NART Dino at LeMans in'72

Very nice! Thanks!

 

Here's another one with the same car (#02678).
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You have a PM.

I have researched eight cars:

1. 206 GT, Black, 1969 Sebring 12 hrs, NART for Sam Posey & Bob Dini. Chassis number and location unknown.

2. 246 GT, Green, 1971 Nurburgring 1000 kms, International Racing Club / Komusin & Mullers. Chassis number and location unknown.

3. 246 GT, Red, 1971 Targa Florio. Chassis number and location unknown.

4. 246 GT, Red, 1972 Le Mans, NART for Doncieux / Laffeach. #02678 and owned by Court Whitlock in the USA for many years.

5. 246 GT, Yellow, 1972 Mont Ventoux, Karl Richardson. #02732 in UK.

6. 246 GT, 1973 Trans Am Championship, Centrum International. Chassis number and location unknown but thought to be East Coast, USA, having spent some time in Japan.

7. 246 GT, White, 1975 Giro d'Italia. Chassis number and location unknown.

8. 246 GTS, White, 1975 Canonball Run, 1st. #05984 and still with the original owner, Jack May, in Florida.

I am still seeking period pictures of the Giro d'Italia car.

If anyone knows of any others or has any photographs of any of these cars, old or new, then please either post them here or email me: [email protected].

Thanks.

Mark Shannon

www.markshannon.net

 

8. 246 GTS, White, 1975 Canonball Run, 1st. #05984 and still with the original owner, Jack May, in Florida.

Hardly proper competition Mark don't you think?

I don't feel that should be counted.

just my deux centimes.

best regards,

Marc

 

Dear Marc

Thanks for the 2 cents.

It was Ben Tyer at qv500.com (see here: http://www.qv500.com/ferraridinop6.php) that originally listed it and I too thought like you to begin with.

Then I went away and thought about it and concluded that the Canonball was a genuine competitive event against the clock. So the car should be included.

Mark
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Hi

I think a FIAT Dino spyder also raced at Le Mans.

 

Jim You are correct, there is a picture of sdame on this site somewhere, M

 

Here is the FIAT-Dino before the start, in Le Mans 1968.
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Here are a few more 206GT and 246GT FIA races:

1969

#38 Dino 206GT NART Sebring

1971

#38 246GT 30th Targa Florio
#83 246GT 26th Nurburgring

1972

#64 Dino 246GT DNQ Nurburgring
ADD Number #24 NART 246GT Watkins Glen DNS(same car that raced at Lemans)

They also raced the FIAT Dino in the following races:

1967

#56 DNS Targa Florio
#105 33rd at Mugelli

1968

#69 18th Monza 1000km
#70 DNS Monza 1000km
#46 16th Lemans

1969

#82 29th Targa Florio

Tom Tanner/Ferrari Expo 2010 model/photo contest-Chicago April 2010

 

Ok fair enough!

Regarding that Dino spyder at Le Mans...I hope they had something entertaining to read (just kidding) or some other way to keep busy going down the Mulsanne: it took 60 seconds at 300kph (5 kilometers) so at their speed what would it be around 80 seconds just sitting there?!!

best regards,

Marc

 

Here is a period picture of my car on Mont Ventoux in 1972 with Karl Richardson.

Mark Shannon

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Targa-Florio 1971. (From the Targa-Florio Forum).
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Dino 206GT at Sebring 1969. From the Racing Sports Cars site.
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With help from various people, I now have eleven cars listed:

1. 206 GT, 4 May 1969 Targa Florio, Moreno Baldi/Roberto Dolfi, 2 Litre GT Class, #78, DNA.
20 July 1969, Mugello GP, Moreno Baldi/Roberto Dolfi, Sports 2 Litre Class GP4, 71st on grid, 63rd OA. Chassis number and location unknown.

2. 206 GT, Black, 1969 Sebring 12 hrs, NART for Sam Posey & Bob Dini. Chassis number and location unknown.

3. 246 GT, #00460. Red, September 1969. Sold new (via Francorchamps ?) to Jean Blaton (Beurlys) 30 March 1970. Cote de Barisart, Hugues de Fierlant, 7th. See Francorchamps Book P243.

4. 246 GT, #01266, Giallo Senape, December 1970. Sold new to Mr Hertecant, Belgium,
17 August 1971, Marathon de la Route, #1, Hugues de Fierlant/Deprez, DNF. See Francorchamps Book P243.

5. 246 GT, Green, 1971 Nurburgring 1000 kms, International Racing Club / Komusin & Mullers. Chassis number and location unknown.

6. 246 GT, Red, 1971 Targa Florio. Chassis number and location unknown.

7. 246 GT, Red, 1972 Le Mans, NART for Doncieux / Laffeach. #02678 and owned by Court Whitlock in the USA for many years.

8. 246 GT, Yellow, 1972 Mont Ventoux, Karl Richardson. #02732 in UK with me.

9. 246 GT, 1973 Trans Am Championship, Centrum International. #03054, location unknown but thought to be East Coast, USA, having spent some time in Japan.

10. 246 GT, White, 1975 Giro d'Italia. Chassis number and location unknown.

11. 246 GTS, White, 1975 Canonball Run, 1st. #05984 and still with the original owner, Jack May, in Florida.

Eye pokes, corrections ?

Mark

www.markshannon.net

 

Nürburgring 1971.
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Another 246 GT during a race in France in 1972. The name of the pilot was CLEMENT. The photo is from the French magazine Sport-Auto/1972. If somebody has them, take a look... I didn't keep mine.
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Very interesting. Thank you.

According to the Dino Register, a Mr Clement in France, was the first owner of 02590. A red 246 GT.

Mark

 

Mark My only suggestion is they are all Dinos so the Fiat entrants ought to be on your list for completeness M

 

Do you have a link to that forum?
Maybe I found the Dino in Italy.
I will let you know when I have confirmation.

Regards
Nicolai

 

http://www.targapedia.com/photogallery/TargaFlorio/1971/TARGA%20FLORIO%201971%20-%20FERRARI/index.html

 

Hi guys!

thx for these pictures.
has anybody tech. details of this car?

 

Had to throw in a model I built of the 1972 Lemans 246GT for the Ferrari Expo this year in 1/24th scale. I started with a Fujimi 1/24th street 246 kit and modified the body/added decals. It is missing the driving lights. The wheels were custom drawn and printed. We then made copies in resin.


Tom Tanner/Scale Designs/Ferrari Expo 2011 model contest-Chicago April 2011
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