Season 41 - Ferrari Challenge  ROUND 6  1967 SCX  Syracuse

"The sixth race in the Ferrari Challenge is in at Syracuse, a street circuit in Sicily. Situated on the outskirts of Syracuse, the 3.4 mile circuit on public roads is in the shape of a triangle, with two slow corners, an acute hairpin, and concrete walls bordering the fairly wide road for practically the entire distance and demanding maximum concentration. There is no real straight, but the three sides of the triangle each have fast, gentle curves. It is, in fact, what is known as a 'driver's circuit', leaving no margin for the slightest error.

The 1955 race was memorable in that Tony Brooks, a dental student from Manchester England, qualified his Connaught in third place on the grid behind the Maseratis of Luigi Musso and Luigi Villoresi. Brooks made a great start and diced for the lead with Musso over several laps before pulling a way to win by over 50 seconds. Thus, Brooks became the first British driver in the history of the sport to win a major race in a car designed, developed and built in Great Britain (unlike Segrave's Sunbeam which won the 1923 French G.P. and, the 1924 San Sebastian G.P. which was designed by Ernest Henry in in Suresnes, Paris). The Mercedes Benz team did not participate as the race did not count towards the driver’s championship, nevertheless Brooks race average of 99.05 mph over the 2 hour 24 minute race would have been hard to beat.

The track is a real challenge in the faster Sports Cars of 1967 and should make for some memorable racing. Good luck, gentlemen."

Ferrari ONLY

Race list	=	igor
Server	=	UKGPL_07 PLEASE CHECK ON IGOR FOR ALTERNATIVE
IP Address	=	see igor
Password	=	see above
Damage Model	=	INT
GPL Mod	=	SCX
60fps Patch	=	60fpsV2newmod
Track download	=	link
Track directory	=	syracuse
Qualifying Starts	=	20:45 UK Time  -  45min
Race Starts	=	21:30 UK time
Race Length	=	27 laps
Replay	=	here

Replay - https://www.mediafire.com/file/r3re53vc6dkaytq/UKGPL_8__60fps.2022.11.15.23.22.rpy.7z/file

Please, excepting emergencies, no chat until Session Completed in qualification. No chat in the race until ALL drivers still racing have crossed the line.

Please check the Season 41 details regarding rules and the Ferrari Challenge Championship pages in particular.

All drivers are on a level playing field in terms of chassis. There is no distinction between Works and Privateer drivers in this series. Please respect each other and leave plenty of room when lapping or being lapped. Only reported incidents will be moderated.

UNLIMITED Shift-Rs allowed with NO need for a Stop and Go. Please use PRIBLUDA to make sure that the track is clear before re-joining.

Buona Fortuna

Andreas some mods have mod-specific files for some tracks and provide them with the install

so look into the folder if there is a syracuse.dat - if not just install the track

That was intense but fun. I had too many encounters with the wall to be competitive but had some fun along the way. Thanks especially to Evil for the close racing. Fun fun fun in the Sports Cars at this track. 

Big cars on a narrow track 

I did had a few pinball moments, especially early on, but I got it together at the latter half of the race, reeling in on Tristan but by then was already much too late.

Bravo to our podium finishers!

No cinch deal this circuit.  It might be a classic countryside setting but the stone walls make it akin to Monaco.  It takes no prisoners.

Dropped a place to Phil off the start from a very tight grid but got it back shortly after from Clive scuffing the bales on the exit to Curva Carpinteri.  Held station for a few laps til coming through the esses after the SFline to find skid marks all over the road.  Fearing a massive shunt up ahead, I eased up a touch and this gave Clive his chance at a pass.  I thought it might be a bluff but it wasn't and I took a solid hip-check to the walls.  Luckily, the car wasn't damaged.  Got back in the groove and started to power back with little hope of improving my situation but a mighty shunt between Pete and Clive cleared my way for an assault on Phil.  Again, I didn't figure to have much hope in gaining a place but a slight slip from PT on the exit to Curva Carpinteri on Lap12 gave me the chance to slip by on the straight following.  Next up the road was Andreas going well and over the next laps, I found that I was closing in.  Hmmm...  By Lap23, it was game on.  Over those final laps, Andreas and I engaged in some fiercesome combat and a couple of times, I managed to draw alongside.  I finally managed to make the pass but AG came back strong on the straight to retake P4.  On the last lap, it was looking pretty solid for Andreas to make it home in P4 but yet again, Curva Carpinteri reared its ugly little head.  AG scraped the bales on corner entry and it cost him all his speed for the straight following.  Made the pass comfortably to make it home in a surprising finish.  Great action, Andreas!