Ferrari Challenge Sonoma Raceway 2013 Raceday
The day could not have been better. The sometimes unruly weather of the Sears Point in Southern Sonoma County was perfect. Saturday was the day of the first Challenge race with practice and qualifying preceding the race. Ferrari customer and Ferrari Club members in their street cars filled in between the racers.
The Qualifying run left the order of;
1- Onofrio Triarsi
2- John Farano
3- Mark McKenzie
4- Carlos Kauffmann
5- Emmanuel Anassis
Qualifying Order Race 1 -CLICK HERE-
The turnout for the street cars was significant in numbers but interestingly there were no early V12 models in the field. But all had a bunch of laps on the track.
The Challenge Race 1 was run with little pushing and bumping but Darren Crystal showed some battle scars on the right side of his stallion.
In the end the
Overall-Finishing lined up with;
1- John Farano
2- Carlos Kauffmann
3- Michael Schein
Finishing Order Race 1 -CLICK HERE-
Class 458TP: 1- John Farano 2- Carlos Kauffmann 3- Michael Schein
Through 9A
Class 458TP: 1- John Farano 2- Carlos Kauffmann 3- Michael Schein
Class 458 CS: 3- Jon Becker; 1- Brent Lawrence; 2- Marc Muzzo
The winners: Class 458TP & 458TC
With the Champagne spray
Drag race out of Turn 2
First lap crowd
John Taylor showing some 'style'
John Baker getting some heat from behind
All in a line at Turn 2
Carlos Kauffmann leading the 'S' at 9A
The OFF-CAMBER at Turn 2
Still in the field
Michael Macs up the hill into 2
Jon Becker on the berm at the 'S'
The Pass into 9A
And one goes into the dirt
John Farano leading Carlos Kauffmann up the hill
Michael Schein into 2
Henrik Hedman loading the left front
Roberto Cava wide coming out of the 'S'
John Baker at the crest
Jon Becker at the top starting the turn in at 2
Seeing double
Al Delattre hanging onto the line at the 'S'
Darren Crystal leads Marc Muzzo at the top of the hill
John Farano
With traffic behind
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