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FERRARICOMPETITIONRESULTS SIZE MATTERS A number of readers spotted that the results table for the April Prescott hillclimb had been omitted from the last issue of CompRes. I am sorry for this – the reason was that the size of the news letter is a function of multiples of four pages. Last month’s production was 16 pages long and inserting the table would have pushed it to 20 pages, with the consequential increase in printing and postage costs. As we run on a very tight budget a sacrifice had to be made. Happily all is not lost and the missing Prescott table will be found on p6 of this edition.
WHAT’S ON 4/5
Shelsley Walsh hillclimb
A final reminder that the official closing date for entries for the Ferrari formula classic weekend at the Italia a Zandvoort meeting was 3rd June. If you wish to make a late entry there would be a few day’s grace after this date but I can’t promise that your name would be in the JULY programme. I remind you that the date of this race meeting is 18/19 June and all entrants to date have secured a pitbox. In addition to the Ffc events there is a race for ‘Italiaans Historich’ cars. Ferraris built in 1977 or earlier are eligible and we have circulated all our drivers who have suitable cars with the necessary information.
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Prestwold Hall: FOC Track Day
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Llandow Sprint
COOL AND THE GANG
20/21 Spa: FOC Track Days
ZANDVOORT
New to the Ferrari track
JUNE
day scene (to me anyway) is the driver cooling system. Avid trackdayer DAVID BOLLAND was seen at the Club’s Oulton Park event wearing the latest in central cooling – an inner shirt embodying over 50ft of capillary tubing connected to an ice filled tank fitted with a recirculation pump. In David’s case the tank was housed in the forward compartment of his 360 Challenge car. An additional gadget can be attached to the driver’s helmet to feed cool filtered air to the head for up to two hours of cooling. I am not sure what happens
if the water cooling system springs a leak – it could be dead embarrassing for the driver when he comes into the pits. Talk about looking like a drip . . . If you go for the full works it will set you back a cool £800. It’s an interesting idea and we shall have to see how many Ferrari drivers follow suit – no sweat!
QUOTE OF THE MONTH When signing-on at race control at the Mallory Park meeting, the secretary of the meeting remonstrated with STUART ANDERSON for omitting from his entry form the name of his next of kin and their contact number. “Sorry,” said Stuart. “I just can’t get the dog to use the phone.”
18/19 Zandvoort: Italia a Zandvoort Ferrari formula classic 24-26 Zolder: PMFC Rds 3 & 4 24-26 Spa: European 360 Challenge 2
FOC Summer Ball Boughton House
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FOC National Concours Boughton House
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Snetterton: FOC Track Day
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Hungaroring: European 360 Challenge
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British GP Silverstone
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Snetterton: PMFC Rds 5 & 6 Ferrari formula classic
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Gurston Down hillclimb
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Prescott hillclimb
FERRARI CONCOURS The Club’s National Concours takes place at Boughton House on Sunday, 3 July and we would like to see a representative selection of competition cars at this annual event. The idea is to have a small display of Ferraris drawn from our three 2005 championships: the Pirelli Maranello Ferrari Challenge, the Ferrari formula classic, and the Pirelli Ferrari Hill Climb Championship. We have already contacted one or two drivers to invite them to bring their cars along but if you would like to join the exhibition please get in touch with the Club office as soon as possible. If you haven’t been to this event in the past I can thoroughly recommend it as an enjoyable day out.
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MALLORY PARK A full report of the Ferrari formula classic action is contained in this issue. Mallory is, of course, owned by that arch Ferrari enthusiast CHRIS MEEK, whose garage rarely fails to house the latest model from Maranello. Currently Chris has an Enzo but recently he took delivery of a 612 Scaglietti which bears his unmistakeable registration plate.
ZOLDER This is a last call for PMFC competitors for the Zolder race meeting on 24-26 June. Entries close on Friday, 10 June but if you have mislaid your form you need to contact Anne (on 01757702053 or e-mail to the address given on page 1) straight away. In last month’s issue of CompRes we gave you the detailed timetable for this race meeting. Since then we have been given details of the optional testing organised by Circuit Zolder on the Thursday (prior to the meeting starting the following day). The timing and costs for this is as follows: 0905 – 11.55 €165 13.05 – 16.55 €220 Whole day €350 11.00 – 11.55 €65 16.00 – 16.55 €65 The above testing may be booked and paid for on the day direct with the circuit. Please remember that there are also two testing sessions on the Friday afternoon (14.05 – 14.25 and 14.30 – 14.50) at a thrifty charge of €30 per session. The Friday testing sessions have been arranged by the race organisers, and again may be booked and paid for on the day. Tickets and vehicle passes will be available for collection at the Welcome Center at the entrance to the circuit. Documents will be checked at the Race Office on the first floor of the Control Building. The drivers briefing will be at 15.00 hrs on the Friday afternoon in the Drivers Briefing Room.
SNETTERTON Hard on the heels of the Ffc
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and PMFC overseas forays to Zandvoort and Zolder respectively comes the one-day race meeting at Snetterton, on Sunday 17 July, where both series will feature. There will be double header races for PMFC, with a single 20minute qualifying session, together with one Ffc race, again with its own qualifying period. The timetable for the meeting has just been issued and is as follows, with Ffc and PMFC activities kept separate: PMFC: Sign-on 07.40 – 08.40 Scrut 09.00 – 09.20 Qualifying 11.45 – 12.05 Race 1 15.55 – 16.15 Race 2
Ffc: Sign-on 08.30 – 09.30 Scrut 09.50 – 10.10 Qualifying 13.55 – 14.15 Race The Ferrari catering for this meeting is again in the capable hands of Jim and Janet Race. Judging by the superb job they did with the ‘Picnic in the Park’ at Mallory recently, we shall not be disappointed. The ticket price for the Snetterton hospitality will again be a slender £10.00 per head. To simplify things on the day, tickets must be purchased in advance by contacting Anne Swift no less than a week ahead of the meeting. Her contact details are indicated on page 1 of this issue.
