Targa Florio 72

[George Caracatsanis <gcara@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Bob,

Aren't you referring to the 1972 race ?  I thought that Galli had some 
mechanical problem or he just skidded under pressure but your post 
indicates otherwise. Since you are around and it's not feasible to ask 
Galli or Chiti or any member of that Autodelta service stop, would you 
share your knowledge?

...and yes I will bite.... how do you know?

I know that Galli managed to turn a 1.5 minute advantage (which was due to 
his team-mate' s Hemut Marko inspired driving that day) to 1.5 minute 
deficit but all contemporary race reports I have read, just comment on the 
'extremely long time' it took Galli to complete a lap at mid-race and 
speculated that he must have spun somewhere.

Regards
George Caracatsanis
Athens,Greece

Anybody interested in the subject can read a race report (in Italian) 
at:http://www.cervia.com/ferrariclubforli/targa1972.htm
and race statistics for the specific race all Sports Cars races at 
http://www.wspr-racing.com/results/wscc/ms1972.html#10


At 02:52 18/3/2003 +0000, you wrote:

>------------------------------
>
>Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2003 19:49:02 -0500
>From: "Auto Legal / New York" <autlegal@domain.elided>
>Subject: Targa Route
>
>George:  Go to your nearest 911 dealer and pick up the latest 911 sales
>"booklet" which tries to co-opt the Targa Florio route for the glory of
>Porsche.  The route is printed in the brochure.  Stop in Cerda, the home of
>the Alfa Romeo racing team ...Hotel Aurim...on the main drag.  Last factory
>Alfa Romeo Targa attempt in 1973.....lost the race by 18 seconds....   Ask
>Nanni Galli in the lead T-33 what he was doing at a countryside Autodelta
>service stop and why he was there about three minutes.....Ask (the late)
>Director Generale Ing. Carlo Chiti why Galli never raced again for Alfa Romeo
>... .Ask me how I know.   Bob Little


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