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PROTAGONIST THE OFFICIAL MAGAZINE OF FERRETTI GROUP N°103 VOL. 3
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CLASSIC PROTAGONIST
PIRELLI CLASSIC MARATHON
FROM BELGIUM TO CORTINA
by Rocío P. Vallejo
photos by Francesco e Roberta Rastrelli
Mountains and challenging roads were the
setting for the epic Classic Marathon,
which finished at Cortina d’Ampezzo
on June 21 st . Fifty of the most competitive classic
rallying crews from all over the world took part
in the event, which was organized by the Classic
Rally Association. Sponsored by Pirelli, the event
ran from Ypres in Belgium to Cortina in Italy,
travelling through Luxembourg, France and
Switzerland.
The crews battled their way through 23 mountain
passes including the world famous Stelvio and
Gavia passes, testing their skills to the limit across
5 countries, 35 regularity sections and 12 tests.
The awards dinner took place at the exclusive
Sci Club 18, a private members club in Cortina.
Tomas de Vargas de Machuca, joint Managing
Director, said: “The 25 th running of the Pirelli
Classic Marathon was a challenge to organise
due to the adverse weather conditions across
Europe but Jeremy Dickson, our Events Director
was able to deliver an event truly worthy of its
reputation”. Tomas added: “We were delighted
to see the return of Pirelli to classic rallying. Its
heritage in rallying is amongst the most important
in the world and helped to bring the necessary
prestige to this important event.” Patrick Burke,
joint Managing Director, said: “It was great to see
crews from all over the world taking part in the
event and it was fantastic to have such a broad
range of cars competing, including a 1969 Alfa
Romeo Giulia Super, a 1971 Fiat 127, a 1969
Lancia Fulvia Sport Zagato and various Ferraris.”
Jeremy Dickson, the CRA’s event Director, said:
“We were thrilled to see so many crews from the
initial events joining us for this celebration of 25
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years of classic rallying. We are also massively
grateful to Pirelli and the sponsors for allowing
us to run this great event once again”.
Final results: First place: Charles Colton (GBR)
/ Guy Woodcock (GBR) with a 1965 Porsche
911, Second place: Jayne Wignall (GBR) / Kevin
Savage (GBR) 1965 with a Sunbeam Tiger
and Third place: John Korrison (GBR) / Peter
Rushforth (GBR) with a 1965 Sunbeam Tiger.
The 26 th edition of the Classic Marathon will run
in Italy in 2015.
www.heroevents.eu
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SPORT PROTAGONIST
by Romano Torre Bianca
photos by Francesco e Roberta Rastrelli
The largest sailing ships in the world on parade
in the seas around La Spezia
36 tall ships came from 15 countries to the
gulf of La Spezia in Italy to take part in the
Festa della Marineria and compete in the
final stage of the Lycamobile Mediterranean Tall
Ships Regatta. More than 300,000 spectators and
sailing fans came from all over Italy and abroad
to see the ships and crews for the three days of
the event. These “queens of the seas” were open
to the public and 10,586 people climbed aboard
the Amerigo Vespucci, the Italian Navy’s flagship
and one of the best loved and admired ships in the
world (82.4 m, launched in 1931). Other sailing
ships present were Alexander Von Humboldt II
(64.73 m) - a 2011 replica of the original ship built
in Germany in 1906 - and Gulden Leeuw (70.72
m). As well as the public, La Spezia also hosted the
1,500 crew members of the tall ships of whom 500
were young trainees who were given the chance
to try their hands at tall ship sailing as a training
experience by Sail Training International. The
Festa della Marineria was organised by La Spezia
town council and port authority together with Il
Golfo e la Cultura del Mare association, the Italian
Navy, the Liguria Region, La Spezia Province and
STI (Sail Training International). The next event is
in two years time in the autumn of 2015.
www.festadellamarineria.com
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On this page, a sailor at work
on the Amerigo Vespucci
and three tall ships sailing:
Vespucci, Alexander
Von Humboldt II (green hull)
and the Russian ship MIR
(blue and white hull).
drvranjes.it
FRAGRANZA D’AMBIENTE
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