Harewood on Saturday, May The 2005 Season is 14th looks set towith be aall great developing well the signs meeting no less than twenty of a closewith contest developing for -three Ferraris support the series title. entered, Runner-up in from the Ferrari Area 2003 andYorkshire 2004, Richard Prior Group who a his (348ts) hasare theproviding bit between barbecue, and attendance of teeth and is, asthe usual at this time Jack Diana Sears. Thethe of theand year, holding down contest lead. on thePreviously hill will beNick hot with overall some in seriously determined Frost 2003, and then Nick driverslast out year, to unseat class record Taylor overhauled holder Jon Goodwin. After allThis this Richard later in the season. excitement some thirty of us are year he faces a renewed dining at the nearby Harewood challenge from old hillclimb hand Arms Geoff Hotel. Dark (308GTB) who is currently and now Chris Johnsecond, Swift pioneered the Butler (F355), following Harewood Hill for Ferrarihis many devastating performance at years ago, initiating the Ferrari MIRA,athas thrown his helmet in class what has consistently the ring.theChristian Mineeff proved most popular event in (328GTB) took a maximum the hillclimb calendar. Busyat Harewood andJohn may has yet not produce circuit racing, been some could out at surprises Harewoodasfor veryJon many Goodwin so watch years, but(F355) the big– news is hethis will space. be competing on Saturday 14th May.The Hisnew chosen weapon the intake this is year F355 acquiredsome recently has produced realfollowing talent, the departure of that much loved and there are one or two more Dino 246GTS. 355waiting is metallic members in theHis wings to blackin. with so John join At black Lotonleather, Park over will have to smile a lot from to Easter, Mark Buckland brighten things up. Rumour has Morpeth, with his Mondial 3.4t, it thevery original owner was was fast straight outaof the famous blackCharlie footballer who box, as was White from specifiedwith black for the London histint F355. Charlie Ferrari’s sideno windows – all in- he all really needs introduction this quickly must have made an has made his mark in the intriguing andMaranello sometimes Pirelli Ferrari Challenge invisible ensemble! with a F355 Challenge too. At MIRA, David Tomlin Shelsley Walshfrom on June 4 & Worcester with another F355 5 is another important meeting wasthe immediately for series – a competitive, big British and had shown great promise at Hillclimb Championship meeting the FOC Curborough school a few at this historic venue. Saturday days Then, ofa course, night before. we are holding dinner for there is Pauline Goodwin, a lady competitors in The Abberley Suite with all the right connections and at The Elms – a splendid country determined to boot – she has house hotel that has been the shownof great promise already, scene several of these very and keeps winning Club special evenings in the years gone handicap! This coming weekend by. Booking forms will be at Shelsleyvery Walsh weand shall be circulated soon there joined David from will be by space for Hathaway a few visitors. Chepstow- he is armed with a 348.Nick Taylor has managed to pull some amazing results out of The FOC Curborough his Mondial 3.4t, both on the hills “Introduction Speed Events”, and in FormulatoClassic, and I mentioned above, was run for the guess has enjoyed the extra th second time onoffers May 25 and space this tipo as he drives once again proved very to and from the meetings. Even so he always admired the Nick
Frost 348GTC, rare machine worthwhile andapopular with that way aheadWe of the thoseisattending. hadordinary Nick 348 in Richard the desirability stakes. Frost, Prior and Mike Nick has talked about 348GTC Spicer instructing, witha Christian from time tothe time, and has now Mineeff and writer finally added one toTomlin his stable supervising. David was– we hope to see the car in action the top rated driver in the soon. morning sessions, and in the afternoon it was Andrewgo Holman Ferrari umbrellas fast with a 328GTB – he is Idue to sign as you would expect. seem to up anytime now. quite a few have got through overFerrari the years, particularly at quirks or Harewood. I stick idiosyncrasies arethem part in of the the groundof when arriving in the charm the cars I guess, paddock andonthen particularly the drive older home models. At the recent Iwithout. have always found theAGM very dim Whittlebury Hall thrash I heard instrument lighting amusing – it on the Sunday seems that withthat theour right sized Silverstone Drivers Day increase was to be bulb fitted the readings wet, so I purchased another one alarmingly – one way of getting from the ever helpful Peter and more oil pressure. I remember Sally Hughes regalia stand. being most impressed when Half I an hour later, acquired a 550having a coffee with Peter by Everingham Maranello the very in the reception I propped it up nice brightlounge, instrument against the wallI and never saw it lighting – until noticed again! you could not see the needles! those GerryGetting Marshall did not have to upFerrari as wellconnections, was toolight many but being saved for of later I am sure most us greatly models. admire his exceedingly long
Spicer and Arms Christian Harewood HotelMineeff for dinner. assisted me last time, and they As Jack Sears was on hand, we did a brilliant job, idea greatly thought it a good for him to appreciated by those took present our class and who handicap part. Needless to sayeach they of are winners with a bottle out againItalian for this eventthat and Sally we superior bubbly hope we get a good intake! Maynard-Smith had produced from her cellar. This coming weekend is the big Shelsley National Championship round, and on Saturday evening the Ferrari drivers are dining out at The Elms – a very upmarket country house hotel. More Eating and Drinking as once again we will be returning to Moore Place Hotel in Aspley Guise for the 2005 Prizegiving Dinner. The date is Saturday 29th October, so please get this in your diary as it is not to be missed!
Photo: Alan Jackson
RA’s HILLCOMMENT
history as a very successful club Motorhomes racer. He even ratedwith an obituary nowadays are fitted in thing the Daily Telegraph, a called a cassettewhich cannotwhich be bad. Although I could toilet is removable not count Gerry as a friend, I first for dumping in the met him in the earlyThe sixties at appropriate place. Snetterton, when as a very cognoscenti call these young man he was the bogbox, and it a gofer for Frank Williams. Overif the years I occurred to me that usedare to bump into him at places you faced with a like The Steering sideways collisionWheel with aClub in London and the Racing Car Show. motorhome, avoiding He always the bogboxcalled wouldme be Dickie, RA (wearing the Pirelli hat which was de at Harewood) shares a joke with which was worrying, and therigueur last advisable. With all this winner Jon Goodwin. time about I enjoyed his and company stuff Health briefly was at Brands a couple of Safety maybe they should put a years warning back, when and I large signMcGlone alongside. 2006 may seem like a long tried unsuccessfully to they insertspend him After an aircraft crash way off right now, but I have into DB3S. A larger than life a lot the of time looking for the black already been making formative character, Gerry beifsorely box – you can betwill that a plans. We are definitely back in missed around UK crash motorthey race motorhome is inthe a big Jersey for Bouley Bay Hill Climb scene. will not be looking for the at Easter, and the ever helpful bogbox. David Lord of The Highcliff “An Introduction to Speed Country Hotel is eager to make Events” was runDrinking for FOC has Eating and all the arrangements, both for members at Curborough May always been an importantlast part of our accommodation and the ferry and FOC we are doing scene the same the hillclimb and thing this crossing. Another exciting againhas thisso month on Wednesday, year far proved the case prospect is a new sprint at May 25th,the endeavouring to bash. following big Loton Park Snetterton – this will be in too if encourage novice members After the Harewood meetingout it does not clash with something to take part in motorsport. reported in this issue, some thirty unmoveable. Richard Prior, Nick Frost, Mike of us adjourned to the nearby
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PIRELLI FERRARI HILL CLIMB CHAMPIONSHIP: ROUND 4 Harewood: Saturday 14 May 2005
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he led these sessions with his there was plenty of excitement as impressive sounding 348GTC. Goodwin and Frost vied for the Class record holder Jon Goodwin class win – first one ahead then LWAYS POPULAR, this was in close attendance with his the other, with Jon taking the spectacular Yorkshire venue once F355, as were Richard Prior final verdict on 66.11, and Nick again pulled a huge contingent of (348ts) and Chris Butler (F355). second with 66.66 - a devilishly Ferraris, with the F355 now the Geoff Dark headed the smaller good time! Chris Butler moved most popular tipos with his into third on 67.26, and then a tipo writes 308GTB, and big surprise as Chris Hitchman RICHARD amongst the less jumped ahead of Richard Prior to ALLEN. hairy drivers claim fourth overall. Christian Unusually, Lorraine Mineeff, another chap who knows there were no Hitchman had Harewood rather well, was less than three her 328 just getting to grips with his 328GTB Club directors ahead of Pauline – a fine second run of 67.79 competing, and Goodwin’s similar netting sixth overall and, more chairman Jack car. On his first significantly, the 20 maximum Sears came attempt, Chris points that one or two others had along to see Hitchman they behaved provided better than at some Just like clockwork, your reporter’s drama Board F355 recorded a string of near meetings! when he identical times. The put his weather was F355 off most agreeable as the meeting course over a bank from got underway, and remained so which it was reluctant to all day, helping the organisers return, causing a get through no less than three considerable delay in the official runs besides the two for first session. practice. Nick Frost knows a With the three officials It was Charlie White’s first time at the thing or two about Harewood and taken in the afternoon, hill, driving his nice F355 Spider.
