Sure, Group C was a mind-bending kaleidoscope of colour and speed. And yes, GT1 was a formula which quite rightly deserves the renaissance it’s currently enjoying. But there’s really only one winner when it comes to sports-car racing’s most dramatic, dangerous and downright sexy of eras and that’s Group 5 of 1970 and 1971. And there is, of course, one car we most closely associate with the halcyon Group 5 years: the Ferrari 512.
Upgraded by the factory to 𝘔𝘰𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘢 specification, chassis number 1024 was sold new to the storied Italian privateer outfit Scuderia Brescia Corse, which contested select rounds of the 1971 FIA World Sportscar Championship, in addition to the burgeoning European Interserie. A class podium and fourth overall in the 1000 KM Zeltweg was a truly stellar result against the might of the factory teams.
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15 фев 2024
