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ISSUE 078 SEPTEMBER 2012

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FERRARICOMPETITIONRESULTS LAST ORDERS FOR DINNER

NEXT SEASON’S PLANS

A reminder that the 2012 ‘Racers’ Presentation Dinner is being held at the Oxford Belfry Hotel on Saturday, 17th November. We have already mailed ticket application and detailed info packs to many competitors but it is always possible, with the vagaries of the Royal Mail these days, that someone has not received theirs. Also, as we always say, we would be delighted to see at the Dinner those whose preference may be for hillclimbing rather than the circuits. Finally, even if you don’t take an active part in the Club’s competitions but would like to enjoy the party, we would also love to have your company at this annual get-together. So, if you haven’t received the paperwork but would like to come along, just let us know (contact details at the top of this page).

It may be thought that life at CompRes Towers takes on an altogether more relaxed and sedate pace once the racing season comes to a close. Nothing could be further from the truth. From now until Christmas and beyond we shall be flat out with the preparation of Regulations for our three series, negotiating with organisers, both here and abroad, for the race meetings that will form the 2013 calendar, designing brochures, printing and issuing registration forms, getting out the final two editions of the year of CompRes, not to mention buying and getting engraved all the PFfc and PFO annual trophies together with finalising arrangements for several forthcoming dinners and parties. Even Miss Tonks, our maid of all work (especially the stationery cupboard) and well-known ladyabout-town, will need to be told to spend a little less time at the wine bar to ensure everything gets done properly. This is not a cry for help, as you might think, but just to disabuse you of the idea that it’s all about drinking cocktails and generally having a high old time.

SUCCESS STORIES Although the prize-winners from this year’s Pirelli Ferrari formula classic and Pirelli Ferrari Open will not yet be officially aware of their triumphs until announced at the aforementioned End of Season Dinner, I give notice that we shall invite them to share their experiences, the highs and the lows, with their fellow competitors by writing their ‘Winner’s Tale’ for the winter editions of CompRes. These are always fun to read and can be quite instructive for those perhaps just starting out in competition. So fill the fountain pen, or spring-clean the keyboard, we’ll be after you!

1,000 have used some of their new-found riches to fit out their bathrooms with a Jacuzzi – named after the Italian brothers who invented the whirlpool tub in the Fifties. As my newspaper columnist observes, you can take this restraint only so far. Surely, he says, if you want an Italian object of desire it should be a Ferrari, not a Jacuzzi.

WHAT’LL IT DO MISTER? One thing that fascinates most of us about cars is their maximum speed. ‘What’ll it do, mister?’ is the first question many small boys ask when they see your parked Ferrari. At the recent Ferrari Racing Days event at Silverstone, we kept a tally of the speeds attained by the Ferraris running in the Open races on the Arena Grand Prix circuit. This table below gives the fastest speeds, timed on the quickest part of the track towards the end of Hangar Straight, for each of the tipos taking part.  Tipo

Driver

Speed mph

F40 LM

Sebastiani

161.7

430 GT2

Bailey

154.6

OBJECT OF DESIRE

458/Ch

Balfe

154.3

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458 GT3

Williams

150.8

430/Ch

Smeeth

146.2

430 GT3

Winder

145.9

360 GT2

Marrs

144.4

360/Ch

Shirley

141.3

456 GT

Brooks

138.4

F355/Ch

Jenkins

134.2

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FERRARI TEAM WINS INTERMARQUE Following the final round of the Aston Martin Owners Club Intermarque Championship, we understand that the Ferrari team has won! Sadly, AMOC’s information service this year is not what it once was, their competition department seemingly disbanded, so this result, despite the last race being a month ago as we go to press, is subject to confirmation. What is in no doubt is that our lead driver, Wayne Marrs, will be crowned Intermarque Champion. Again, the AMOC’s crowning ceremony, if it happens, will be at a date yet to be advised. So, a big round of applause for a job well done to all those who represented the Ferrari

CLUB OFFICE The move of the Ferrari Owners’ Club’s office from Snettisham to our new premises at Silverstone has now taken place. Our Club Secretary, Gary Dearn, together with Sandra Dent, are now established in our new home in Northamptonshire and busy overseeing the installation of all the essential communications systems including ultra-fast broadband. The transfer of most of our equipment and records seems to have been achieved with commendable smoothness which speaks volumes for the skill and dedication of all those involved. Readers who wish to contact the Club should note the new address: Ferrari Owners' Club of GB Silverstone Innovation Centre Silverstone Circuit Silverstone Northants NN12 8TN Tel: 01327 855430. The email addresses you need are:

gary.dearn@ferrariownersclub.co.uk

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

sandra.dent@ferrariownersclub.co.uk info@ferrariownersclub.co.uk members@ferrariownersclub.co.uk

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2012 King of Intermarque. Wayne Marrs took the title after a tremendously successful season for the Ferrari team.

Owners’ Club in this long-running Championship!

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RA’s HILLCOMMENT The Season Finale in just a few days time looks like a serious cliff hanger, though by the time you read this you will know the outcome. Richard Prior, secure in third, can sit back and watch Andrew Holman resisting the attentions of Chris Butler. These two are so close that whoever finishes ahead at Curborough will be this year’s PFHC Champion. Now as Donald Rumsfeld used to say, “there are known knowns and unknown knowns”. A known known is that on past form Holman has the legs of Butler at this venue. The unknown stuff is whether his car fails him on the day or he screws up. Whatever, this should make for a fascinating contest and you can bet both Chris and Andrew will do their level best to take the final victory! Ferrari Racing Days at Silverstone in September was the biggest and possibly the most successful Ferrari event ever. The FOC was at the heart of it, organising the huge contingent of Ferraris present on and off the track for The Guinness World Record attempt. We did this before, back in 2007, establishing the first record at 385 cars, but the Japanese (to our surprise) soon topped this at 490 a year later. When we first discussed with Matteo Torre and his colleagues at Ferrari North Europe the prospect of another go this year we were confident of success. As the event drew nearer we became even more confident and talked of putting the record “beyond reach” – just like the IRA do with their guns. On Saturday, September 15th we parked up around 1000 Ferraris on the Stowe circuit and eventually put 964 out on the circuit to set the new Guinness World Record. More on the GWR, where we just about filled the Arena GP circuit with Ferraris before the off.

Filipe Massa enjoyed himself at the Ferrari Racing Days event.

