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La Ferrari hypercar is coming to Bumblebee 1000's charity roadtrip on June 13-15
IT'S only one week now until BUMBLEBEE 1000's Talladega Nights roadtrip sets off.
On Friday, Saturday and Sunday June 13-15 over 100 of Ireland's finest supercars will embark on a three-day adventure kicking off from Barberstown Castle at 9am.
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ULTIMATE FERRARI: Powered by a 6.3-litre V12 the LaFerrari produces 950bhp and can travel from 0-200kph in under 7 secs
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Last week I whet your appetite with details on just a few of the amazing machines taking part.
And now I can confirm even more incredible supercars taking part like this — LaFerrari.
This gorgeous Ferrari is actually a hypercar and is powered by a 6.3-litre V12 that uses F1-derived tech and a hybrid system to produce 950bhp.
Only 499 were made.
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RARE BEAST: Lamborghini Aventador 63 is one of only 63 worldwide
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BIG MAC: Track-focused McLaren 765, the most powerful LT ever
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ROUTE DETAILS:
Talladega Nights roadtrip
DAY 1
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Friday June 13
STARTLINE
: Barberstown Castle, Dublin, 9am
PITSTOP
: National School, Scoil Bhride, Sallins Rd, Naas, Kildare, 10am
FUEL STOP
: Barrack Obama Plaza, Junction 12, Moneygall, Tipperary, 12 noon
LUNCH STOP
: Woodlands Hotel, Adare, Limerick, 1.30pm
FINISH LINE
: Neil Armstrong Way, Tralee Town, Kerry, 4pm
DAY 2
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Saturday June 14
FUEL STOP
: Walsh's SuperValu Caherciveen, Kerry, 10.30am
LUNCH STOP
: Sneem Hotel, Sneem, Kerry, 12.30pm
FINISH LINE
: Lewis Road Car Park, Killarney Town, Kerry, 3pm
DAY 3
- Sunday, June 15
START LINE
: The Europe Hotel Killarney, Kerry, 9.30am
FUEL STOP
: Mallow N20 Plaza, Limerick Rd, Mallow, Cork, 11am
LUNCH STOP
: Charleville Park Hotel, Charleville, Cork, 12.30pm
FINISH LINE
: Portlaoise Plaza, Junction 17, Portloaise, Loais, 3pm
Also joining the action is another super rare supercar, a Lamborghini Aventador 63.
Only 63 of these exist in the world and you can see and hear it as well as other rare Lambos like SVJs and Huracan Tecnicas.
Plus the last Gallardo Superleggera ever made, number 618 of 618, will be taking part, this incredible machine, once owned by Eric Clapton.
Also confirmed for the charity roadtrip is a stunning silver McLaren 765LT, the most powerful LT ever.
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Its 4.0-litre twin-turbocharged V8 produces 765bhp and 800Nm of torque and just 765 will ever be produced.
Other incredible cars will include, a Ferrari SF90 and a Ferrari 296 GTB.
There will be Bentley Continental GTs including Ireland's only 2025 Mulliner model and other luxury marques include a Rolls Royce Cullinan.
There will also be fire-breathing Nissan R35 GT-Rs bringing the noise to the event.
German sportscars will be well represented with plenty of Porsche models like the race-ready GT3 RS, and Mercedes models too that will include E53 and C63 AMGs.
Awesome Audi V10 R8 supercars as well plus a bevy of BMW M cars.
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BEEM MACHINE: Keep an eye out for The Ligg in a red 727bhp BMW M5
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INCREDIBLE HULK: Lamborghini Huracan Tecnica
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And I'll be back driving the new 727bhp M5 thanks to
So keep your eyes peeled for the Irish Sun's tamed motoring editor — The Ligg — behind the wheel of this Fire Red super saloon.
And on Friday morning at Barberstown Castle you can see one very special and incredibly expensive hypercar that you simply won't believe is here in Ireland!
After leaving Barberstown Castle the first Pit Stop will take pace at the National School, Scoil Bhríde, Sallins Road, Naas, Kildare at 10am.
And then we'll make our way to our first Fuel Stop which will be at the Barrack Obama Plaza, Junction 12, Moneygall, Tipperary at noon.
We will then journey to the Woodlands Hotel, Adare, Limerick for lunch at 1.30pm.
And Day One will come to an end at the Neil Armstrong Way, Tralee, in Kerry as we cross the Finish Line at 4pm.
Day Two, Saturday, June 14, will see us meet up at 10.30am and fuel our machines at Walsh's SuperValu, Caherciveen, in Kerry.
Then we will hit the road again and power our way to the Sneem Hotel in Sneem in Kerry, where we will stop for lunch at 12.30pm.
It will be another dash to the Day Two Finish Line, arriving at 3pm at the Lewis Road Car Park, Killarney, in Kerry.
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HOLY TRINITY: Three stunning Lamborghinis, a Huracan STO, an Aventador SVJ and another Aventador with a crazy loud Capristo exhaust system
Credit: Darren Liggett
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DARK DESTROYER: Stunning Porsche GT3 RS
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BLACK BEAUTY: Mercedes-AMG E53 4matic hybrid
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Day Three will be another early start as those having a lie-in at the Europe Hotel in Killarney will awaken to the sounds of over 100 supercars starting up and revving into life at 9.30am.
The multi-million euro convoy will head south to Cork and make a much-needed Fuel Stop at the Mallow N20 Plaza, Limerick Road in Mallow, at 11am.
Lunch will be held in the Charleville Park Hotel, Charleville, Cork, at 12.30pm.
Then the roadtrip heads for the Finish Line at the Portlaoise Plaza, Junction 17, Portlaoise, Laois at 3pm.
As always, all proceeds from this event will go to the fabulous
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To date, Bumblebee 1000 has raised over €608,649 for this incredible charity organisation.
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