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Oops! Lorraine Hitchman falls victim to the trickery of the notorious Quarry Corner.
their sights on! Geoff Dark scored well again with a best of 69.03. Surprisingly, his old sparring partners Brian Jackson and Christopher England were only a quarter of a second behind – both their cars a little short on straight -line speed against Geoff’s 308. Charlie White (F335 spider) was amongst these times, going amazingly well on his first visit to Harewood on 69.32, heading Philip Whitehead’s similar car. No worry though as Philip still had the measure of the 355s of John Swift, back on familiar territory, and Richard Allen, both on 70.02. John, on his first event with his recently acquired car, improved steadily whilst Richard kept on posting a string of near identical times. There was good competition right through the class, with Peter Hitchman bringing his Mondial 3.4t home ahead of the Andy Grier and John Dobson 328s – John just heading Peter Rogerson (F355) by a few hundredths. Jos van de Perre (308GTS) improved as the day went on, which was just as well as so did Pauline Goodwin – she was very close, and took the Club handicap win convincingly. Lorraine looked likely to give Pauline some competition, but a dive into the gravel trap at the notorious Quarry bend rather dampened her ardour! A mention too for Mike Haigh - not registered for the series, but he went well with his 328GTB and had a best of 68.98.
It was Christian Mineeff who took home maximum Championship points with his 328GTB.
Vying for FTD throughout the day were those two Harewood rivals of old: Nick Frost (348GTB/C) and Jon Goodwin (F355GTS). In the end it was Jon (lower picture) who grabbed the honours with a fine climb in 66.11. But it was so close . . .
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HAREWOOD Hillclimb 14 May 2005 Round 4 Pirelli Ferrari Hill Climb Championship Driver
Tipo
Jon Goodwin
F355GTS
Pract 1 69.87
65.25
66.91
66.49
66.11
Speed trap 76
Nick Frost
348GTC
70.44
67.92
66.10
67.71
66.66
66.78
77
+1.50
67.66
14
17
Chris Butler
Pract 2 68.16
H/cap
Run 1
Run 2
Run 3
PEP % +2.50
PEP Time 67.76
H/c Pos 17
Pts 13
F355
70.36
69.00
67.50
68.46
67.23
67.26
78
+2.50
68.91
6
9
Chris Hitchman Richard Prior Christian Mineeff
F355GTS 348ts 328GTB
fail 68.82 70.42
70.60 69.03 69.85
67.75 67.30 68.50
68.86 67.69 68.45
69.13 67.75 67.79
67.66 68.35 69.58
80 74 78
+2.50 0.00 -0.50
69.35 67.69 67.45
8 12 3
8 15 20
*Mike Haigh
328GTB
72.11
69.74
69.00
69.27
69.22
68.98
74
Geoff Dark
308GTB
71.24
69.98
69.00
69.79
69.39
69.04
76
-1.00
68.35
11
10
Brian Jackson
308GTB
71.86
70.97
69.75
70.40
70.38
69.31
72
-2.00
67.92
5
12
Charlie White
F355 Sp
72.76
79.26
70.50
71.59
69.32
69.52
74
+2.50
71.05
2
6
Christopher England
308GTS
72.86
70.57
69.50
70.47
70.58
69.37
71
-2.00
67.98
7
11
Philip Whitehead
F355
74.69
71.16
68.50
71.37
71.36
69.92
76
+2.50
71.67
18
4
Richard Allen
F355
70.42
70.80
67.75
70.02
70.07
70.03
79
+2.50
71.77
21
3
John Swift
10
F355
77.76
74.92
70.50
72.44
72.46
70.02
74
+2.50
71.77
4
2
Mondial t
N/A
71.79
70.25
70.84
71.31
71.74
70
0.00
70.84
15
7
Andy Grier
328GTS
73.44
71.93
71.00
71.99
N/A
-0.50
71.37
16
5
328GTB
N/A
73.07
71.00
71.73 73.35
72.92
John Dobson
72.84
72.94
74
-0.50
72.48
20
1
Peter Rogerson
F355GTS
76.93
76.29
72.50
75.40
72.99
74.04
71
+2.50
74.81
13
1
Jos van de Perre
308GTS
78.31
77.46
74.50
77.39
75.58
74.43
66
-2.00
72.94
9
1
Pauline Goodwin
328GTB
83.54
80.19
77.25
75.25
74.92
75.69
68
-0.50
74.55
1
1
Lorraine Hitchman
328GTB
86.10
78.33
77.25
fail
80.91
78.97
65
-0.50
78.58
19
1
Peter Hitchman
* Guest Driver
BARC Class Awards FOC Handicap Awards
1st Jon Goodwin 1st Pauline Goodwin
2nd Nick Frost 2nd Charlie White
3rd Chris Butler 3rd Christian Mineeff
4th Chris Hitchman
PRESCOTT HILLCLIMB 30 April/1 May 2005 (omitted from last month) Round 3 Pirelli Ferrari Club Hill Climb Championship Driver
Pract 2 51.87
H/C
Run 1
Run 2
0/64
split
speed trap
49.25
50.54
50.82
2.50
31.57
Jon Goodwin
F355GTS
Pract 1 51.79
Richard Prior
348ts
51.85
51.92
50.50
52.41
50.76
2.45
32.09
62
2
0.00
50.76
20
Nick Taylor
Mondial t
52.02
52.37
50.50
57.00
51.12
2.56
32.50
65
3
+1.00
51.63
15
Geoff Dark
308GTB
