Season 41 - Ferrari Challenge  ROUND 7  1968L  Torino

The penultimate race in the Ferrari Challenge, finds us at Turin in Italy: The year is 1968. Parco del Valentino (also known as Valentino Park) is a popular public park in Turin. It is located along the west bank of the Po river.  Several races were held here between 1935 and 1955, it is the 1955 layout that we will be using for this race.  This is a very challenging circuit with virtually no run-off areas, plenty of undulations and blind corners.  Discretion is the better part of valour for this track. The 1955 race held at this circuit was a non-championship formula 1 race called the VII Gran Premio del Valentino. The race was won by Alberto Ascari in a Lancia D50. This was Lancia’s first ever victory in a Formula 1 race.

Please note: We are using the v3 version of this track. It is the final and best version with a new layout, new objects and new textures. Ginetto also moved the Start/Finish line to the correct place according to pictures from the real race in 1955. We are NOT using the older version which has a track directory called turin55.

Ferrari ONLY

Race list	=	igor
Server	=	UKGPL_TBC
IP Address	=	see igor
Password	=	see above
Damage Model	=	INT
GPL Mod	=	68L
60fps Patch	=	60fpsV2newmod
Track download	=	link
Track directory	=	torino
Qualifying Starts	=	20:45 UK Time  -  45min
Race Starts	=	21:30 UK time
Race Length	=	31 laps
Replay	=	here

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

Wow! That was a surprise victory for me.  

I took an old setup for Zandvort and went with it. Change the gearing a bit and hoped it would work. It did. The Ferrari was on rails and the gearing spot on. I usually make a mess of the start so I was even more surprised that I was still up front going into T1. I could pull away quite easily, even with a full tank and cold tyres. I soon found a rhythm with my only scare coming on L24 when I got it a bit too sideways and had to use the pavement to re-align my direction of travel. Having seen one of the other Ferraris pop an engine (Andreas I think?) I eased off the revs a bit whilst concentrating on keeping Phil behind me. I still can't quite believe that I won this with so little drama. As the modern formula one drivers would say, I would like to thank my team and mechanics for giving me such a great car to drive (blah blah blah).

See you at Imola where I will resume my normal position at the back.

Phil, thanks once again for hosting this round and well done on a great drive for P2.

Not that I know of, my 12 cylinders were running smooth all the way down. 
The only time I had trouble was when Evil  lost it in the last chicane and I had no place to go. So that cost me 2 Spots I think. But all in all starting from 7. and finish in 4. and therefor being the best of the rest is not so bad. I could not ask for more.  Especially with a gift from Cookie in the last lap.  Fuel is precious these days, but anyway you got to fill in enough into the Tank. 
So congratulations to the Podium!