Two Lap Marathon – From Last to First.
The Tabletop Racing club returned to Interlagos after a six year absence. Eight Teams filled out the grid including: UOP Shadow, Ferrari, Brabham, BRM, March, McLaren, JP Lotus, and Surtees.
Regazzoni launched his Ferrari off the starting line and into first place. He was challenged by Shadow’s Revson and Brabham’s Reutermann. Pace also got a good start moving from 8th to 6th going into Curva 1. The Surtees displayed superior acceleration.
Regazzoni, Reutermann, and Revson battled for the lead positions. Pace blasted down the straightway and captured the 4th position and by Curva 4 he was in 3rd! All the drivers were pushing their cars to the limit.
In order to avoid a collision, Fittapaldi spun his McLaren before the Ferradura. The field split in two with Beltoise leading the second group.
Pace got around Reutermann and Regazonni and was first across the line gaining the first lap bonus point. The Ferrari and the Brabham were taking a beating and showed signs of wear.
Pace quickly extended his lead. Regazonni couldn’t catch Pace, be he also stayed ahead of the pack. Revson and Reutermann slip back while Brambillo moved his March up.
Pace developed an insurmountable lead and won the race – going from last to first!
Congratulations Tom V.
Next race will be at Kaylami on 9 March 2024. Race details follow:
1st Tom V. (C. Pace) 40/60/40/180/4 S*
2nd Den H. (C. Regazzoni) 80/40/20/160/5 S
3rd Tori P. (P. Revson) 60/40/40/160/5 W
4th Dave K. (V. Brambilla) 40/60/40/160/5 S
5th Dave M. (Reutermann) 60/40/40/160/5 S
6th AJ H. (E. Fittipaldi) 60/40/20/160/6 S
7th Ray R. (J-P. Beltoise) 60/40/40/140/6 S
8th John H. (R. Peterson) 60/40/20/160/6 S