THE roar of seven Ferraris could be heard across Dorset as Radio 2 DJ Chris Evans and his friends drove into town.

The Chris Evans Drive and Dine Magnificent Seven saw drivers and guests get the chance to take seven vintage Ferrari models for a spin in the countryside, including a stop-off at Monkey World near Wool during the first leg of the four-day trip.

Although all the cars used to be part of Chris’s own collection he recently had to sell three to pay for his latest purchase, a £12million 1963 Ferrari 250 GT, which was not among yesterday’s line-up.

The collection included a 1964 Ferrari 250 Lusso, the 1971 Ferrari Dino, the 1957 Ferrari Testarossa Recreation along with the record-breaking James Coburn 1961 Ferrari 250 California Spyder.

The event has raised more than £500,000 for Children in Need.

Monkey World owner Dr Alison Cronin said: “We were really pleased on two accounts – first of all it was fantastic to see Chris and the amazing cars; secondly the event was for Children in Need and at Monkey World one of our primary missions is to support families.”

Chris said: “Last year I was nervous about strangers driving my cars but this year it’s not so bad because I don’t own all of them.”