Up at the front, Club Sec Peter Everingham was driving a white 458 Italia smothered in lamps and fully kitted out as a safety car – his duty being to control the pace, at around 10–15 mph, to discourage any antics likely to unsettle the three car-wide parade around the GP circuit. Felipe Massa was in the middle of the front row in a white 458 Spider flanked by two black Californias driven by Matteo Torre and the Italian Ambassador. I had the fortune to be immediately behind Massa, with Richard Prior to my right in his F355. All went as planned and up at the front only Massa behaved badly as you would expect, dropping back several times and burning rubber. Despite the overall pedestrian pace he seemed to enjoy himself immensely. The Prescott Picnic you may recall was where, in 2011, we witnessed some strange and destructive antics from the PFHC drivers present. This time around

they were on their best behaviour, as indeed were all the Club members present at this terrific day out. For just £50 you could spend all day going up this challenging and technical hill. I spotted Richard Prior, Mike and James Spicer, John and Wendy Marshall, Julian Playford, and Sean Doyle, all determined to get their money’s worth. It seems like the perfect sort of event for a club such as ours to organise - it amazes me that the turnout is always so modest. The 458 Italia at Prescott was a new experience for me. I have been around a few circuits with the 458 and it has not bothered me. However I have to admit the car is so fast it scares me on the road and I have not considered hillclimbs at all. Due to passenger demand at Prescott I must have done around twenty ascents, pressing on with the electronics switched off and had no anxious moments worthy of note. What surprised me was not just

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was probably at his most confident with 328s of which he had at least two. Sadly Andrew has recently sold his 348GTC and is retiring from our series - we shall miss his familiar presence at Shelsley.

Surprising even himself at its alacrity, RA takes his 458 Italia up Prescott hill on one of his many high speed sorties at the Club’s Picnic.

to passenger demand at Prescott I must have done around twenty ascents, pressing on with the electronics switched off and had no anxious moments worthy of note. What surprised me was not just the acceleration, it was the speed you could go around Orchard Corner. I was taking third between the two hairpins and also between the Esses and Semi Circle, causing my passenger, retired FOC racer Tim Blackburn, to remark in a recent email – “I have just about recovered from the Prescott run in your car and the doctor says I can stop taking the pills soon! It was a most incredible sensation being in the 458 – shows how out of touch living in deepest France makes you.” Chris Butler has had great success over recent years on the hills and in Formula Classic – he has covered huge mileages too, coming to our events from Barnard Castle in County Durham. With a young family coming on Chris plans to considerably cut back his competition outings next year, which should at least give the rest of us a chance! We shall of course miss him too. Mike Spicer too is resting on his laurels next season. Rumour has it that he has been keel kicking around boat yards and is leaning towards the nautical experience. Mike has parted company with his 550 - a tipo that he, unlike most of us, never really

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took a shine to. Son James will take over his role and has already shown good pace with the very successful ex-Prior 348ts. My guess is that Mike will still be around from time to time with his yellow 328GTB. Sean Doyle is also taking a semi sabbatical as you will have noticed. He has not got on at all with the ex-Peter Wilson 348 and seems reluctant to persevere with this tipo. Maybe his GT4 (still being finished off) will come back into service, but only Sean knows his future trajectory. Andrew Duncan has been around the PFHC scene for more years than I can remember, though regrettably limiting his appearances to his local hill, Shelsley Walsh. He has fielded several tipos over this time and

F355s still look so great it is easy to forget they have been around for nearly nineteen years. Inevitably these tipos are now prone to the gremlins, particularly issues caused by malfunctions of sensors - the catalytic converter overheat being a favourite. There are others too, as I know to my cost on my previously reliable example. Often this is nothing more than an oxidised connection, but when the problem is intermittent it is difficult to track down. Sadly there is no easy answer rather than systematic replacement of likely offending parts. F355 Wheels have also been mentioned in these columns and are getting to be problematic due to age. Made of magnesium, they would not pass type approval nowadays and are very prone to corrosion and cracking. Buying used replacements is a gamble an immaculate refinished example could have all these problems under the paint. Stocks of hideously expensive new O/E ones have dried up, and if you need new wheels there are a couple of choices. New aluminium F355 pattern wheels are available though not a Ferrari part, and meanwhile Ferrari SpA have brought out new F355 wheels in a more modern or current “Challenge” style (see pic). With

Ferrari SpA have produced replacement wheels for the F355.

exhaust for my F355 from Superformance. It is almost exactly the same as a Challenge one (I know as I have my bent original) the only difference being the artistic bracketry. I have had clutch overheating problems since I fitted a 5.2 motronic exhaust and couldn’t refit the clutch cooling cowl - no room as the silencer is much bigger. I have been running without it since. Barrie Wood has been The problem seems to come from heat build-up on the motoway - not at events (I am not heavy on clutches). The cowl forces air from under the car up and through the clutch cover holes and out the bottom. I think that as the 355 is a ground effects car with its controlled transit of air Barrie Woods’ F355 exhaust system, taken, underneath the he says, in his front room. chassis, insufficient air gets to cool the encountering 355 problems too. clutch and heat soak rather than He writes: This is the new friction is at the root of this. a couple of choices. New aluminium F355 pattern wheels are available though not a Ferrari part, and meanwhile Ferrari SpA have brought out new F355 wheels in a more modern or current “Challenge” style (see pic). With VAT, these new wheels are around £2000 for the set, and available through the dealer network.

Engine Developments in recent years have been nothing less than astonishing and not just at Ferrari. It is difficult to know where all this is going, much of it driven by the need for low emissions and high mpg. Ford have this one litre three cylinder 125 bhp engine that launched in the new Focus, and amazingly has received high praise from the journos who even like the noise it makes! In contradiction, the German prestige manufacturers seem obsessed with six litre twin turbo lumps for estate cars that push out ridiculously high power and torque together with lots of CO2. Now, normally cautious Volvo have a high performance version of their S60 with 508 bhp, and that’s from their venerable 2.5 litre five cylinder engine – makes my 270 brake 328GTB seem a bit puny really! PFHC Dinner on October 27th is less than three weeks away as I write these notes. We are busy getting the awards ready and there will be panic at the engravers next week. It should be a great evening and I look forward to seeing you all there.