52.85
52.44
51.00
51.76
52.24
2.44
32.59
63
4
-1.00
51.24
17
Brian Jackson
308GTB
54.65
54.92
52.00
53.84
53.22
2.54
33.80
61
8
-2.00
52.16
12
Mike Spicer
328GTB
53.97
53.62
52.50
54.27
53.35
2.52
33.55
65
5
-0.50
53.08
11
John Marshall
328GTB
55.09
54.81
52.50
56.05
53.64
2.48
33.72
60
7
-0.50
53.37
10
Charlie White
F355 Spider 328GTB
60.01
55.83
53.00
53.88
54.54
2.59
33.43
65
6
+2 50
55.23
8
57.53
56.77
55.50
56.59
55.34
2.55
34.65
56
1
-0.50
55.06
9
Pauline Goodwin
Tipo
BOC Class Awards
1st Jon Goodwin
2nd Richard Prior
FOC Handicap Awards
1st Pauline Goodwin
2nd Geoff Dark
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PEP % +2.50
PEP time 51.80
Pts
65
H/C pos 9
3rd Nick Taylor
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N CASE YOU DID NOT know, MIRA is the Motor Industry Research Association near Nuneaton – famed for the banked high speed oval writes RICHARD ALLEN. Midland Automobile Club run this event and they do not let anyone loose on the oval, neither are you allowed to take a camera with you, so no photos with this one! Nevertheless it is about the fastest FHCC venue yet with fourth gear speeds of over 110 mph possible. Another very good entry of fifteen Ferraris turned out and it seemed likely to be a hot contest, with a bunch of F355s looking like the best things to be in, though 2004 FHCC Champion Nick Taylor was giving his newly acquired 348GTC an airing. Notable too was the debut of newly registered competitor David Tomlin with his F355 – fresh from the FOC Curborough school earlier in the week. The weather was set dry, overcast, and with a strong wind that was to play havoc with the timing gear. The usual two practice runs were taken before lunch and it was Chris Butler in charge with his F355 on a time of 54.93. Nick Taylor had immediately got the measure of his 348GTC with 55.10, and amazingly Geoff Dark going like the wind in his 308GTB was next with 56.51, ahead of Jon Goodwin who had spun on his second attempt. At this point Geoff was looking like a certain maximum points score and Richard Prior, on 57.06 with his 348ts, had cause to be worried!
Chris Butler took the lead 328GTB, both having a big again on the first of the officials, margin over the next batch of with Taylor and Goodwin in hot runners. Andy Grier made a pursuit. Richard Prior meanwhile really determined effort on his got in his best here yet at 56.07, final run, but lost the 328 on the as championship rival Geoff Dark fastest part of the course, spun off. On the second, Butler spinning wildly. He was lucky to went even faster to take the class get home just ahead of Pauline with a new class record of 54.39, Goodwin (328GTB) who had and grabbed the maximum points improved on each of her runs to too – wow, that’s a “Triple”! Nick finish on 59.42. Taylor also delivered with 55.14 Marco Pullen only managed for second overall, ahead of Jon one official, his Mondial 3.4t still Goodwin on 55.67. Richard Prior proving troublesome in the was pleased to hold on to fourth gearshift department. Amongst and took second on points, whilst the smaller fry, Barry Wood was the irrepressible Charlie White, able to put one over Jos van de new to MIRA and hot out of the Perre, both of them furiously box, clocked 56.20. pedalling similar 308GTSs. This Also new to MIRA was David just left Colin Campbell, his Tomlin and on his first 246GT outpaced in the wide open competitive event – he was hot spaces of MIRA, as he saved stuff too and at 57.06 a man to himself and the car for the watch for the future. Geoff Dark rigours of the Ferrari formula had a lot to do and was helped by classic race at Mallory Park a red flag. On the line again with the following day. warm tyres he looked set for a big points score, and thought his run felt quick. Those watching said he was a bit ragged and maybe lost time, and at 67.28 he was a lot slower than his second practice. Philip Whitehead ran his F355 in the fifty seven second bracket, and finished just a few No action shots are permitted at MIRA but we hundredths couldn’t resist including this out-of-action one of ahead of John Richard Prior, no doubt dreaming of making FTD—a Marshall’s vision which somehow just eluded him.
