A mysterious German businessman who embarked on a 30,000 km journey through 14 countries in the Americas returned to the road after suffering an accident during his visit to Peru.
Em Jayas he is known, began his journey along the famous Pan-American Highway last year with the aim of leaving the southernmost point of South America and reaching the northernmost point of North America.
Unfortunately, just a few months into his ambitious journey, he suffered an accident in Peru that ended his life. Sammynickname of his Ferrari Thoroughbred of almost US$1.3 million, trapped in a ditch.
According to the website’s report Motor1 Argentinathe incident occurred on the road that connects the cities of Nazca to Cusco, Peru. In Jay and his copilot, Nicolai Böhmended up leaving the track when they made a maneuver to avoid a collision.
As a result, Sammy was left in a state of near total loss. THE Thoroughbred His suspension arms were broken, his windshield was broken and his airbags were deployed due to the impact.
After the accident, the Ferrari It had to be taken to Santiago de Chile, where it remained for almost six months waiting for replacement parts for repairs.
Luckily, it looks like Sammy is back in action. Two weeks ago, Em Jay spent time with Sammy in Brazil, in the cities of Florianópolis, Foz do Iguaçu, São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro.
In more recent publications, he appeared crossing the Ruta de la Muerte, a road in Bolivia that connects part of the municipalities of La Paz to Coroico.
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O Ferrari Purosangand from Em Jay it is already a very powerful car in itself, equipped with a 6.5 naturally aspirated V-12 engine with 725 hp, capable of going from 0 to 100 km/h in just 3.3 seconds. But, for his journey, Sammy received several modifications.
The German company Delta4x4 was responsible for the changes, which included updates to make the car more suitable for traversing any type of terrain, such as 20-inch wheels Beadlock Force Lightwhich, in addition to being lightweight, have a reinforced fixing system for the tires.
Additionally, the vehicle also received new tires. BF Goodrich Trail-Terrain T/A with measurement 245/50, because the originals Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S They probably wouldn’t take the hit. In total, Em Jay spent more than 12 thousand euros on Sammy’s modifications.
O in SUV Ferrari it was transported from Europe to Montevideo, Uruguay. From there, Em Jay and his co-pilot headed towards Ushuaia, in Argentina, considered the southernmost point in South America. Now, the businessman seems committed to overcoming the challenges to complete his 30,000 km journey to Alaska.
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