PIRELLI FERRARI HILLCLIMB CHAMPIONSHIP: ROUND 13 PRESCOTT HILLCLIMB 1st September 2012

he September Prescott is a two-day meeting but our Championship organisers had arranged with the Bugatti Owners Club that all of the Ferrari action would take place on the Saturday writes RICHARD PRIOR in conjunction with GRAHAM EASTER. It still took until around 3.00pm for the first competition runs, but the three classes doing the Saturday meeting went straight round again and it was all over by about 4.30pm. The Ferrari entry of 16 cars had all of the 2012 Championship contenders in attendance. Andrew Holman (F355) was leading on points having scored consecutive maximum scores in the previous three rounds. By contrast second placed Richard

Prior, also F355 mounted, had suffered lack of grip at the previous round at Curborough and collected only 11 points. Chris Butler (F355) may seem like a long shot to win the Championship - down in 4th position and trailing Holman by 32 points - but Chris had only completed 7 rounds so far. Maximum points here would see him back in the running and just 12 points adrift from the top of the table. In first practice Andrew Holman was the only one in the 50-second bracket. Butler, Taylor and Prior were all in the 51s. Holman improved to 50.63 on P2 but Butler moved ahead on 50.60. Nick Taylor was on 49.94 but Prior now started to get the hang of his favourite track with a cracking 49.17. During lunch we found the

refurbished restaurant had installed some splendid large flat screen TVs and we were to watch the qualifying for the Italian Grand Prix (and we got Sunday off to watch the race!). In the first official run Tony Attwood had gear selection issues with his pretty 246 Dino on the lower parts of the course, as showed in his split time, and James Spicer (348) clipped the barrier on the exit to the Esses, causing his dad to be red-flagged. On being reassured that his boy was OK, Mike had a re-run in his 328 and recorded his best time of the day (51.99). This time suggested it will be difficult for him to be caught in the Classic Cup competition. The only others to set their best times on this run were John Swift (F355: 52.09) and Andrew Holman, who

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(F355: 52.09) and Andrew Holman, who improved to 50.14. This was not good enough to take the class win as Taylor was now quickest on 48.84, well clear of Butler (49.36 and provisionally on 20 points) and Prior (49.45). R2 rolled around quickly and Mark Hargreaves recorded 54.41 in the family 308. This beat son Jack's 55.02 which just pipped Shaun Smith's nicely driven 328 (55.08). Richard Preece took tight lines in his 355 to score a 52.13. Brian Jackson (308GTB), who must have done something wrong on R1 as his time was only 61.62, put things right on R2 with a hard-charging yet silky smooth 53.74. Pauline Goodwin (328GTB) improved to 54.35 and then it was time for James Spicer, his car’s bodywork heavily bandaged with tank tape. Clearly his scrape had not put him off as he got well into the 52s (52.28). Phil Whitehead (F355) had a good run, his 50.92 setting a new personal best and netting him fifth place overall and 11 points. Andrew Holman was next up. He

thought he needed to brake later into Ettores and did so, only to go too deep into Pardon hairpin and the time was gone. His first run time would leave him fourth o/a and more importantly with only 13 points, which did not add to his "Best 8" total which counts for the Championship. Next, Peter Rogerson (360 Modena) set his best competition time of the day (59.32) and was followed by Richard Prior. His 355 hurtled into view clearly on the limit with a big twitch in Orchard and a speed trap of 67mph. This was a stonking run of 48.83 to take the lead by 1/100th of a second and set the best-ever 355 time at Prescott. With bated breath we waited for Butler. As ever, he was smoother than Prior but this time slower. His speed trap was only 63mph but he improved by 5/100ths to 49.31, which we knew would be close for the PEP positions. However, when the calulators were deployed we found he had taken the 20 points by just 1/100th of a second.

Congratulations, Chris! Last of the front-runners was Nick Taylor. In marked contrast to the more manoeuvrable 355s, the 430 is bigger, heavier and much less wieldy despite the extra power and driver aids. Nick had quite a big lift going into Orchard and matched Chris Butler’s 63 mph but improved enough to 48.62 for the class win. He will also be pleased to have beaten Jon Goodwin's previous best 430 mark. Nevertheless, after the 430's +2% PEP was applied, Nick’s time gave him only third-placed 15 points. For the record. this was a classic F355 vs. 430 battle but to take the 20 points the 430 would have needed a time of 48.33 Prior had closed on Holman by two points but Butler's total, with only seven scores, had leapt up by 20. Next up is the penultimate round, at Shelsley Walsh, where, at the time of writing, Holman and Butler are competing but Prior has failed to get an entry. But watch this space! 

PRESCOTT Hillclimb 1st September 2012 Round 13 Pirelli Ferrari Hillclimb Championship Driver

Tipo

Pract 1

Pract 2

H/C

Run 1

Run 2

0/64ft

speed trap

splits

PEP %

PEP time

Pts

430 Coupe

51.14

49.94

48.54

48.84

48.62

2.54

14.60/30.49

2.00

49.59

Richard Prior

F355

51.51

49.17

49.00

49.45

48.83

2.50

14.91/30.94

1.00

49.32

Chris Butler

F355

51.24

50.60

48.94

49.36

49.31

2.54

14.58/31.12

0.00

49.31

Andrew Holman

F355

50.95

50.63

49.84

50.14

51.50

2.62

14.59/31.46

0.00

50.14

Philip Whitehead

F355

54.07

52.39

51.10

51.89

50.92

2.58

15.23/32.06

0.00

50.92

328GTB

52.59

51.70

51.40

51.99

52.02

2.40

15.74/33.03

-3.00

50.43

F355

54.66

52.47

51.91

52.09

52.36

2.59

15.64/32.90

0.00

52.09

Richard Preece

F355

53.67

53.17

52.50

53.63

52.13

2.56

15.62/32.61

0.00

52.13

James Spicer

348ts

52.77

52.31

52.00

63.61

52.28

2.50

15.78/33.11

-2.00

51.23

Brian Jackson

308GTB

54.82

54.45

52.35

61.22

53.74

2.62

15.90/34.04

-4.50

51.32

Pauline Goodwin

328GTB

58.32

55.66

52.17

54.60

54.35

2.49

16.43/34.22

-3.00

52.72

Mark Hargreaves

308GTB

55.69

55.72

54.50

54.65

54.41

2.55

15.90/34.18

-4.50

51.96

Jack Hargreaves

308GTB

59.52

55.64

54.75

55.49

55.02

2.55

16.68/34.55

-4.50

52.54

Shaun Smith

328GTB

57.12

54.64

52.50

55.63

55.08

2.65

16.46/34.86

-3.00

53.43

Tony Attwood

246 GT

62.57

60.21

58.75

65.55

58.78

2.67

17.20/36.66

-6.50

54.96

Peter Rogerson

360 Mod

57.06

57.61

56.00

59.52

59.32

2.67

17.39/37.06

1.00

59.91

Nick Taylor

Mike Spicer John Swift

Note: 64ft, speed and splits for fastest run. Splits at Ettores and Midway

BOC Class Awards:

1st Nick Taylor

2nd Richard Prior

FOC Handicap Awards:

1st Philip Whitehead

2nd Mark Hargreaves

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3rd Chris Butler

Photo: Jonathan Tremlett

SILVERSTONE [GRAND PRIX CIRCUIT] 14th-16th September 2012

The Planet’s Biggest Collection of Ferraris!