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PIRELLI FERRARI HILL CLIMB CHAMPIONSHIP: ROUND 5 MIRA Sprint: Saturday 28 May 2005
MIRA SPRINT 28 MAY 2005 Round 5 Pirelli Ferrari Hill Climb Championship Driver Chris Butler Nick Taylor Jon Goodwin Richard Prior
F355 348GTC F355 348ts
Pract 1 56.13 57.72 57.03 58.43
Charlie White David Tomlin Geoff Dark Philip Whitehead John Marshall Andy Grier Pauline Goodwin Marco Pullen Barry Wood Jos van de Perre Colin Campbell
F355 Sp F355 308GTB F355 328GTB 328GTS 328GTB Mondial t 308GTS 308GTS 246GT
NT 61.31 57.04 59.37 61.04 61.14 63.50 63.11 65.88 69.09 79.33
Class Awards:
Tipo
1st Chris Butler
Pract 2 54.93 55.10 67.20 57.06
Run 1 54.79 55.59 55.67 56.07
58.57 58.05 56.51 59.30 59.99 58.54 62.54 59.93 64.50 65.72 75.41
57.71 58.67 63.67 58.41 57.76 59.27 62.81 60.27 62.49 64.20 78.17
PEP time 55.75 56.52 57.06 56.07
Pts
54.39 55.14 55.79 56.45
PEP % +2.5 +2.5 +2.5 0.0
56.20 57.06 57.28 57.71 59.18 73.40 59.42 --61.57 63.54 75.20
+2.5 +2.5 -1.0 +2.5 -0.5 -0.5 -0.5 0.0 -2.0 -2.0 -4.50
57.60 58.49 56.71 59.15 57.47 58.97 59.12 60.27 60.34 62.27 71.81
11 9 13 7 10 8 6 5 4 3 2
Run 2
2nd Nick Taylor
3rd Jon Goodwin
FHCC Points after 5 rounds Richard Prior
87
Christian Mineeff
23
David Tomlin
9
Geoff Dark
73
Mark Buckland
21
Colin Campbell
7
Jon Goodwin
68
Chris Hitchman
20
Marco Pullen
5
Nick Taylor
62
John Marshall
20
Jos van de Perre
4
Chris Butler
50
Peter Hitchman
19
Barry Wood
4
Charlie White
40
Nick Frost
17
John Swift
2
Andy Grier
35
Mike Spicer
11
Peter Rogerson
1
Pauline Goodwin
29
Christopher England
11
John Dobson
1
Brian Jackson
24
Philip Whitehead
11
Richard Allen
23
Lorraine Hitchman
9
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Paul Jarmyn Sue Taylor Jim McWhirter Melissa Culver Steve Farthing Erik Oktner Bruno Cappuccini Ayisha Essat Wayne Nickless Bob Smart Richard Chester Steve Young Debbie Culver Bunty Abraham
20 15 12 17
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Photo: Simon Cooke
Chris Meek (see photograph on p2). Chris offered me use he second race meeting of the famous of the 2005 Ferrari formula Mallory island for classic season took place at a one the day (accessed -day Classic Sports Car Club by bridge or, more event at Mallory Park on Sunday appropriately, by 29 May. The organisers had boat) but with so offered two races instead of the much Ferrari racing one originally arranged and, activity I couldn’t never one to look a gift horse in take advantage of the mouth, I agreed without too his kind offer. much delay. The format was one The atmosphere qualifying session of 15 minutes at Mallory is very and a couple of 20-minute races laid-back as befits a during the afternoon. track with the Girls’ Cars. Peter and Chris Hitchman, and Jon Mallory Park would probably slogan ‘The Friendly Goodwin (18) had to take over lady’s cars when not feature in a list of Europe’s Circuit’. It lived up their regular Ferraris misbehaved. top circuits. It is compact (1.35 to its name, with miles) and has some unique everyone, including our pal, the instruction and drove the car at features that other tracks don’t new circuit manager John Ward, low revs and low noise through being very the paddock. friendly and A good entry of 20 Ferraris helpful. Vehicular was depleted by no-shows from access to the Didier Benaroya (car in France paddock is only and not yet au point), Chris possible between Drake (330’s dicky gearbox races since one problem not yet sorted) and has to cross the Nicky Paul-Barron (reported track to get in or “handling difficulties”, which out. seemed slightly odd for a car that It was an had set the fastest lap at Oulton early start for the Park five weeks earlier). Ferrari Of the 17 remaining drivers competitors, with we welcomed Club secretary sign-on at 08.15 Peter Everingham for the first and qualifying at time this season, driving his Ferrari Classic Parts brought their truck and marquee up from Egham in support of the series. 09.30. nicely presented 328GTS. The Scrutineering, Hitchman family were down to seem to have these days. Built timed for 08.30 in the in 1956 as a trotting track, its scrut shed sited some layout has hardly changed over 300 metres from our the years. It is most notable for area in the paddock, the seemingly never ending was potentially difficult Gerards right-hander, a 180° since we were not loop that is very fast and very supposed to start our bumpy. It is also death to tyres, engines until 09.15, particularly the left rear, as many under threat of of us were to find out. The other exclusion if we feature that doesn’t seem to be disobeyed. Since I am replicated anywhere else is unable to even push my Shaws Hairpin. Hairpins don’t 308 out of my garage come any tighter than Shaws and unaided there was no keeping the engine on the cam way I could manhandle on the way out defied most of it on a round trip of over your scribe’s efforts all day. half a kilometre. So like Your scribe demonstrates the art of Mallory is, of course, owned most of the other levitation as the Culver family re-secure his by that arch Ferrari enthusiast, Ferraristi, I ignored the 308GTB’s detached undertray.
Photo: Debbie Culver
Photo: Simon Cooke
FERRARI formula classic Mallory Park Sunday 29 May 2005
Photo: Simon Cooke
Clear blue water. Stuart Anderson has Mallory Park’s lake as a backdrop for his beautiful Testa Rossa reconstruction. Both he and his car were on top form, winning Group 1 in both races.
and came in early; Peter Everingham’s oil cooler severed its umbilical cord from the rest of his engine’s lubrication system (this for a record third time – Peter reminds me that he has already written an article about
this in Ferrari News; at this rate he could easily turn the saga into a best selling book); and yours truly stopped half way through the session when the undertray detached itself. John May attempted to carry Photo: Simon Cooke
just one car, Peter’s Mondial having thrown a fit of the sulks by refusing to start for the journey to Mallory. It was arranged that he and son Chris would share Lorraine’s 328, doing one race each. This meant a slick driver change-over routine during qualifying as each had to do a minimum of three laps. Another driver dependent on his lady’s munificence was Jon Goodwin. His regular Mondial had a technical problem that couldn’t be corrected in time so he again relied on Pauline’s 328 which she had used the previous day at the MIRA sprint.
QUALIFYING The weather was fine and sunny when the 17 Ferraris were released for qualifying. It was Gary Culver (Gp2 328GTB) who secured pole position by a fairly comfortable margin from Switzerland based William Jenkins (Gp3 308GTB). Booking places on row 2 were Nick Taylor (Gp2 Mondial t) and Richard Atkinson-Willes (Gp3 308GT4). Marco Pullen had a recurring gear selection problem on his Mondial
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It was Nick Taylor (Mondial t) who was first out of the traps in Race 1. Here he leads Gary Culver and Mike Spicer in their 328GTBs.
Photo: Simon Cooke
Race 1: Seconds after this shot was taken William Jenkins (Gp3 308GTB) nipped past Gary Culver to take victory by just half a second.
RACE 1 Racing started promptly at 1 o’clock. Following an installation lap and a green flag lap, sixteen Ferraris blasted off in a blare of noise for the first 20-minute contest. It was Nick Taylor who was first into Gerards followed by Jenkins, Spicer, Atkinson-Willes, Whitman and Pogson. Pole man Culver was down in 7th spot after a recurrence of the gearbox selection bothers that have dogged his car for some time. By lap 2 it was clear that Culver was on the move to make up for his faulty start: 4th on lap 2, 3rd on lap 3, and 2nd on lap 4.
Photo: Simon Cooke
out weight checks when the cars returned to the paddock but was thwarted when the scales were found to be inaccurate. By mid-morning the paddock was filling up nicely with Ferrari supporters. Jim and Janet Race, together with their enthusiastic helpers, were setting out their stall for the ‘Picnic in the Park’ – a slightly inaccurate description for the day’s catering since we had rearranged the hospitality in the splendid first floor Hailwood suite in the control building rather than the marquee originally planned. Outside, Maranello Concessionaires (aka Ferrari Classic Parts) had set up their truck with adjacent tentage, offering for sale lots of interesting Ferrari items. Their head financial honcho, Crispin Schlaefli, was on hand to offer advice and support. There was some feverish activity in the paddock sorting out the machinery for the race, particularly in the Pullen and Swift camps. Thanks to some skilled work with electric drills, rather like advanced dentistry using implants, David Preston and Gary Culver fettled the Swift undertray and pronounced it ready for active service again. Nicky Paul-Barron, who was at Mallory in a spectating role, was pressed into service to assist with the race commentary. Martin Brundle, watch your back!
By lap 5 he had taken the lead from Taylor and then one lap later Jenkins had moved into a threatening second place. While all this excitement was going on at the front Pogson seemed to be having a problem with oil surge in his wet sumped 328 and was trailing in 7th, just behind Spicer, Atkinson-Willes and Whitman. Leading the Gp1 division, Anderson was going great guns in the lovely TR bodied 250, keeping an increasingly frustrated Swift at bay by using the car’s competitive combination of light weight and very fit V12 engine to its fullest advantage. By mid-race the order seemed to have settled down, with Culver a comfortable distance ahead of Jenkins, and gaps appearing between the next batch of cars: Spicer, AtkinsonWilles, Taylor, Whitman and Pogson. Swift had managed to find a way past Anderson under braking and the unfortunate Everingham had pulled into the pits in a cloud of oil smoke. Marco Pullen also pulled in when his Mondial’s clutch disintegrated. Peter Hitchman had a little tiff with the wall at Shaws hairpin but continued with only a small scar to Lorraine’s pristine 328. Colin Campbell (Dino 246) circulated at a gentlemanly pace,
“For one glorious lap Richard Atkinson-Willes led Race 2, with William Jenkins and John Pogson nibbling at his heels.”
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bottle of that peerless vintage Laurent-Perrier champagne. John Pogson and his crew from Italia Autosport got to grips with his 328’s lubrication difficulties, not helped when the dipstick broke off leaving the business end stuck An exciting moment for Chris Hitchman as he in the crankcase. spins on the grass in Race 2. The ‘Picnic in the Park’ lunch was served to laps later, the latter spluttered to some 70 hungry diners and very a halt. William’s helpers had delicious it all was. There were refuelled his car but had clearly sandwiches, quiches, a selection underestimated the 308’s petrol of cold meats, rolls, cakes, and consumption. This left Culver even fresh strawberries and with a handsome advantage over cream. It was another Pogson, who then had Spicer resounding success for Jim and climbing all over his back. Janet, and we look forward to a Anderson serenely blasted round repeat performance when we go at the head of the Gp1 brigade, a to Snetterton in July. few seconds in front of Barker’s substantial 400. RACE 2 Lap 10 saw Chris Hitchman Back in the paddock, as the pirouette as he got the power time for R2 loomed, it looked down a thought too early out of touch and go as to whether Shaws but continued unabashed Damian would complete the after a short delay on the grass. water pump change on the At about the same time Swift Jenkins 308. Chris Hitchman conceded defeat to both Goodwin prepared to take over the driving and Whitman after an seat of Lorraine’s 328 from his interestingly intense battle. father. Gary Culver warned The chequered flag greeted everyone that although he was Gary Culver as he notched up yet again on pole, the chances were another notable victory, with that he would make a slow Pogson and Spicer crossing the getaway. line almost together to claim the And then we were called up: other podium places. This time it in theory a dozen Ferraris but still was Viv Paul-Barron who no sign of Mr Jenkins. And then, presented the class awards and at the very last moment, he bottles of Laurent-Perrier to the appeared with the new water winners. pump finally in place. So what was the verdict on As in R1, both Gary and Mallory Park? Well, everyone William were slow away and for seemed to enjoy themselves, the one glorious lap Richard A-W led weather couldn’t have been the race, with Jenkins and better, the eats were terrific, and Pogson nibbling at his heels. although there had been rather Then it was Spicer, Culver more mechanical attrition than (shaping to come through), Swift we would have liked it has to be and Goodwin. On lap 4 Culver remembered that the machinery displaced Pogson to take 2nd spot in the Classic series is not in the and one lap later Taylor overtook first flush of youth. And from the Goodwin and started an assault writer’s perspective, I decided I on Swift for 5th place. didn’t like that long, long, long On lap 8 Culver took the Gerards any more than I lead from Jenkins but then, three had 19 years before!
Photo: Simon Cooke
considerately keeping out of the firing line of the faster machinery. With three laps remaining of the 20 minute race, things suddenly changed at the front. On the exit to Gerards, Jenkins managed to find some extra impetus and squeezed past Culver and into the lead. He valiantly hung on to his slender lead to the chequered flag, winning the race by a mere half a second albeit with a fog of steam issuing from his engine bay. Fastest laps (and therefore new Group records) were recorded by William Jenkins (54.219), Gary Culver (54.257) and Stuart Anderson (58.511). Armed with these lap times it is interesting to delve into the history books of Ferrari at Mallory Park. The very first race in the Maranello Ferrari Challenge took place here on 25 May 1986. There was a 22 car field covering an assortment of Ferraris in four different classes. The overall winner was Tony Worswick in his heavily modified slick-shod 308GTB, who set a fastest lap of 54.5 seconds (timing was only to the nearest tenth in those days). The only driver who competed that day and again in the Classic race 19 years later is your reporter (using the same car). In 1986, when finishing in 7th place just behind Robbie Stirling and Rob Grootveld in their 512 Boxers, my best lap (on slicks) was 57.3. In 2005 the best lap, on treaded tyres, was . . . 57.377. So nothing really changes! Back in the paddock William Jenkins’s steam problem was diagnosed as a failed seal on the water pump. Damian Beauchamp from QV got stuck in to replace it prior to the Race 2 in 3 hours time. Peter Everingham resigned himself to taking no further part in activities except to fashion a bypass of the oil cooler to enable him to drive the car back to Norfolk. Crispin Schlaefli presented the Ferrari Classic Parts trophies to the class leaders whilst each of the Group winners received a
Race 1 – MALLORY PARK 29 May 2005 Pos
Tipo
Group
Laps
Time
Best Lap
Qualify
Pos
1
No
38 William Jenkins
Driver
308GTB
3
22
20:28.085
54.219
55.959
2
2
34 Gary Culver
328GTB
2
22
20:28.591
54.257
54.661
1
3
8
Mike Spicer
328GTB
3
22
20:53.615
55.560
57.025
5
4
7
Richard Atkinson-Willes
308GT4
3
22
20:58.787
56.098
56.383
4
5
40 John Pogson
328GTB
3
22
21:00.515
56.193
57.136
6
6
57 Nick Taylor
Mondial t
2
22
21:00.578
56.155
56.314
3
7
10 Sam Whitman
308GTB
3
22
21:01.450
56.146
57.308
7
8
18 Jon Goodwin
328GTB
2
22
21:20.154
56.875
58.298
9
9
11 John Swift
10
2
Stuart Anderson
308GTB
3
21
20:30.899
57.377
58.454
10
250GTE/TRC
1
21
21:01.162
58.511
59.326
11
59.445
13
11
46 Tris Simpson
308GTB
2
21
21:06.297
57.980
12
19 David Barker
400GTB
1
21
21:08.862
59.034
59.371
12
13
27 Peter Hitchman
328GTS
2
21
21:12.939
58.379
1:01.039
16
246GT
1
15
20:43.865
1:14.327
1:19.744
17
NCF
6
Colin Campbell
DNF
13 Marco Pullen
Mondial t
2
12
12:02.570
57.968
58.115
8
DNF
22 Peter Everingham
328GTB
2
12
12:10.138
59.162
1:00.348
15
26 Chris Hitchman
328GTS
2
59.564
14
Best Lap
Pos
54.361
1
NS
Fastest Laps:
William Jenkins
3
54.219
(89.63mph)
Establishes Lap Record
Gary Culver
2
54.257
(89.57mph)
Establishes Lap Record
Stuart Anderson
1
58.511
(83.06mph)
Establishes Lap Record
Race 2 – MALLORY PARK 29 May 2005 Pos
Tipo
Group
Laps
Time
1
34 Gary Culver
328GTB
2
22
20:28.986
2
40 John Pogson
328GTB
3
22
20:41.081
12.095
55.580
6
328GTB
3
22
20:41.531
12.545
55.488
5
3 4
No
Driver
8
Mike Spicer
7
Richard Atkinson-Willes
Behind
308GT4
3
22
20:47.732
18.746
55.995
4
5
57 Nick Taylor
Mondial t
2
22
21:11.896
42.910
56.132
3
6
18 Jon Goodwin
328GTB
2
22
21:12.821
43.835
56.037
9
7
10 Sam Whitman
308GTB
3
22
21:14.417
45.431
56.451
7
8
11 John Swift
308GTB
3
21
20:34.561
1 lap
57.257
10
9
46 Tris Simpson
10
2
Stuart Anderson
308GTB
2
21
20:53.717
1 lap
57.608
13
250GTE/TRC
1
21
21:03.198
1 lap
58.684
11
11
19 David Barker
400GTB
1
21
21:12.575
1 lap
59.248
12
12
26 Chris Hitchman
328GTS
2
20
20:30.814
2 laps
58.340
14
NCF
246GT
1
15
20:36.080
1:16.609
17
38 William Jenkins
308GTB
3
10
9:19.065
54.463
2
NS
13 Marco Pullen
Mondial t
2
8
NS
22 Peter Everingham
328GTB
2
15
NS
27 Peter Hitchman
328GTS
2
16
DNF
6
Colin Campbell
Fastest Laps:
Gary Culver
2
54.361
(89.40mph)
William Jenkins Stuart Anderson
3 1
54.463 58.684
(89.23mph) (82.81mph)
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Ferrari Challenge Trofeo Pirelli – Europa Rounds 3 & 4 RACE 1 – SILVERSTONE International circuit 14/15 May 2005 Pos 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF
No 2 3 5 23 76 98 54 58 68 77 81 62 69 56 65 53 66 99 97 1 6 75 24 11 8 61 64
Fastest Laps
Driver Paddy Shovlin Michael Cullen Louis Machiels Massimo Mantovani Peter Sowerby Phillippe Prette Mikael Forsten Pierre Schroeder Holger Harmsen Norbert Waichoffer Paolo Pinato Freddy Kremer Ralf Schaefer Fons Schelterna Mauro Miele/Bianchi Koos van Merksteyn Frank Gelf Jurgen Limpert Kevin Riley Ange Barde Wido Roessler Jonathan Sicart Karl Baron Tamara Vidali/Villota Nick Hommerson Terence Coleman Ronnie Kessel/Pini
Class 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 2
Nat IRL IRL B ITA GB MC NL LUX D AUT ITA D D NL ITA NL D D GB F D F AUT ITA NL IRL CH
Laps 33 33 33 33 33 33 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 31 31 31 30 30 30 28 24 24 23 22 21 21 14
Time 51:06.327 51:06.726 51:10.385 51:41.817 52:14.297 52:15.655 51:15.015 51:18.494 51:21.492 51:23.659 51:24.769 51:25.061 51:25.385 51:31.827 51:45.667 52:37.669 51:16.185 51:35.746 51:52.068 44:13.538 37:58.564 40:05.633 36:30.019 35:59.914 33:17.072 35:28.288 32:54.861
Cl 1: Michael Cullen 1:28.688 (146.94 km/h/91.30mph)
Behind 0.399 4.058 35.490 1:07.970 1:09.328 1 lap 1 lap 1 lap 1 lap 1 lap 1 lap 1 lap 2 laps 2 laps 2 laps 3 laps 3 laps 3 laps
Q1 1:28.468 1:28.152 1:28.250 1:29.118 1:28.642 1:30.032 1:28.547 1:33.215 1:31.207 1:30.777 1:31.027 1:29.908 1:29.220 1:33.238 1:28.837 1:35.323 1:30.471 1:34.167 1:32.074 1:28.197 1:28.810 1:33.539 1:29.115 1:28.384 1:29.007 1:30.270 1:30.379
