April 12, 2017 – The Ring

Targa Florio I

Practice was underway but off to a rough start for some:

Repairs would be made in time for the event. Others practiced. No locals nor goats were hit.

Practiced but did not start:

• #003T – HERRMANN/ELFORD – Porsche 908/3 (P3)

• #60 – CALASCIBETTA/MONTI – Opel GT 1900 (GT 2.0)

Classes/Entries: P3 (3), P2 (1), S2 (3), GT2 (2), GT1.6 (1)

Starting Grid (In Order):

#12 – SIFFERT/REDMAN (Porsche 908/3) P3

#18 – HANRIOUD/MOSCATELLI (Chevron Ford B19) P2

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#8 – ELFORD/LARROUSSE (Porsche 908/3) P3

#18A – LAINE/LENNEP (Porsche 908/2) P3

#32 – ZERBINI/SCHENETTI (Porsche 910-6) S2

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TDARO/LATTERI (Porsche 906 Carrera 6) S2

#138 – DeCADANET/OGIER (Porsche 911) GT2

#56 – KAUSSEN/STECKKONIG (Porsche 914-6) GT2

#58 – PICCOLO/CALASCIBETTA (Ferrari Dino 206S) S2

#130 – SCALERA/JACONO (Porsche 912) GT1.6

Vic and Gerard waiting for the start with their wives:

So the green flag drops and Joe Siffert is on his way:

The rest of the field arrives at turn 4 on their first lap…

Overall Results After 1/3 Distance – 1^st Rotation (180 sec. x 3 x 1 = 9 min.):

1. #12 – Joe SIFFERT (Porsche 908/3) P3 – 84 Laps;
2. #18A – Hans LAINE (Porsche 908/2) P3 – 83;
3. #18 – Jean-Pierre HANRIOUD (Chevron Ford B19) P2 – 80;
4. #8 – Vic Elford (Porsche 908/3) P3 – 78;
5. #32 – Sergio ZERBINI (Porsche 910-6) S2 – 77 + 1;
6. #56 – Willy KAUSSEN (Porsche 914-6) GT2 – 77 +2;
7. #90 – Nino TDARO (Porsche 906 Carrera 6) S2 – 74 +1;
8. #58 – Pietro Lo PICCOLO (Ferrari Dino 206S) S2 – 69 +1;
9. #130 – Giovanni SCALERA (Porsche 912) GT1.6 – 61 +3;
10. #138 – Alan DeCADANET (Porsche 911) GT2 – 39* +5;

*Extended green flag pit stop to repair broken body mount.

Around turn 4… here they come again!

…now halfway through the race…

…and bringing up the rear after a green flag stop to repair a body mount…

…Salvatore Lo Jacono blew a tire after brushing a curb and would need to replace it in an unscheduled stop…

Overall Results After 2/3 Distance – 2^nd Rotation (18 min.):

1. #12 – Brian REDMAN (Porsche 908/3) P3 – 167 Laps;
2. #18A – Gijs van LENNEP (Porsche 908/2) P3 – 167;
3. #18 – Mario MOSCATELLI (Chevron Ford B19) P2 – 161;
4. #32 – Giuseppe SCHENETTI (Porsche 910-6) S2 – 155 + 1;
5. #56 – Gunther STECKKONIG (Porsche 914-6) GT2 – 155 +2 +1;
6. #8 – Gerard LARROUSSE (Porsche 908/3) P3 – 154 +2;
7. #90 – Ferdinando LATTERI (Porsche 906 Carrera 6) S2 – 151* +1;
8. #58 – Salvatore CALASCIBETTA (Ferrari Dino 206S) S2 – 144 +1 +1;
9. #130 – Salvatore Lo JACONO (Porsche 912) GT1.6 – 123 +3 +4**;
10. #138 – Alan DeCADANET (Porsche 911) GT2 – 108 +5 +4;

*Green flag pit stop to adjust body mount.

**Pit stop to replace blown tire.

…spectators couldn’t get close enough to the action…

…Alan De Cadanet needed to pit to repair a broken shifter and limped to the pits in 3rd gear… but after that he was on a charge!

…Hans Laine would eventually take the overall lead and hang on…

…Willy Kaussen would surprise many by finishing 5th overall and first in class (GT2)…

Overall Final Results – 3^rd Rotation (27 min.):

1. #18A – Hans LAINE (Porsche 908/2) P3 – 253 (29.153 ext.);
2. #12 – Joe SIFFERT (Porsche 908/3) P3 – 251 (26.904);
3. #18 – Jean-Pierre HANRIOUD (Chevron Ford B19) P2 – 244 (37.097) +1;
4. #32 – Sergio ZERBINI (Porsche 910-6) S2 – 233 (29.118) + 1;
5. #56 – Willy KAUSSEN (Porsche 914-6) GT2 – 232 (41.137) +2 +1 +1;
6. #8 – Vic Elford (Porsche 908/3) P3 – 230 (39.718) +2 +1;
7. #90 – Nino TDARO (Porsche 906 Carrera 6) S2 – 220 (51.010) +1 +6;
8. #58 – Pietro Lo PICCOLO (Ferrari Dino 206S) S2 – 217 (38.335) +1 +1;
9. #130 – Giovanni SCALERA (Porsche 912) GT1.6 – 183 (57.730) +3 +4 +4;
10. #138 – Alan DeCADANET (Porsche 911) GT2 – 177 (58.381) +5 +4 +2*;

*Pit stop to repair broken shifter.

Final Results By Class:

P3:

1. #18A – LAINE/LENNEP (Porsche 908/2) P3 – 253 (29.153 ext.);
2. #12 – SIFFERT/REDMAN (Porsche 908/3) P3 – 251 (26.904);
3. #8 – ELFORD/LARROUSSE (Porsche 908/3) P3 – 230 (39.718) +2 +1;

P2:

1. #18 – HANRIOUD/MOSCATELLI (Chevron Ford B19) P2 – 244 (37.097) +1;

S2:

1. #32 – ZERBINI/SCHENETTI (Porsche 910-6) S2 – 233 (29.118) + 1;
2. #90 – TDARO/LATTERI (Porsche 906 Carrera 6) S2 – 220 (51.010) +1 +6;
3. #58 – PICCOLO/CALASCIBETTA (Ferrari Dino 206S) S2 – 217 (38.335) +1 +1;

GT2:

1. #56 – KAUSSEN/STECKKONIG (Porsche 914-6) GT2 – 232 (41.137) +2 +1 +1;
2. #138 – DeCADANET/OGIER (Porsche 911) GT2 – 177 (58.381) +5 +4 +2*;

GT1.6:

1. #130 – SCALERA/JACONO (Porsche 912) GT1.6 – 183 (57.730) +3 +4 +4;

A very nice looking field of 10 scratch built models from 1970 and 1971 racing in five classes. A great show! Thank you to everyone who participated! :good: