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31/07/2006 - Le Castellet (F) - 28/29/30 July 2006
It was a warm weekend for the Maserati drivers on the high-tech French circuit of Paul Ricard. The track is situated close to the village of Le Castellet. The facilities include a luxury hotel and an international airport. The track is equipped with cutting edge technology, is used only for Formula 1 tests, for new vehicle launches, club meets and top class motoring events.
Stefan Schollwoeck’s Maserati 6CM took pole position in the A+B group. This is reserved to single-seaters, Sport and GT cars with drum brakes. Gigi Baulino and Klaus Edel, both in Maserati 250Fs, followed him across the line. Carlos Monteverde was the highest finishing Ferrari driver, fourth in a 250 Testa Rossa. The vehicles featuring disc brakes battled it out in group C. This category was dominated by the four Ferrari 512 BB LMs. Pole went to Massimo Sordi, with Jean Guikas, Arnold Meier and François Degand coming next.
Jean Guikas won race 1 in group C, run on Saturday afternoon. He came out victorious after battling with Massimo Sordi for ten laps. The talented driver from Milan had to drop off after his engine overheated. In second came Arnold Meier and Paul Knapfield, at the wheel of a Ferrari 365 GTB4 Daytona.
The two A+B races were dominated by Stefan Schollwoeck. The formidable German led from start to finish and did not give his adversaries a chance to overtake. The second placed driver was the spectacular Carlos Monteverde. In third was Gigi Baulino who tussled with Klaus Edel in both legs. Their two Maserati 250Fs were locked together for the entire race and kept the fans on the edge of their seats. “It was great”, declared Gigi Baulino after the podium ceremony. “It was very hot out there and I had Klaus for company throughout. It was not easy holding him off and I had to fight to keep hold of third place. I have to say that he behaved like a true gentleman driver. He drove cleanly and did not try any impossible overtaking moves”.
Family commitments meant that Giulio Borsari was replaced in the verifiers’ group by Ermanno Cozza. “Seeing Schollwoeck on the track in the 6CM beating off cars built twenty years later brings to mind Nuvolari. The German drives amazingly well and comes out of curves just like Nuvolari used to: flat on the gas and lined up for the straight. Also, his car is in fine shape and features original parts”.
Schollwoeck confirmed that driving the 6CM is relatively straightforward. “It is true: you have to slide into the corners slightly but you have to be careful as you are on a knife-edge in those conditions. If the angle you take is too wide, the car slows or there is a risk of spinning. If, on the other hand, it is too narrow, the speed drops and this could let the others get through”.
Victory went to Massimo Sordi in the second group C race. The Milanese driver controlled Jean Guikas’ attacks admirably. Guikas eventually crossed the line second with Paul Knapfield in third.
The next round of the Shell Ferrari Historic Challenge will form part of the Ferrari World Finals and will be held at Monza, from 27 to 29 October.
It was a warm weekend for the Maserati drivers on the high-tech French circuit of Paul Ricard. The track is situated close to the village of Le Castellet. The facilities include a luxury hotel and an international airport. The track is equipped with cutting edge technology, is used only for Formula 1 tests, for new vehicle launches, club meets and top class motoring events.
Stefan Schollwoeck’s Maserati 6CM took pole position in the A+B group. This is reserved to single-seaters, Sport and GT cars with drum brakes. Gigi Baulino and Klaus Edel, both in Maserati 250Fs, followed him across the line. Carlos Monteverde was the highest finishing Ferrari driver, fourth in a 250 Testa Rossa. The vehicles featuring disc brakes battled it out in group C. This category was dominated by the four Ferrari 512 BB LMs. Pole went to Massimo Sordi, with Jean Guikas, Arnold Meier and François Degand coming next.
Jean Guikas won race 1 in group C, run on Saturday afternoon. He came out victorious after battling with Massimo Sordi for ten laps. The talented driver from Milan had to drop off after his engine overheated. In second came Arnold Meier and Paul Knapfield, at the wheel of a Ferrari 365 GTB4 Daytona.
The two A+B races were dominated by Stefan Schollwoeck. The formidable German led from start to finish and did not give his adversaries a chance to overtake. The second placed driver was the spectacular Carlos Monteverde. In third was Gigi Baulino who tussled with Klaus Edel in both legs. Their two Maserati 250Fs were locked together for the entire race and kept the fans on the edge of their seats. “It was great”, declared Gigi Baulino after the podium ceremony. “It was very hot out there and I had Klaus for company throughout. It was not easy holding him off and I had to fight to keep hold of third place. I have to say that he behaved like a true gentleman driver. He drove cleanly and did not try any impossible overtaking moves”.
Family commitments meant that Giulio Borsari was replaced in the verifiers’ group by Ermanno Cozza. “Seeing Schollwoeck on the track in the 6CM beating off cars built twenty years later brings to mind Nuvolari. The German drives amazingly well and comes out of curves just like Nuvolari used to: flat on the gas and lined up for the straight. Also, his car is in fine shape and features original parts”.
Schollwoeck confirmed that driving the 6CM is relatively straightforward. “It is true: you have to slide into the corners slightly but you have to be careful as you are on a knife-edge in those conditions. If the angle you take is too wide, the car slows or there is a risk of spinning. If, on the other hand, it is too narrow, the speed drops and this could let the others get through”.
Victory went to Massimo Sordi in the second group C race. The Milanese driver controlled Jean Guikas’ attacks admirably. Guikas eventually crossed the line second with Paul Knapfield in third.
The next round of the Shell Ferrari Historic Challenge will form part of the Ferrari World Finals and will be held at Monza, from 27 to 29 October.
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