RGUABLY THE TOP race meeting of the 2012 season – certainly in the UK – for the Pirelli Ferrari Open series was the Ferrari Racing Days event at Silverstone on 14/16 September. Working closely with Ferrari North Europe and the BRSCC in the organisation of the meeting, the Club had responsibility for not only the PFO races but also the attempt on the Guinness World record (GWR) for the highest number of Ferrari cars circulating a race track. The Ferrari Owners’ Club previously set a new record in 2007 at Silverstone, producing a world-breaking total of 385 cars. However, the following year this number was eclipsed by the Japanese owners’ club which managed to gather some 490 cars together – a huge number when you consider the space the vehicles would occupy on a circuit. This year, the Club and Ferrari NE were determined to wrest the record back to Britain and a target of 600 cars was thought to be

logged on their database comfortably exceeded the target. On the Saturday, the Club’s master plan was put into operation by Peter Everingham and his small army of helpers drawn from members of our Prancing Horse Photo: Jonathan Tremlett

within our grasp. In order to satisfy the Guinness rules of engagement, all the Ferraris taking part in the record attempt had to be pre-registered and thanks to enthusiastic work on the part of the UK dealers the number of cars

Precious cargo. Graypaul Racing’s truck disgorges the Ferraris of Shaun Balfe (458/Ch) and Sam Smeeth (430/Ch). Both cars scored victories.

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Photo: www.simonpics.co.uk

Photo: Jonathan Tremlett Photo: Jonathan Tremlett

that one might record. Naturally both Ferrari NE have thought it and the factory were over the had been practised moon on learning the good news, for weeks rather and everyone involved at the Club, than just not least Evers, deserves a hearty happened for the slap on the back. first time on the So what about the racing, day. which is, after all, what CompRes The parade is primarily concerned with? The was headed by added interest of the GWR brought Filipe Massa, who in many Ferrari aficionados who had been flown in might otherwise have been by Ferrari specially attracted by the competing event Sadly Geoffrey Finlay’s 458 GTR was withdrawn for the occasion. that weekend, the Goodwood after a promising qualifying performance. He seemed to Revival. master plan was put into operation enjoy the affair just as much as There were a tempting by Peter Everingham and his small everyone else, taking photographs number of tasty items on the allarmy of helpers drawn from on his iPhone as he gleefully Ferrari Silverstone menu for members of our Prancing Horse register, Committee of Management, wives, girlfriends and anyone else who could be conscripted. Each participating Ferrari was given a unique number printed on its windscreen sticker and its owner was handed a goody -bag of Ferrari items including a nicely made rosso chiaro Ferrari baseball cap. The logistics of getting a large number of cars onto the Grand Prix circuit was a major undertaking, vehicles being streamed onto the track from several different locations and shepherded by nominated leaders to ensure that Happy Birthday! Jack Dwane’s drive in a 458 Challenge was modest speeds were maintained. a generous 21st birthday present from his father, Mick. I am delighted to report that this monumental task was carried lapped the track at a little less spectators to enjoy. These out perfectly with impressive than his usual pace. included the XX programmes, the military precision and the armada The final number of Ferraris F1 Clienti single-seaters, rounds of of predominantly red Ferraris officially counted was a the Factory-run Challenge Trofeo circulated the circuit, three gobsmacking 964, which of course Pirelli (for experienced drivers) and abreast, in such an orderly fashion annihilated the previous world Coppa Shell (for so-called Gentleman drivers). And by no means least, two rounds of our own Pirelli Ferrari Open. This meeting had attracted no fewer than 32 PFO drivers – a number that exceeded that of the two factory Challenge races put together! We understand that the chief honchos at Maranello were astonished that this was possible and perhaps their The 32-car PFO grid assembles in front of the Silverstone Wing building. understanding of the

PhotoS: Jonathan Tremlett

understand that the chief honchos at Maranello were astonished that this was possible and perhaps their understanding of the Club’s UK racing programmes will be revised. This excellent field of Ferraris was boosted by a few guest appearances and it may be useful to run down some of the names and their cars. As well as the regular PFO competitors, for this meeting we welcomed Jack Dwane at the wheel of Paul Bailey’s 458 Challenge. The drive had been generously arranged as a 21st birthday present by his father, Mick. Mick himself was at the wheel of his 458 Challenge as was Gary Eastwood (both FF Corse run) while the very quick Shaun Balfe was back with the Graypaul Racing 458 that has often shown everyone a clean pair of heels in the latter part of the season. We also welcomed Mark McAllister, who has returned after a short racing lay -off. Shamus and Peter Jennings (father and son) had come over from Ireland to drive their FF Corse prepared 458s, with Peter having his first-ever race (although he has had extensive experience of other forms of motorsport). We hadn’t seen Arwyn Williams before this year but he turned up with a brand new 458 GT3 which JMH were running in addition to Sean Winder’s (also newly acquired) 430GT3. Paul Bailey selected his 430GT2 from his armoury for this event. Geoffrey Finlay, despite some health issues, had been tempted to return to the fold with his highly developed and sexily liveried Evolution2 Motorsport car, labelled as a 458GTR, which is run by the experienced Chris Warne. Although a registered driver, it was the first appearance of Ivor Dunbar, who drives another FF From top: The line-up for Race 1 led by pole man Shaun Balfe; It was Will Williams’s first time out in his 458 GT3; Sean Winder was also making his first appearance in his 430 GT3; Sam Smeeth hard at work in his 430 Challenge, taking two class victories during a very successful weekend.

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Photo: Jonathan Tremlett

“Right under his rear wing was the F40, belching flames like a fiery dragon.”

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(in the 456GT) from the Fosker Engineering stable. Mike Furness usually drives in historic events these days, in Lotus, BMW, etc, but he still has his F355 Challenge which he dusted off for this major Ferrari meeting. Completing this

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car, labelled as a 458GTR, which is run by the experienced Chris Warne. Although a registered driver, it was the first appearance of Ivor Dunbar, who drives another FF Corse 458 Challenge. Drivers also looked after by this prolific team were not one but two TarrantWillis’s – Toby (who we knew) and his brother Robin (who we were pleased to meet for the first time). David Tomlin, who this year has concentrated on his exWilliam Jenkins 308GTB in the Classic series, wheeled out his 430 Challenge for the third time this season to do battle in Class C3, a section that also included Ian Hartley, Jacques Duyver, Wayne Marrs (in the rare 360 GTC) and this season’s wunderkind, Sam Smeeth. Nestling in the back of the pitbox was Sam’s latest acquisition, a bright yellow 458 with which he is planning an attack in 2013. In Class C2, for 360 Challenge, Team Glencroft Rabble [Motorsports Division] – otherwise known as the Scottish Shirley Clan - had nominated their youngest progeny, James, for this one. Also in this class were regulars David Hathaway, Tim Ingram Hill and Nick Kaye. It also marked a rare appearance for Robert Macfarlane, yet another FF Corse client. Leading Gp4 Classic contender, Nigel Jenkins, had pulled his F355 Challenge out of its garage to join the fray in C1 alongside regulars Vance Kearney, Darren Laverty and Paul Brooks

smaller engined class were Tim Mogridge, who specialises in Intermarque racing, and Ray Ferguson, who had hired Mike Reeder’s F355 for the weekend. Finally, completing the impressive line-up, was Jacopo Sebastiani who was, in more ways than one, in a class of his own, his delectable turbo-charged F40 LM not quite fitting the class structure this year. His car runs in C4 Invitation, a class that exists to accommodate significant racing Ferraris such as this. Simpson Engineering’s Julian Smith was to be kept busy all weekend trying to keep this ultra-rapid car’s slightly dubious electrics working properly. The format for the PFO race weekend was straightforward: on late Friday afternoon there was free practice, a 20-minute qualifying session mid-day

Top: David Tomlin (430/Ch) leads Mark McAllister (458 Challenge); Bottom: Paul Bailey (430GT2) keeps his nose in front of Gary Eastwood’s 458 Challenge.

