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  1. KMR968Turbo

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    #1 KMR968Turbo, Apr 25, 2014
    I am trying to track down more information on the Challenge series when the F355 was in it. Does anyone have the race schedules (ie: Nov 14th race at Imola, Dec 10th at Fiorano, etc.)? Does anyone know where the World Finals were held each year? I see recently they held it at Mugello but was that always the case? Did they run at Fiorano before?
     
  2. thibaut

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    #2 thibaut, May 6, 2014
    Same question here. Nothing on internet as far as I could see. Was thinking contacting directly Ferrari, as the series organisers they should have kept some form of record.
     
  3. StregaP

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    #3 StregaP, May 6, 2014
    Buon giorno! 355 Challenge series started in1995 with 1 car for Peter Sachs...full series in North America 1996-1999,finals in 1995,96 at Mugello,1997 Enna-Pergusa,Sicily,1998 Imola,1999 Vallelunga...I can dig up the race dates for you as required IlDottore/Asterix(Stephen Earle MD)
     
  4. Scuderia-San-Antonio

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    #4 Scuderia-San-Antonio, May 6, 2014
    Ask and god speaks...
     
  5. rob lay

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    #5 rob lay, May 6, 2014
    true dat, glad Doc is up to 14 posts. tried to get him on 10 years before. :)
     
  6. StregaP

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    #6 StregaP, May 7, 2014
    Sorry Rob I'm a slow learner for some things...IlDottore
     
  7. KMR968Turbo

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    #7 KMR968Turbo, May 7, 2014
    Doc, that is amazing! Thank you for the information. It looks like my car ran at Imola which is pretty neat in my book. Would you happen to have the race results? I know it didn't win but even to see results with the car at Imola would be good enough for me.
     
  8. KMR968Turbo

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    #8 KMR968Turbo, May 7, 2014
    Le Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve, June 5-7 Juin 1998
    Grand-Prix Palyer's du Canada


    SportsCar Ferrari Challenge
    Race 5 / Course 5

    Cl Qual # Pilote/Driver Voiture/Car
    1 1 76 Tom Papadopoulos, Forest Hills NY Ferrari 355 Challenge/Wide World of Cars 16 30m28.750s
    2 2 O7 Dr. Stephen Earle, Garden Ridge TX Ferrari 355 Challenge/Ferrari of Houston 16 30m41.983s
    3 4 27 Jim Kenton, Milford OH Ferrari 355 Challenge/Ferrari of Washington 16
    4 5 62 Steve Shelton, Fort Launderdale FL Ferrari 355 Challenge/Shelton Sports Car 16
    5 9 O5 Jose Luis Valera, Caracas Venezuela Ferrari 355 Challenge/Maranello Motorsports 16
    6 13 75 Alfred Caiola, New York NY Ferrari 355 Challenge/Wide World of Cars 16
    7 15 20 Chris Cox, Chaple Hill NC Ferrari 355 Challenge/Shelton Sports Car 16
    8 18 11 James Place, San Antonio TX Ferrari 355 Challenge/Ferrari of Washington 16
    9 16 3 Gary Hobbs, Oakville VA Ferrari 355 Challenge/Ferrari of Washington 16
    10 28 O2 Fernando Baiz, Caracas Venezuela Ferrari 355 Challenge/Maranello Motorsports 16 Penality
    11 6 O9 Enrique Baracasa, Caracas Venezuela Ferrari 355 Challenge/Maranello Motorsports 16
    12 12 18 Lawrence Stroll, Montreal Qc Ferrari 355 Challenge/The Collection 16
    13 3 44 Alex Rango, Fort Launderdale FL Ferrari 355 Challenge/Ferrari of Houston 16
    14 14 28 Dr. Tom Murphy, Wilmette IL Ferrari 355 Challenge/Lake Forest Sportscars 16
    15 17 O6 Francois Guerin, Caracas Venezuela Ferrari 355 Challenge/Maranello Motorsports 16
    16 7 5 Kevin Crowder, Dallas TX Ferrari 355 Challenge/Ferrari of Houston 16
    17 21 12 Michael Louli, Toronto ON Ferrari 355 Challenge/Ferrari of Ontario 16
    18 22 91 Tim Robertson, Virginia Beach VA Ferrari 355 Challenge/Foreign Cars Italia 16
    19 11 32 Mathew Drendel, Conover NC Ferrari 355 Challenge/Foreign Cars Italia 16
    20 19 16 Peter Wais, San Francisco CA Ferrari 355 Challenge/Ferrari of San Francisco 15
    21 26 40 Martin Jones, Denver CO Ferrari 355 Challenge/Foreign Cars Italia 15
    22 25 4 Lawrence Kenyon, Boulder CO Ferrari 355 Challenge/Ferrari of San Francisco 15
    23 27 43 Leo Hindery, Hillsborough CA Ferrari 355 Challenge/Foreign Cars Italia 15
    24 20 88 Jong-Wha Kim, Vernon CA Ferrari 355 Challenge/Ferrari of Beverly Hills 14 Dnf
    25 8 77 Jim McCormick, New Rochelle NY Ferrari 355 Challenge/Ferrari of Washington 11
    26 24 7 Kurt Carlson, Rockford IL Ferrari 355 Challenge/Lake Forest Sportscars 10
    27 10 54 Ugo Colombo, Miami FL Ferrari 355 Challenge/The Collection 1 Dnf
    Dns Dnq O4 Juan A. Hinestrosa, Caracas Venezuela Ferrari 355 Challenge/Maranello Motorsports

