Historic Minardi Day, already 430 cars registered
Historic Minardi Day, already 430 cars registered
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Saturday 24 and Sunday, August 25, at the’Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari in Imola, Passione in Pista returns on the occasion of the’8° edition of the’Historic Minardi Day that promises to be a record both qualitatively and quantitatively. The event conceived by the Minardi family, in collaboration with Formula Imola, è ready to rekindle the passion of the thousands of fans (in 2023 there were more than 14,000) that, thanks to the single ticket purchasable on TicketOne (https://www.ticketone.it/artist/historic-minardi-day/) will be able to access the mostù exclusive areas of the’plant living as protagonists the event.
To date, there are over 430 registered cars, which in the many sessions (fifteen rounds for each day), will take turns on the track. More than 20 Formula 1 single-seaters will be present including six-wheeled Tyrrell P34s, the 1975 Embassy Hill GH2 – unique piece built by Graham Hill in 1975 for the 1976 Formula 1 season. It was to replace its predecessor, the Hill GH1, which began life as the Lola T371. Tests at Silverstone and Paul Richard had given positive feedback and the team prepared positively. Unfortunately, the plane crash in which Hill himself lost his life, along with Tony Brise, Andy Smallman and Ray Brimble, led to the'discontinuation of the GH2 project -, Surtees TS8 F5000 former Sam Posey of 1971, March Beta 761 of 1976, Theodore TR1 of 1978, Merzario A3 of 1979, Shadow, Ensign, Arrows, Wolf, Monteverdi, Fondmetal, Minardi, Ferrari, McLaren Mp4-14 (replica), two Williams FW33 just to name a few (the’entry-list è being continuously updated).
There will be no shortage of Formula 3 cars such as the 1974 March 743 with its green-gold livery, the Lola T 620, Auto GP Lola B02/52, the Formula Junior, Formula Italia, Formula Abarth, Formula Ford, GP2, F. 3000, Prototypes type Lucchini Alfa Romeo, SR2, P392 from the iconic Martini Racing livery, Champan TR36, Chevron, McLaren, Radical, Osella and historic sports and GT cars that in history have contributed greatly to form great champions, also thanks to the important and decisive contribution of Scuderia Tazio Nuvolari. Scuderia del Portello Alfa Romeo will be the protagonist with eight jewels of its Alfa Romeo Historic Racing Dynamic Museum including Formula Alfa single-seaters, Giulia TZ, 75 Superturismo, GT2000 and the exclusive Belinetta Effeffe Cars and Prototipo barchetta Effeeffe Cars. The presence of the Biscione brand è enriched by the participation of R.I.A.R (Registro Italiano Alfa Romeo). Also on the track the extraordinary supercars and hypercars Porsche, Pagani, Dallara, Lamborghini and PJ01. These are just some of the cars featured at’Historic Minardi Day 2024.
The’intense program of the eighth edition of the’Historic Minardi Day è also enriched by the’ACI Storico Festival with the Terre di Romagna rally, an event organized by AC Ravenna, in collaboration with ACI Storico scheduled for Sunday, August 25 and open to classic cars registered before 1993. After a’display of the historic cars inside the paddock, the 100 crews will leave Sunday morning at 10:30 a.m. in the direction of Faenza (direction Museo Internazionale delle Ceramiche with a visit to the Exhibition “Gio Ponti. Ceramics 1922-1967”) for a tour that will take in the towns of Errano, Brisighella and Riolo Terme. The day will end with the long-awaited parade on the track. In fact, at 6 p.m. the historic cars will parade on the’asphalt of the Circuit named after Enzo and Dino Ferrari, following the Safety Car.
In addition to the’track activities there will be no shortage of appointments at the Conference Hall with numerous and unfailing book presentations in the company of the most authoritative names in Motorsport, lectures, Talk-show on the history of the Cosworth engine, docu-series projection dedicated to the Andrea Moda stable and award ceremonies (the entire program è available on the official website www.minardiday.it and www.autodromoimola.it). On Saturday 24, at 1:10 p.m. at the photo with all the protagonists, the “Memorial Nando” Prize will be awarded and the pitwalk lane-box will be open (until 1:45 p.m.). Lots of entertainment in the ’Paddock area with professional simulators, automobilia village, LEGO® exhibition and Policar tracks. With the concurrence with the Formula 1 Dutch Grand Prix, giant screens will be set up to follow all stages of the 14th° round of the world championship. Also throughout the weekend, the fourth episode of the docu-series dedicated to the life and career of Roland Ratzenberger, made by German director Peter Levay, will be screened in the paddock.