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Every picture tells a story. A great battle featuring Shamus Jennings (458/Ch) just ahead of Jacques Duyver’s 430 Challenge and Ivor Dunbar’s 458. Jacques was handed a drive-through penalty by the gentleman on the right for putting all four wheels across the white demarcation line.

Sebastiani F40’s alternator gave up the ghost necessitating a trip back to Wales for a replacement. Dunbar had a similar problem with his 458. There was better news from Balfe, whose 458 was the quickest

feeling this strict noise testing procedure on our cars was out of step with most of the other Ferraris at this meeting, the XX and single-seaters particularly making a deafening racket even if they did stir the soul. Photo: Jonathan Tremlett

free practice, a 20-minute qualifying session mid-day Saturday with a 25-minute race at the end of the afternoon. The second race was timed for 12.45 pm on Sunday afternoon. With only one qualifier the grid for Race 2 was based on the second fastest qualifying times. The weather on Friday was dry, bright and windy. Testing was preceded by a briefing by Clerk of the Course Bernard Cottrell and scrutineering. The checks produced some excessive noise problems for a few drivers. Some cars, those of Ferguson and Tomlin, were allowed to take to the track but the Shirley 360/Ch, at 122 dB(A), was deemed too loud to be let out. John and James busied themselves with mountains of packing to satisfy the scrutineer. We noted that Williams and Winder were on a steep learning curve, having had little or no time in their new cars. Mogridge experienced total blackout on his F355’s dashboard with none of the instruments conveying any meaningful messages. Furness felt distinctly unwell, admitting to a little too much partying the previous evening. Also not physically 100% was Finlay, having not fully recovered from a recent knee operation. Kaye complained that his 360/ Ch’s engine was cutting out when hot while Brooks, in the Fosker 456GT, experienced understeer which a set of new tyres might cure. Toby T-W had a hub bearing failure on his 430 while the

Nigel Jenkins drove his F355 Challenge superbly to win his class on both days.

car in testing by some 2 seconds (2:08.927), ahead of Bailey and Eastwood. Smeeth struck a pylon a glancing blow without incurring much damage. Jack Dwane, having his first experience of the hired 458 Challenge, was simply gobsmacked by its performance. With Ingram Hill having returned from Goodwood, a full complement of PFO Ferraris were out on track for the Saturday qualifying session. All the cars previously deemed too noisy were allowed out. One couldn’t help

Kaye’s 360’s misfire continued and split exhaust manifolds were diagnosed. Ingram Hill found a strange groove appear on a rear tyre, thought to be from a sizeable chunk of debris picked up on the track. A strong dose of Alka Seltzer seemed to have worked wonders for yesterday’s sickly Furness. Sebastiani’s F40 was now generating electricity and was the fastest car down Hangar Straight with a speed of 162mph – comfortably exceeding the 155mph

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weekend. Geoffrey Finlay had withdrawn his car after feeling unwell. The cars were driven directly out of their pitboxes to commence their They’re behind you! A slightly intimidated Mike installation lap; Furness has his mirrors full of the Fosker Engineering the pit lane gang of Paul Brooks (456GT), Vance Kearney and marshal decided Darren Laverty (F355s). that Ingram Hill and Ferguson were too tardy in getting out and spitting F40 of Sebastiani with were not allowed to join the field. birthday boy Jack Dwane right on They were therefore obliged to his tail. start the race from the pit lane. Leading C3 was Smeeth while Kaye was just in front of Hathaway in the C2 class. In C1 Jenkins had a slim advantage over Kearney. At the start of lap 2 there were some unfortunate high jinks involving Toby Tarrant-Willis, Ian Hartley and Peter Jennings resulting in some body damage. All continued and, looking at the subsequent times, Hartley emulated the consistency of a Rolex as he reeled off lap after lap with only a fraction of a second’s variation. Mogridge found his F355’s electrical gremlins were still plaguing him and again he lost all dashboard information. After two laps the F40 disappeared with a recurrence of its alternator problems. Ferguson’s race in the hired 355 ended on lap 6 when a test plug blew out of an exhaust manifold. Meanwhile, by lap 8 Balfe had created a 10 second gap to Bailey who was still being closely hunted by Eastwood. In 4th was Smeeth just ahead of the flying Jack Dwane (now 12 seconds ahead of his dad’s similar car). Shortly afterwards Kaye, who had been going great guns, pulled off to retire when his 360/Ch went on to Top: Tim Mogridge (4) and Ray Ferguson engaged in a bit of arm wrestling Top: Tim Mogridge (4) and Ray Ferguson engaged in a bit of arm wrestling 4 cylinders (in get-you-home in their F355 Challenge cars. Bottom: Nick Kaye had more than his fair in their F355 Challenge cars. Bottom: Nick Kaye had more than his fair mode) share of tribulations in his 360 Challenge Stradale but he came through in handing the C2 lead to share of tribulations in his 360 Challenge Stradale but he came through in James Shirley. the end to take a win in C2 in the second race. the end to take a win in C2 in the second race. At the flag it was Balfe who times to each other were the The field made a respectable took the win with Bailey just F355s of Jenkins and Kearney, job of keeping in tight formation capturing 2nd by the skin of his Nigel posting 2:26.963. behind the pace car and, when teeth from Eastwood. In 4th was Just before 5.00pm in the released, pole man Balfe kept his young Dwane, crossing the line afternoon the PFO cars were called lead ahead of Bailey and up for their first race of the Eastwood. In 4th was the flame Photos: www.simonpics.co.uk

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comfortably exceeding the 155mph of the next quickest, Bailey’s 430GT2. Again it was Balfe who set the fastest lap, at 2:09.048 – a little slower than the previous day with Shaun explaining that a change to the aero settings hadn’t worked as hoped. Hot on his heels now were Bailey and Eastwood, the former just 0.4 secs in arrears. Also very impressive were the times of 458 new boys Peter Jennings and Jack Dwane, both in the 2:11s. Smeeth was leading the C3 brigade with 2:11.829 while Kaye (2:23.340) and Macfarlane vied for honours in C2 with almost identical lap times. Also on very similar

