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  1. Nurburgringer

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    #1 Nurburgringer, Jan 11, 2012
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    Great in-car footage, until things go bad for the Maser ~14:30

    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrMdKFL1SCk&feature=related[/ame]

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    Established by Peter Auto, the Trofeo Nastro Rosso (Red Ribbon Trophy) fills a part of the void left by the unfortunate demise of the Ferrari Historic Challenge. Celebrating 'La Dolce Vita', this race was open to Italian Grand Tourers and Sports Racers of up to 1966. The field was dominated by Ferraris varying from the first ever 250 GT to a choice of 250 GT SWBs and 275 GTBs. Completing the entry were two Isos, a Bizzarrini, various Alfa Romeos and a Maserati Tipo 'Birdcage'. The latter, in the hands of Max Werner, had set the fastest time in qualifying. At the start of the first race he was swamped by the more powerful eight and twelve cylinder rivals and soon after had to retire. Both races were won by Belgian Vincent Gaye, whose 250 GT SWB proved both faster and more reliable than the Bizzarrini 5300 GT and Iso A3/C that proved to be his greatest rivals. In the first of the two 45 minute races Alberto Francioni placed second in his Iso A3/C and David Franklin managed to pilot Dennis Singleton's Ferrari 275 GTB to third. Gaye was joined on the podium by Michael Erlich in his Bizzarrini and Jan Gijzen in another 275 GTB after the second race.
     
  2. Matto

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    #2 Matto, Jan 11, 2012
    Beautiful run. Sorry to see the motor oil foot bath at 14:50....looks like that last run across the apron maybe knocked something loose. Great video!
     
  3. open roads

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    #3 open roads, Jan 11, 2012
    Thanks for the post. That looks like really good fun.
     
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    #4 E60 M5, Jan 12, 2012
    Great video, man those guys get really close at the 3 minute mark!!

    Thanks for sharing!
     
  5. Nurburgringer

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    #5 Nurburgringer, Jan 12, 2012
    glad you guys enjoyed it, like I did.
    Thanks go back to my dad who's always emailing me links like that.
    He send these recently, which are also super:

    911 at the absolute limit around Spa
    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kM_1KP24T-A&feature=related[/ame]

    M6B lapping Road America just a bit faster than I did in my 308
    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DBqJLUPkf4&feature=related[/ame]
     
  6. texasmr2

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    #6 texasmr2, Jan 12, 2012
    What the heck was up with the officials allowing that Bizzarrini to lay down oil lap after lap!!!
     
  7. PSk

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    #7 PSk, Jan 21, 2012
    Yes but what I liked about the video is the obvious respect the Maserati driver had for the car he was driving. This was good gentleman racing where the car is loved.

    As for the Bizzarrini ... obviously no officials were watching the race and the driver was not being respectful of the car and the rest of the field. Surely he looked in the mirrors a couple of times?.

    And heck that 911 driver can drive!!!! Most impressive.
    Pete
     
  8. Red Head Seeker

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    #8 Red Head Seeker, Jan 21, 2012
    Hello Kurt; Appreciate the numerous posts!!!....talk about "Fender to Fender" driving...These videos are Dangerous for me...makes me want to power drift my Testarossa....Mark
     
  9. Ferraripilot

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    #9 Ferraripilot, Jan 21, 2012
    Those Birdcages are brilliant cars. I have a particular soft spot for Maserati's anyway and just love their 50s and early 60s cars. Their chassis technology with the birdcage was just other worldly compared to what anyone else was doing in those days. Too bad things had to go terribly south for them just a few years earlier with them losing pretty much all of their racing cars to accidents! the frustration!
     
  10. saw1998

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    #10 saw1998, Jan 21, 2012
    Yes, thanks very much for the post. :)

    What a disappointment. I hope there was no associated engine damage.
     
  11. 1974gt4

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    #11 1974gt4, Apr 5, 2012
    great footage...however it takes a considerable amount of time to catch that old Ford in the first 50 seconds.

    Great watching the control !
     

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