    * Pole Position : Tom Papadopoulos 1m51.957s

    * Fastest Race Lap : Tom Papadopoulos 1m52.795s
     
  9. KMR968Turbo

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    #9 KMR968Turbo, May 7, 2014
    PSR: Ferrari Millennium Homestead Results FERRARI CHALLENGE MILLENNIUM 6 HR RACE Homestead Miami Speedway/Homestead Florida December 3-5 1999 PROVISIONAL RESULTS

    05/12/1999

    FN.ST.CAR LAPS --DURING-RACE--
    PS.PS.NO. DRIVER/HOMETOWN/STATE SPONSOR/CAR COMP FAST LAP SPEED
    1 16 44 Andrea Garbagnati/Italy Motor Sports Service/Ferrari 355 tb 210 1:34.720 83.994
    Beppe Schenetti/Italy
    2 18 74 George Robinson/Houston/TX Ferrari of Houston/Ferrari 355 tb 208 1:35.229 83.545
    Joe Varde/Charlotte/NC
    3 15 07 Stephen Earle/Garden Ridge/TX Ferrari of Houston/Ferrari 355 tb 206 1:33.742 84.871
    Fernando Baiz/Caracas Venezuela
    Rick Jones/Pompano Beach/FL
    4 12 77 James McCormick/New Rochelle/NY Ferrari of Washington/Ferrari 355 tb 204 1:36.361 82.564
    Allie Ash/Great Falls/VA
    Tim Robertson/Virgina Beach/VA
    Sandy Reddin/New Canaan/CT
    5 3 1 Gian Luigi Buitoni/Purchase/NY Ferrari North America/Ferrari 355 tb 202 1:36.636 82.329
    Leo Hindery/Denver/CO
    6 4 11 Jim Kenton/Fairfield/CT Ferrari of Washington/Ferrari 355 tb 202 1:37.295 81.771
    Allan Ziegelman/Boca Raton/FL
    Lewis Bakes/New Canaan/CT
    7 5 30 David Cumming/Houston/TX Ferrari of Houston/Ferrari 355 tb 198 1:35.566 83.251
    Moulton Bonnier/Pittsburgh/PA
    8 8 69 Christian Briggs/Dallas/TX Ferrari of Houston/Ferrari 355 tb 198 1:35.287 83.495
    Matteo Bigogno/Italy
    Grant Wynn/Dallas/TX
    9 11 18 Dennis Crowley/Orlando/FL Ferrari of Central Florida/Ferrari 355 tb 198 1:34.508 84.183
    Ryan Hunter-Reay/Boca Raton/FL
    Josh Rehm/Plymouth/PA
    10 13 54 Ugo Columbo/Miami/FL The Collection/Ferrari 355 tb 198 1:35.048 83.705
    Sharif Malnik/Miami Beach/FL
    Scott Neuman/Miami/FL
    11 9 16 Jong Wha Kim/Vernon/CA Ferrari of Beverly Hills/Ferrari 355 tb 196 1:38.554 80.727
    Lawrence Kenyon/Boulder/CO
    Bryant Kreaden/Boulder/CO
    12 2 20 Matt Drendel/Conover/NC Ferrari of Houston/Ferrari 355 tb 186 1:33.985 84.651
    Chris Cox/Chapel Hill/NC
    Kevin Crowder/Plano/TX
    13 6 99 David Shep/Toronto Ontario Keygroup/Ferrari 348 182 1:40.641 79.053
    Gary St Amour/Toronto Ontario
    Paul Kitchener/Missisauga Ontario
    14 14 7 Kurt Carlson/Loves Park/IL Shelton Sports Cars/Ferrari 355 tb 182 1:35.615 83.208
    Tom Shelton/Ft Lauderdale/FL
    Bill Adam/Miami/FL
    15 1 88 Giacomo Mattioli/Beverly Hills/CA Ferrari of Beverly Hills/Ferrari 355 tb 182 1:36.521 82.427
    Ryan Negri/Beverly Hills/CA
    Jay Wilton/Los Angeles/CA
    16 10 0 Harrison Williams/Houston/TX Ferrari of Houston/Ferrari 348 175 1:47.601 73.939
    Mandy Reimert/Houston/TX
    17 17 19 Michael Cullen/Dublin Ireland Ferrari of Central Florida/Ferrari 355 tb 161 1:35.387 83.407
    Quentin Wahl/Santa Barbara/CA
    Sarah Wahl/Santa Barbara/CA
    Todd Russo/Ringoes/NJ
    18 7 15 Bill Rand/Plano/TX Ferrari of Houston/Ferrari 355 tb *115 1:34.480 84.208
    Stuart Singer/Plano/T Throttle
    Chris Cook/Phoenix/AZ
    19 19 46 Ed Davies/Hobe Sound/FL Ferrari BB/LM *99 1:33.308 85.266
    Leslie Davies/Hobe Sound/FL Engine
    Mike Colucci/Jupiter/FL
    * Not Running at the Finish
    Time of Race: 6 hours 1 minutes 28.041 seconds LAP LEADER(S) 12-05-1999
    Winning Speed: 77.036 mph for 210 laps/464.1 miles CAR# LAP 15:46:23
    Margin of Victory:2 LAPS 1 minutes and 8.601 seconds # 88 1- 2
    355 Winning Speed: 77.036 mph # 20 3- 9
    348 Winning Speed: 66.706 mph # 18 10- 28
    # 46 29- 63
    # 44 64- 105
    # 74 106- 106
    # 44 107- 210