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almost alongside C3 winner, Smeeth. Shirley came home just 3 seconds ahead of the welldriven 360 of Macfarlane to claim C2 honours while Jenkins was well clear of his pursuers to win class C1. The Clerk of the Course imposed a drive through penalty on Jacques Duyver for repeatedly failing to observe track limits (i.e. putting all four wheels over the white line) and a 35 second penalty on Laverty for the same offence. Eastwood, for a similar but singular breach, received a warning. Back in the garages, Hathaway found a number of bolts missing from his 360’s flywheel which necessitated some work. Preparers JMH were baffled when they saw that Arwyn Williams’s lap times had suddenly improved by 3 seconds midway through the race. Discovering new tricks might have been the answer. For this event we had the rare treat of not only a Pirelli hospitality unit, but also the company of two of those delectable Pirelli Girls who grace their stand at the Autosport Racing Car Show. Throughout the weekend these two glamorous ladies dispensed coffee, tea and an excellent choice of chocolate biscuits to everyone who called by. This little hospitality oasis also provided the base for the prize giving for PFO. Following the issue of the race results, Pirelli’s Wayne Nickless presented the prizes (specially donated by Pirelli for the occasion) to the

From the top: Class C2 protagonists David Hathaway and James Shirley go head to head in their 360 Challenge cars; Irish sensation Peter Jennings (25) making a determined effort to come to terms with Jack Dwane; Wayne Marrs in his 360GT2 (60) and Ian Hartley (430/Ch) vie for honours in C3; Robert Macfarlane drove his immaculate 360 Challenge into two second places.

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retired the 355 at Copse corner. Following a mild coming together with Mogridge’s similar car a little earlier, a small fire broke out in the engine bay for no apparent reason. Rather than risk damage, Ray wisely cut the ignition and enjoyed a lift back to the pits with the recovery truck - a thoughtful thing to do which avoided the wrath of the Reeder brothers! It was all good stuff and fascinating to watch. In the classes, Smeeth seemed to be unchallengeable in C3 although, just behind him, Duyver and Tomlin were neck and neck, jousting for 2nd. C2 saw Kaye firmly in charge, the Fosker mechanics seeming to have cured that earlier misfire and engine cutout. Nigel Jenkins was again demonstrating he was the pick of the crop in C1, taking the F355/Ch round a couple of seconds a lap quicker than any of his rivals. With two laps to go both Mick Dwane and Sam Smeeth were given a 5 seconds penalty for track limits infringements although for some reason Mick brought his car into the pit lane after being shown the flag. He apparently thought that it was a drive-through rather than a time penalty and, after realising, decided not to continue. However, all was not over. The leader, Balfe was also seen to have taken a short cut which resulted in a 35 second penalty. This had the immediate effect of demoting him to overall 3rd and

handing victory to Gary Eastwood from Paul Bailey. The final blow for misbehaviour was handed to Jack Dwane for passing under a yellow flag, the punishment being disqualification and four points on his licence. This was an unfortunate end to a fairy-tale birthday present for this talented driver. Jack had shown impressive skill and we are sure that, given the budget, he will be a force to be reckoned with in the future. Also displaying great latent talent was Irishman Peter Jennings and we hope to see much more of this young driver next season. After everyone had got their breath back we congregated at the Pirelli hospitality unit where Pirelli director Jason Sugden, with the assistance of his slinky Pirelli Girls, presented the day’s trophies.

One apiece: Shaun Balfe shared overall 458 Challenge victories with Gary Eastwood

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afternoon’s successful Ferrari drivers. For Sunday’s final PFO race we had one further withdrawal: Mike Furness and his F355 Challenge. We therefore had a reduced field of 30 Ferraris to come under starter’s orders. The grid, based on the previous day’s second fastest qualifying times looked much the same as for race 1, with Balfe and Bailey locking out the front row. This time, however, Sebastiani’s F40 was alongside new man Peter Jennings on row 2. When the pace car came in and the big field accelerated down the pit straight, again Balfe kept his lead but right under his rear wing was the F40, belching flames like a fiery dragon. Tucked in behind was Eastwood, who this time had got the jump on Bailey’s 430GT2. Arwyn Williams never got round the first corner, spinning his 458GT3 into the unforgiving gravel. The tense battle at the front continued for three glorious laps. The 20-year old F40 was eating up the gap down the straights as it again touched 162mph – a good 12mph faster that the leader’s 150 – but had slightly less grunt out of the slower corners. The net result: Even Stevens, with Jacopo setting the fastest lap of the race – and the weekend – in 2:09.252. Sadly it wasn’t to last. On lap 4 the F40 faltered and its bitterly disappointed driver brought it to a halt on the circuit, handing the second place slot to Eastwood. Shirley executed a spectacular but harmless spin on the exit to Farm Curve and continued unabashed while Brooks (suffering a touch of the red mist) and Hathaway had a coming-together as they both dived for the same bit of tarmac at The Loop. Brooks subsequently retired on lap 6. A ding-dong struggle for 5th place between Mick Dwane and Smeeth was resolved when Mick put his 458 into the gravel at Brooklands, losing precious seconds. About this time Ferguson

