
ground-engaging implements, while the Ferrari harnesses its
power for speed."

    You can follow the tour online at
http://www.ferrariworld.com and
http://www.media.ferrari.com .  Both Web sites will feature
regularly updated news and high definition photographs.

    The Ferrari Panamerican 20,000 continues a strong
connection between Case IH and Ferrari.  Earlier this year,
the Case IH logo appeared on Ferrari Formula 1 cars
competing in Grand Prix races in Indianapolis, Indiana,
where Ferrari took first and second places, and Montreal,
Canada, where they posted second and fifth place rankings.

    Case IH is a global leader in agricultural equipment. 
With headquarters in the United States, Case IH has a
network of dealers and distributors that operates in over
160 countries.  Case IH provides agricultural equipment
systems, flexible financial service offerings and parts and
service support for professional farming operations through
a dedicated network of professional dealers and
distributors.  Productivity enhancing products include
tractors; combines and harvesters; hay and forage
equipment; tillage tools; planting and seeding systems;
sprayers and applicators; and site-specific farming tools.


    For more information on Case IH visit us on the World
Wide Web at http://www.caseih.com .

    For more information, please contact:

     Krista Knigge
     Tel:   [phone]
     Email: [e-mail] 

     Gualberto Ranieri
     Tel:   [phone]
     Email: [e-mail]

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