Pos 5 1 3 12 7 15 6 23 21 19 20 14 13 24 9 27 18 26 22 2 8 25 11 4 10 16 17
Best Lap 1:29.116 1:28.688 1:29.154 1:29.477 1:29.678 1:30.351 1:30.890 1:31.070 1:31.382 1:30.237 1:31.265 1:30.387 1:29.955 1:32.946 1:29.702 1:34.649 1:31.089 1:34.557 1:32.901 1:28.903 1:29.034 1:34.071 1:29.290 1:29.639 1:29.537 1:31.002 1:32.833
Pts 21 18 13 11 22 16 13 11 9 7 5 4 3 2 1/1 2 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 1/1 1 1 1/1
Cl 2: Peter Sowerby 1:29.678 (145.32 km/h/90.29mph)
RACE 2 – SILVERSTONE International circuit 14/15 May 2005 Pos 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF
No 3 2 24 1 6 5 23 8 76 62 98 69 81 68 66 65 75 56 53 99 64 61 54 77 11 97 58
Fastest Laps
Driver Michael Cullen Paddy Shovlin Karl Baron Ange Barde Wido Roessler Louis Machiels Massimo Mantovani Nick Hommerson Peter Sowerby Freddy Kremer Phillippe Prette Ralf Schaefer Paolo Pinato Holger Harmsen Frank Gelf Mauro Miele/Bianchi Jonathan Sicart Fons Schelterna Koos van Merksteyn Jurgen Limpert Ramon Pini/Kessel Terence Coleman Mikael Forsten Norbert Waichoffer Maria de Villota/Vidali Kevin Riley Pierre Schroeder
Class 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 2
Nat IRL IRL AUT F D B ITA NL GB D MC D ITA D D ITA F NL NL D CH IRL NL AUT ITA GB LUX
Laps 33 33 23 28 24 33 33 21 33 32 33 32 32 32 30 31 24 31 31 30 14 21 32 32 22 30 32
Time 50:42.135 50:44.031 51:00.284 51:00.602 51:01.749 51:02.040 51:06.319 51:20.709 51:26.247 51:35.003 50:44.496 50.53034 50:55.844 50:58.535 51:45.972 52:00.151 51:01.843 52:01.767 52:17.935 51:14.819 51:53.310 42:17.317 30:12.364 20:05.714 21:50.944 16:25.825
Behind 1.896 18.149 18.467 19.614 19.905 24.184 38.574 44.112 52.868 1 lap 1 lap 1 lap 1 lap 1 lap 1 lap 2 laps 2 laps 2 laps 3 laps 3 laps
Q2 1:27.565 1:27.099 1:27.843 1:27.714 1:27.788 1:28.317 1:27.997 1:28.989 1:27.880 1:29.083 1:29.044 1:29.354 1:30.262 1:30.813 1:30.389 1:34.391 1:33.873 1:33.216 1:34.338 1:34.527 1:32.698 1:30.201 1:30411 1:29.691 1:27.949 1:33.656 1:31.222
Pos 2 1 5 3 4 9 8 10 6 12 11 13 16 19 17 26 24 22 25 27 21 15 18 14 7 23 20
Best Lap 1:28.346 1:28.290 1:28.622 1:28.271 1:28.518 1:28.818 1:28.640 1:29.326 1:29.112 1:29.692 1:29.641 1:30.924 1:31.197 1:31.351 1:31.504 1:30.776 1:33.892 1:33.297 1:34.497 1:35.699 1:31.002 1:31.287 1:31.664 1:30.684 1:33.856 6:15.577
Pts 21 17 13 12 9 7 5 4 23 16 13 11 9 7 5 4/4 3 2 1 1 1/1 1 1 1 1/1 1 1
Cl 1: Ange Barde 1:28.271 (147.63 km/h/91.73mph) Cl 2: Peter Sowerby 1:29.112 (146.24 km/90.87mph)
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EUROPEAN CHALLENGE
€300 for driving in an unacceptable fashion and a further €250 for speeding in the pitlane. That great Irish double act, Paddy Shovlin and Michael Cullen, cleaned up in Class 1, taking a win and a second place apiece in fighting off all European opposition. There seemed to be an inordinate amount of expensive damage to many of the cars by Sunday afternoon. One wonders if this is really the sort of image that Ferrari SpA wants to portray in their factory-organised championship which, one supposes, is meant to help sell the road cars. Photos: top: Graham Price; bottom: SwiftyPix
The second double header— races 3 and 4—of the 2005 European 360 Challenge made its only UK visit on 14/15 May. It was the first time the Challenge had used Silverstone, the course chosen being the International circuit which includes some of the better elements of the GP track and makes for arguably greater spectator appeal as the cars come round rather more frequently. The meeting was also International in flavour, featuring FIA World Touring Cars as well as FIA GT. The Ferrari UK MotorSport (run by Damax) team fielded two cars in Class 2, both drivers
recruited from last year’s PMFC. Peter Sowerby was in his familiar silver car while Kevin Riley was driving his red 360. Another refugee from PMFC was Terry Coleman who prefers to throw in his lot with Kessel Racing. Peter Sowerby did a faultless job, winning his class in both races as well as setting the fastest laps. Kevin Riley was dogged by mechanical problems all weekend and finished 19th overall in R1 but scored a DNF in R2. Terry Coleman had a disastrous time. His car looked somewhat battered by the end and the official result for the first race notes that he was fined
SILVERSTONE GALLERY Clockwise from above: Peter Sowerby didn’t put a foot wrong in winning Class 2 in both races; the great double act of Paddy Shovlin and Michael Cullen were in top form, each claiming a Class 1 victory; the Ferrari UK MotorSport preparation area, run by Damax, was a model of organisation.
Points after Round 4 Trofeo Pirelli Michael Cullen 66, Paddy Shovlin 64, Philipp Baron 46, Ange Barde 40, Wido Roessler 23, Louis Machiels 20, Nick Hommerson 17, Massimo Mantovani 16, Karl Baron 14, Robert Pergl 13, Maria de Villota 10, Tamara Vidali 10, John Bosch 8
Coppa Shell Peter Sowerby 70, Freddy Kremer 59, Rolf Galliker 38, Philippe Prette 31, Ralf Schaeffer 28, Mikael Forsten 26, Holger Harmsen 26, Norbert Walchoffer 24, Pierre Schroeder 20, Paolo Pinato 14, Renato Bianchi 13, Mauro Miele 13, Frank Gelf 11, Jonathan Sicart 8, Fons Scheltma 6, Christopher Catt 6, Koos von Merkestein 5, Helmut Schlotterer 5, Ronnie Kessel 5, Ramon Pini 5, Jurgen Limpert 5, Terence Coleman 4, Karl Oppitzhauser 2, Germano Salernitano 2, Kevin Riley 2 CompRes 15
FIA GTs We went along to see the action at Silverstone in the FIA GT race, which this year took on the mantle of the RAC Tourist Trophy, the world’s oldest motor race. The event was dominated by the two Aston Martin DBR9s which outran everything that the Ferraris and Maserati MC12s could throw at them. These photos by GRAHAM PRICE show a selection of the Ferraris that took part. Clockwise from top: the GPC Sport 575 Maranello of Deletraz and Piccini; the Russian Age Racing 550 M driven by Bouchut and Fomenko; the 360 Cirtek Motorsport car of Eriksson and our old pal Joe Macari.
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