    FASTEST LAP:
    BBLM: #46 Ed Davies LAP # 53 1:33.308 85.266 mph
     
  10. Scuderia-San-Antonio

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    #10 Scuderia-San-Antonio, May 7, 2014
    Some familiar names in there. Good stuff.
     
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  12. StregaP

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    #12 StregaP, May 8, 2014
    only 4 drivers from FNA participated..Stephen Earle MD,Rick Jones,Ugo Columbo and Jong Wa Kim...starting position based upon elapsed time from 10 lap qualifying race Sunday AM..I started 36 and finished 15th overall,1st FNA driver and awarded "best driver performance" for advancing positions...2nd Ugo Columbo and 3rd Jong Wa Kim,Rick Jones 4th and Mike Louli 5th(driving for canadien team/Toronto/Remo Ferri for some reason wasn't counted with FNA but as a Canadien in the finals)...hope this helps Costa Bertuzzi won the Finals(=/-still in Ferrari of Beverly Hills employ/area??) IlDottore
     
  13. Rothbauer_Racing

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    #13 Rothbauer_Racing, Jul 3, 2014
    Who were the Service Tech at Ferrari of Houston back when the F355 Challenge (Houston) was winning? I would very much like to talk with them to see how my car can be setup for COTA and other tracks.
     
  14. rob lay

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    #14 rob lay, Jul 3, 2014
    I talked to a couple of them 2003-2004 when I was racing it with NASA, talked to actual guys that built my car out, just don't remember names.

    Honestly, these days I would speak with Universal Autosports and Delta Vee for 355 Challenge setup.
     
  15. KMR968Turbo

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    #15 KMR968Turbo, Jul 4, 2014
    Thank you for the information. I have Jong Wa Kim's car and have been trying to get as much of it's racing history as possible.
     
  16. StregaP

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    #16 StregaP, Jul 5, 2014
    Buon giorno! Don't forget that in 1998 in FNA/USA/Canada there were 2 championships...Ferrari Challenge and Ferrari Endurance Challenge(1 hour races ,could have 2 drivers if desired,Homestead,Lime Rock,Atlanta and Pike's Peak)...Kim's car came 2nd in the Championship,Mike Louli 3rd,some guy from Texas was the winner...IlDottore
     
  17. feiss

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    #17 feiss, Jul 7, 2014
    Sei Italiano ?
    Dovrei aiutare un mio amico a vendere la Sua Challenge 355 Turrini Motor Champion di Modena . Mi aiuti ?
    Carlo
     
  18. StregaP

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    #18 StregaP, Jul 7, 2014
    Carlo,sono Texano ma guido una macchina per Kessel Raving a Lugano/Svizzero e' penso possibile Ronnie Kessel poi aiutare...en boca al lupo..IlDottore(Stephen Earle MD)
     
  19. mclaudio

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    #19 mclaudio, Jul 7, 2014
    Does anybody know the last year the 355 was eligible in the challenge series? I seem to remember a time when both the 355 and 360 cars were running.
     
  20. StregaP

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    #20 StregaP, Jul 8, 2014
    I believe last year 2000,with separate championships for 360 and F355...IlDottore
     
  21. rob lay

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    #21 rob lay, Jul 8, 2014
    I heard a story that after you moved to 360 and Martinez bought #104504 from you, that in a race the leaders (including you) were lapping him and he thought being a good teammate for Ferrari of Houston meant blocking your competition even though he was a lap down. true? :D R.I.P. Ed.
     
  22. StregaP

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    #22 StregaP, Jul 9, 2014
    Buon giorno! This is quite possible but most of the competition for me in 2000 came from FOH teamates John Cumming and Chris Cox....Jim McCormick was always "lurking" though...too bad we can't ask Dr.Martinez ...IlDottore
     
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    #23 TEXASSPEED, Jul 14, 2014
    Talk to the service manager. I believe it was Haris and Edgar. Both still around.
     
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    #25 Ferrari 308 Vetro, Aug 2, 2014
    did the car race? or "only" a normal challenge?

    Jim Mccormicks 95' 355 is for sale
    1995 Ferrari 355 Challenge - $58k - Jaffster
     
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