TT Circuit Assen, THE NETHERLANDS – 08th APRIL 2018: Once again the TT circuit in the north-east of the Netherlands is home to another great event; Eni Viva Italia powered by check star.  The day that the track is turned into the colours of the Italian flag, a day where the paddock is turned into ‘Ferrari Red, Lamborghini Yellow and Fiat white’.  

A event which names reveal it all, from a daily driven Fiat 500 or Alfa Romeo Mito to the most exotic rarely seen Alfa Romeo’s,  Ferrari, Lamborghini and Maserati.

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Several Italian car club were present at the Eni Viva italia (Maserati club Netherlands, Abarth club, Afisti Nederland and several more). Among the represented clubs was the ‘Lamborghini Club Nederland’ , which brought a diverse amount and models to the beautiful circuit of TT. ‘Lamborghini Club Nederland’ was founded in 1993. The club’s main focus is the passion for Lamborghini cars and interaction between Lamborghini owners. The Club has 55 members which ±35 was present at the ENI viva Italia.

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M17A5272Also present  was this fully restored  Countach 5000 Quattrovalvole. This countach found his way to The Netherlands back in 1998 and was lost for several year until 2 years ago. After been fully restored this beauty made its appearance and shined under a nice blue sky and sunshine.

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A car event isn’t complete without a ‘show & shine’ competition, the Concorso d’Eleganza brought the most finest together to compete for the ultimate title during the ENI viva italia event. The jury during ENI viva Italia was Nico van den Broek. Nico was an appraiser for several car dealers over the years and is an expert on Italian cars. This year winner of the the Concorso d’Eleganza went to this beautiful 1978 Alfa Romeo Spider 2000.

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another great car show by 402 automotive, for all Italian car lovers, the next Italian car show will be Auto Moto D’Italia at EXPO Haarlemmermeer on 21st October 2018. So book that in your calendar because we from TCOB will be there as well.

Keep an eye on our photo gallery as more pictures will be loaded in the coming days.

Story & Pictures by Benjamin Wefer