Assetto Corsa: 1965 Ferrari 275 P2 at Abulzz Targa Florio 0.205 скачать в хорошем качестве

Assetto Corsa: 1965 Ferrari 275 P2 at Abulzz Targa Florio 0.205

Nino Vaccarella was born in Palermo Sicily in 1933, and as such, grew up with a passion for the Targa Florio. His father forbade him from racing however, and insisted he go to law school instead. After graduating, Vaccarella started his own school (with his sister as principal), and didn't formally enter a race until after his father passed away in 1956, using his father's Fiat 1100 (ironically or perhaps out of spite) in local hill climbs. The next year he purchased a Lancia Aurelia, determined to run the Targa Florio. The Mille Miglia disaster in May of 1957 put a temporary halt to public road racing in Italy, and by extension, Sicily. The Targa Florio would not be run despite every plea from Vincenzo Florio. Ever determined, Florio scheduled a "regularity event" around the Piccolo circuit for November of that year, featuring only road legal passenger cars. A staggering 130 cars entered the "race", of which Nino Vaccarella finished 109th. For 1958 the Targa was back on the FIA World Sports Car schedule, with Vaccarella once again entering his now 7 year old Aurelia. Despite breaking down, Nino had made an impression and earned a drive in a Maserati A6 GCS for 1959, finishing 10th overall. This impressed the factory team, which gave him a brand new Tipo 61 for 1960, and legendary driver Umberto Maglioli for a teammate. The pairing would have easily won, but on lap 7 a stone cracked the fuel tank while Vaccarella was leading, causing him to run out of fuel. He walked away from the car a local hero, and likely never paid for a meal in Palermo for the rest of his career. Vaccarella's part time racing career turned fulltime after a 4th place finish in the 1961 Targa Florio with Maurice Trintignant, again with Maserati. He signed with Scuderia Serenissima to run Nürburgring and Le Mans, then in 1962 he drove for Scuderia Repubblica di Venezia, which fielded Ferraris, Maserati's, and Porsches, but overall victories eluded him until 1964, when he broke through with the factory Ferrari team. After finishing 2nd at Sebring, Vaccarella scored victories at Le Mans and Nürburgring driving the 275 P. Rather annoyingly, he was denied entry into the 1964 Targa Florio due to his license being revoked. Vaccarella finally achieved victory at the Targa Florio in 1965, driving a 275 P2 with Lorenzo Bandini, and would have repeated the feat again in 1966, but Bandini put their Ferrari P3 in a ditch while leading on lap 8 of 10. Again in 1967 Vaccarella was in the lead of the Targa Florio when he himself made a driving error, running the Ferrari P4 over a sidewalk in Collesano and breaking the wheel rim. With Ferrari skipping the 1968 season, Vaccarella moved to Alfa Romeo, driving their new T33/2. Despite being no match for the Porsche 910 on other circuits, Vaccarella kept up for 3 laps until making a mistake again and crashing out. The T33/3 was again outmatched by the new Porsche 908/2, which dominated the Targa Florio in 1969. Vaccarella was lured back to Ferrari in 1970, which started off consistent, finishing 1st at Sebring in the 512 S, then 2nd at Monza, a 3rd at the Targa Florio, 4th at Spa, and 3rd at the Nürburgring, before a string of DNF's (and likely a lack of factory support from Ferrari) led him back to Alfa Romeo in 1971 to drive the newly revised T33/3. Porsche still had the car to beat for the Targa Florio, but each of them retired, giving Vaccarella his second Targa victory. After his son's birth in 1972, Vaccarella announced his retirement ahead of 1973, save for the Targa Florio, which he drove for Ferrari in the 312PB, with Arturo Merzario. Unfortunately, their race ended early with a broken drive shaft. This was also the final Targa Florio run as an FIA World Sportscar race. Vaccarella was convinced to come out of retirement for the 1975 Targa Florio, this time for Alfa Romeo. It was a hilarious proposition, for the factory was bringing the dominant T33 TT12 to an event now run independently with just local drivers. As the only 3 liter prototype to enter the race, Vaccarella and Merzario won easily, giving Vaccarella his third Targa Florio, joining Umberto Maglioli as the only three time winners. With that, Nino Vaccarella retired for good. https://www.overtake.gg/downloads/196...   / posts