SILVERSTONE GP Round 11 15th September 2012 Pos

Driver

Tipo

Class

Laps

Time

Best Lap

Qualify

Pos

Shaun Balfe

458/Ch

26:08.662

2:09.085

2:09.048

Paul Bailey

430GT2

26:18.011

2:10.412

2:09.403

Gary Eastwood

458/Ch

26:18.178

2:10.588

2:10.315

Jack Dwane

458/Ch

26:49.872

2:12.666

2:11.777

Sam Smeeth

430/Ch

26:50.905

2:12.766

2:11.829

Mick Dwane

458/Ch

27::07.106

2:13.306

2:14.122

Arwyn Williams

458 GT3

27:07.389

2:13.602

2:12.536

Peter Jennings

458/Ch

27:13.830

2:11.904

2:11.735

Mark McAllister

458Ch

27:37.902

2:14.893

2:17.695

Shamus Jennings

458/Ch

27:48.726

2:16.507

2:15.692

David Tomlin

430/Ch

27:51.358

2:16.417

2:15.571

Toby Tarrant-Willis

430/Ch

27:52.844

2:15.093

2:14.247

Ivor Dunbar

458/Ch

28:01.348

2:18.244

2:17.785

Jacques Duyver

430/Ch

28:04.530

2:15.391

2:15.238

Ian Hartley

430/Ch

28:05.472

2:17.111

2:16.941

Wayne Marrs

360GT2

28:06.544

2:18.375

2:16.127

Sean Winder

430GT3

26:13.101

2:19.668

2:17.080

James Shirley

360/Ch

26:53.010

2:22.657

2:33.421

Robert Macfarlane

360/Ch

26:56.115

2:24.126

2:23.494

Robin Tarrant-Willis

430/Ch

26:57.943

2:21.392

2:23.954

Nigel Jenkins

F355/Ch

27:00.838

2:24.738

2:26.963

David Hathaway

360/Ch

27:05.792

2:25.415

2:25.946

Paul Brooks

456GT

27:29.627

2:25.702

2:27.573

Tim Ingram Hill

320/Ch

27:30.056

2:25.922

2:30.705

Tm Mogridge

F355/Ch

28:02.301

2:30.512

2:29.176

Darren Laverty

F355/Ch

28:19.870

2:29.380

2:29.080

Mike Furness

F355/Ch

26:15.023

2:34.604

2:32.913

DNF

Vance Kearney

F355/Ch

24:53.104

2:25.823

2:26.991

DNF

Nick Kaye

360CS

22.52.331

2:22.274

2:23.340

DNF

Ray Ferguson

F355/Ch

16.07.617

2:33.137

2:34.663

DNF

Jacopo Sebastiani

F40 LM

C4 INV

4:43.273

2:11.598

DNS

Geoffrey Finlay

458 GTR

2:13.454

Class Winners:

1st

2nd

3rd

Shaun Balfe

Paul Bailey

Gary Eastwood

Sam Smeeth

David Tomlin

Toby Tarrant-Willis

James Shirley

Robert Macfarlane

David Hathaway

Nigel Jenkins

Paul Brooks

Tim Mogridge

Fastest Laps:

Shaun Balfe

2:09.085

102.08 mph

Establishes lap record

Sam Smeeth

2:12.766

99.25 mph

Establishes lap record

Nick Kaye

2:22.274

92.62 mph

Establishes lap record

Nigel Jenkins

2:24.738

91.04 mph

Establishes lap record

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SILVERSTONE GP Round 12 16th September 2012 Pos

Driver

Tipo

Class

Laps

Time

Best Lap

Qualify

Pos

Gary Eastwood

458/Ch

26:15.096

2:09.919

2:12.349

Paul Bailey

430GT2

26:19.548

2:10.209

2:09.520

Shaun Balfe

458/Ch

26:51.473

2:09.494

2:09157

Sam Smeeth

430/Ch

26:54.503

2:12.801

2:12.451

Peter Jennings

458/Ch

26:58.654

2:11.866

2:11.978

Jacques Duyver

430/Ch

27:25.207

2:15.029

2:15.631

David Tomlin

430/Ch

27:26.275

2:15.771

2:16.207

Shamus Jennings

458/Ch

27:27.568

2:15.692

2:16.830

Ivor Dunbar

458/Ch

27:28.063

2:15.636

2:15.840

Mark McAllister

458Ch

27:44.962

2:15.500

2:17.883

Toby Tarrant-Willis

430/Ch

27:46.542

2:15.160

2:16.809

Ian Hartley

430/Ch

:28:15.783

2:18.724

2:17.036

Sean Winder

430GT3

28:17.473

2:17.210

2:17.283

Wayne Marrs

360GT2

28:32.862

2:20.952

2:16.364

Nick Kaye

360CS

26:37.769

2:23.264

2:23.631

Robert Macfarlane

360/Ch

26:41.007

2:23.734

2:24.287

Robin Tarrant-Willis

430/Ch

26:42.367

2:19.422

2:24.297

Nigel Jenkins

F355/Ch

27:00.800

2:24.865

2:27.296

David Hathaway

360/Ch

27:12.845

2:26.095

2:26.582

Tim Ingram Hill

320/Ch

27:27.265

2:25.699

2:38.518

Darren Laverty

F355/Ch

27:29.697

2:26.447

2:29.289

Vance Kearney

F355/Ch

27:30.226

2:25.770

2:28.593

Tm Mogridge

F355/Ch

28:.29.436

2:32.155

2:29.531

James Shirley

360/Ch

27:21.721

2:20.717

2:34.151

DNF

Mick Dwane

485/Ch

20:36.899

2:12.591

2:14.658

DNF

Ray Ferguson

F355/Ch

18:28.210

2:35.646

2:34.929

DNF

Paul Brooks

456GT

14:49.912

2:24.778

2:28.858

DNF

Jacopo Sebastiani

F40 LM

C4 INV

6:31.618

2:09.252

2:11.841

DNF

Arwyn Williams

458 GT3

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2:14.313

Jack Dwane

458/Ch

2:13.002

Mike Furness

F355/Ch

2:33.236

Class Winners:

1st

2nd

3rd

Gary Eastwood

Paul Bailey

Shaun Balfe

Sam Smeeth

Jacques Duyver

David Tomlin

Nick Kaye

Robert Macfarlane

David Hathaway

Nigel Jenkins

Darren Laverty

Vance Kearney

Fastest Laps:

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Jacopo Sebastiano

C4 INV

2:09.252

101.95 mph

Shaun Balfe

2:09.494

101.76 mph

Sam Smeeth

2:12.801

99.22 mph

James Shirley

2:20.717

93.64 mph

Paul Brooks

2:24.778

91.02 mph

Establishes lap record

Lap record

PIRELLI FERRARI HILLCLIMB CHAMPIONSHIP: ROUND 14 SHELSLEY WALSH HILLCLIMB 23rd September 2012

In the foreground Chris Butlerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s F355 is ready for action at a cold and exceedingly wet Shelsley Walsh.

OUND 14 OF THIS yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s closely fought Championship saw the second visit of the season to Shelsley Walsh for the one-day September meeting reports RICHARD PRIOR with assistance from GRAHAM EASTER. Before this round, Andrew Holman was in the lead from Richard Prior and Chris Butler. All drive F355s and all could still win the title, but in reality it was a straight fight between Holman and Butler. Mike Spicer had already put his name on the 2012 'Classic Cup' in his giallo 328GTB and was also placed as high as 4th place in the overall Championship, with Nick Taylor close behind. Richard Prior had only made it on to the reserve list, but as optimistic as ever turned up with the hope of getting in. Fortunately for him, Shaun Smith was absent from the paddock so some investigation and a phone call confirmed he was unable to make it. Prior informed the officials and brought his 355 round to the paddock. There was just time to get the car scrutineered and book a practice batch. The morning started dry but rain was forecast for mid-day. The dry early practices saw Nick Taylor comfortably the quickest on 34.54 secs. He had the 430 on the rev-

win and the vital 20 points. limiter for his burn-outs but then Subsequently Holman could only bogged down at the start. Chris manage 40.09. Butler was second fastest on 35.46 The rain eased to a drizzle for with Richard Preece on a splendid the second runs but it was cold, 36.08 in his F355 ahead of Holman dank and dark with mist hanging by 1/100th, with Prior some way around the top of the hill. Most behind. Not too much could be read into these times as conditions were steadily worsening. By lunchtime it was raining properly and most repaired to the nice new restaurant to take shelter and lunch. The rain was seriously coming down for the first official runs and Colin Campbell (Dino 246GT) was the first Ferrari driver away. After what the commentators called a "dignified" run, he decided the conditions were not to his liking and elected to go home. John Marshall (308GT4) was next up and this run (43.78) was his best of the day. Richard Prior was the first Championship contender to run. He has a reputation for being quick in the wet and most felt that the conditions would play into his hands. He The three leading 2012 Championship recorded 39.29. The next competitor was Chris Butler protagonists: L to R Chris Butler, Richard Prior whose 38.80 beat Prior and and Andrew Holman. It was Andrew, making an heroic second run, who took home the put him on target for the critical 20 points.

