Andrew Henderson from Speed Captured Photography was at Lime Rock over the weekend to take a look at the Ferrari Challenge…
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Onofrio Triarsi (no. 23 Ferrari of Central Florida Ferrari) – Trofeo Pirelli / Overall winner, race one and two
“I started on pole, it worked out great. Into turn one it’s most important to get away clean and make sure if you have someone on the outside you give them their space, make it through turn two, three, and four and after that maintain it throughout the race and maintain a gap over the other cars. Traffic is key, it can help a lot, you just have to be patient and read what the other guys are doing. As long as you stay consistent, you are patient on passing and you get through everybody cleanly it works out. The car is going to stay the same, hopefully it goes the same way.”
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Damien Ockey (no. 31 Ferrari of Ontario Ferrari) – Third Trofeo Pirelli / Overall, race one and two
“The race was great. I started in fourth place in the first race and actually fell back a position at the start, but I was able to move up and by the end of the race I was right up on the back end of the second car and it was just about a drag race down the front straight for second place, but third place is great, I’m pretty happy with it. The track is very hot, and it takes a little bit of a different technique to get around the track now. With this track it’s very difficult to pass, so you almost have to wait for someone to make a mistake. The traffic can sometimes be a hindrance but can sometimes be helpful.”
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DNF – Crash
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Andrew is a sucker for chrome!
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A 1991 Ferrari 348 on display
Triarsi Doubles in the Heat
July 20, (Lakeville, Conn.) – Lime Rock Park saw twenty five examples of the Ferrari F458 Challenge take the green flag on Saturday afternoon for a pair of races that would feature a similar result. Onofrio Triarsi (no. 23 Ferrari of Central Florida Ferrari) would take overall victory as well as victory in the Trofeo Pirelli class in both of the day’s North American Ferrari Challenge Series.
Several thousand spectators enjoyed the day’s races, as well as the paddock displays featuring each generation of the Ferrari Challenge models, dozens of Ferrari street vehicles, as well as a Ferrari F150 Formula One race car.
Triarsi led the first race from start to finish while a race-long battle was waged between Alfredo Caiola (no. 9 Ferrari of Long Island Ferrari), John Farano (no. 85 The Auto Gallery Ferrari), and Damien Ockey (no. 31 Ferrari of Ontario Ferrari) for the remaining two podium positions. While in second place with the laps winding down, Farano spun off circuit after he encountered oil left as a result of contact between other competitors. Caiola inherited second position and held off Ockey to the checkered flag on the final lap.
The second race, held after a brief rain shower fell on the Connecticut hills, saw Triarsi again lead the race start-to-finish. However, the race had the added drama of a late-race restart after a stoppage to repair the wall in turn one after a single-car incident involving Al Delattre (no. 16 Ferrari of Fort Lauderdale). The restart saw Triarsi jump out again to a lead ahead of a battle between Farano, Ockey, Cariola and Michael Schein (no. 21 Ferrari of Central Florida Ferrari). Farano and Ockey would trade positions several times, with Farano making the final pass for second place into turn one.
Brent Lawrence (no. 14 Ferrari of San Diego Ferrari) won both of the day’s Coppa Shell races handily, finishing fifth in the first race and seventh in the second.
After a brief summer hiatus, the next round of the North American Ferrari Challenge Series will held at the Canadian Tire Motorsports Park near Toronto, Ontario, Canada on September 6-8.
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Photos by Andrew Henderson, July 2013
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