 The Corse was developed directly from the MC12 GT1 , which won the 2005 FIA GT Manufacturers Cup . The car was released in mid @-@ 2006 , " in response to the customer demand to own the MC12 racing car and fueled by the growth in track days , where owners can drive their cars at high speeds in the safety of a race track " , as stated by Edward Butler , General Manager for Maserati in Australia and New Zealand . In similar fashion to the Ferrari FXX , although the owners are private individuals , Maserati is responsible for the storage , upkeep , and maintenance of the cars , and they are only driven on specially organized track days . Unlike the FXX , Corsas are not used for research and development , and are used only for entertainment . A single MC12 Corsa has been modified by its owner to make it street @-@ legal . 