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Subsequently Holman could only manage 40.09. The rain eased to a drizzle for the second runs but it was cold, dank and dark with mist hanging around the top of the hill. Most drivers improved on their R1 times including Tony Attwood to 46.66 and Mike Spicer, over four seconds quicker in his 328 to take yet another Classic win. Next up was Richard Prior and he took the lead with 38.51. In the confusing running order it was back to Classics next with Wendy-Ann Marshall in her 328. She was red-flagged after Prior's Pirelli number plate came adrift at the finish line and was a tad slower on her re-run than R1. John Swift (F355) was another to make a big improvement, over 3 seconds to 42.50. Julian Playford (also 355) improved substantially

to 45.28. Phil Whitehead (yet another 355) took over a second off to crack the 40 second barrier (39.28). Next up was Butler. The question was, could he beat Prior? With only 38.89 he lost out on the scratch win but was still in prime position for the 20 points and the Championship victory. Pauline Goodwin (328GTB) improved a little to 42.93 which gave her second place in the Classic series. Holman, in the bright yellow F355 with its mean looking black Challenge wheels came to the line. Fully committed, he blasted through the half-way speed trap at 80 mph (matching Butler and faster than Prior's 78 mph). At the finish the clock showed 38.56. 1Â˝ seconds off his previous, quicker than Butler, but not Prior by just 5/100ths. However it was good

enough for the 20 points. Peter Rogerson was a bit quicker than R1 in his TdF blue 360 and then finally we had Nick Taylor. He had been complaining of the 430's poor traction in the wet and sure enough a quick stab of the throttle exiting Crossing was enough to unsettle the car. Nick's time was 41.29, his best of the day but way off being competitive. Holman and Butler are now tied at the top of the table so the Championship will be settled at the final round at the Curborough Sprint.

SHELSLEY WALSH Hillclimb 23rd September 2012 Round 14 Pirelli Ferrari Hillclimb Championship Driver

Tipo

H/C

64ft

split

speed traps

PEP

PEP time

Pts

Richard Prior

F355

36.78

42.11

34.39

39.29

38.51

2.71

24.80

78/90

+1.00

38.90

Andrew Holman

F355

36.09

41.60

35.82

40.09

38.56

3.06

24.63

80/87

0.00

38.58

Chris Butler

F355

35.46

43.53

34.04

38.80

38.89

2.86

25.17

78/91

0.00

38.80

Philip Whitehead

F355

37.16

42.76

34.98

40.39

39.28

2.95

25.11

76/86

0.00

39.28

Richard Preece

F355

36.08

42.96

35.90

40.92

40.14

3.18

26.17

75/85

0.00

40.14

Nick Taylor

430 Coupe

34.54

44.09

34.25

41.72

41.29

3.49

27.30

74/93

+2.00

42.12

Mike Spicer

328GTB

38.05

36.63

36.50

45.78

41.57

2.96

26.92

69/83

-3.00

40.32

John Swift

F355

39.32

39.05

36.14

45.73

42.50

2.86

28.01

62/85

0.00

42.50

Pauline Goodwin

328GTB

39.70

43.98

37.26

43.16

42.93

3.14

28.12

66/85

-3.00

41.64

John Marshall

308GT4

37.69

46.01

37.19

43.78

44.32

3.17

28.56

71/79

-4.50

41.81

Wendy Marshall

328GTB

42.54

49.38

42.40

46.86

44.32

3.56

31.26

60/---

-3.00

43.09

Peter Rogerson

360 Mod

39.32

49.33

38.71

44.61

44.52

3.33

29.72

60/88

+1.00

44.97

Julian Playford

F355

42.44

51.24

42.01

47.06

45.28

3.29

29.93

63/82

0.00

45.28

Tony Attwood

246GT

43.14

41.07

40.56

48.63

46.66

3.62

30.37

63/73

-6.50

43.62

Colin Campbell

246GT

55.72

53.90

49.97

59.03

3.70

39.82

41/54

-6.50

55.13

Note: 64ft, splits and speeds taken for fastest run

MAC Class Awards

1st Richard Prior

2nd Andrew Holman

FOC Handicap Awards

1st Wendy Ann Marshall

2nd Julian Playford

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3rd Chris Butler

2012 Pirelli Ferrari Hillclimb Championship

Andrew Holman

149

Mark Hargreaves

Chris Butler

149

Keith Anderson

Points after Round 14 (provisional)

Richard Prior

140

Chris Hitchman

Mike Spicer

116

Wendy Ann Marshall

Nick Taylor

115

Jeff Cooper

John Marshall

Lorraine Hitchman

Phil Whitehead

Julian Playford

James Spicer

Caroline Cooper

Pauline Goodwin

Colin Campbell

Brian Jackson

Peter Rogerson

Richard Allen

Tony Attwood

Sean Doyle

Sergio Ransford

Barrie Wood

Andrew Duncan

Shaun Smith

Peter Hitchman

John Swift

Tracey Haynes

Richard Preece

Jim Campbell

Jack Hargreaves

David Hathaway

Ian Hartley offers his

Ferrari 430 Challenge Maintained regardless of cost by Ferrari UK and FF Corse A Race winning car eligible for Pirelli Ferrari Open, Britcar, GT Cup and British GT (GTC class)      

Brand new Ferrari Challenge engine supplied by factory and recently installed Fully upgraded to GTC specification with aero kit Steel racing brake conversion Fully adjustable race dampers and uprated ECUs 2 additional sets of rims Race silencers and passenger seat included

£87,500 ono

Available for viewing at FF Corse Silverstone

Contact Ian at ian_hartley23@hotmail.co.uk

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The Garage North Newnton Pewsey Wiltshire SN9 6JU Tel 01980 630327 Fax 01980 630015 E-mail enquiries: gcreeder@aol.com

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