The 16th running of the
Vernasca Silver Flag last weekend (June 24-26), a
dynamic event featuring preserved and restored race
cars, run by the Club Piacentino Automotoveicoli d’Epoca,
with support from Ferrari Club Italia and the Ferrari
Museum, this year honoured the Maranello sports car
maker as the event's featured marque.
This was done to stress
the close links that exist between the company and the
world of racing and its commitment to the historic
hillclimb competition. Previous marques to be thrust
into the spotlight by the Vernasca Silver Flag include
Porsche, Alfa Romeo, Maserati and Abarth.
The programme got
underway on Saturday with scrutineering and driver briefings,
followed by the start of the first runs up the hill,
with the second and third runs taking place on Sunday,
followed by the prize giving.
Over thirty historic Ferraris tackled the famous,
twisting 8.5 km climb that links Castell’Arquato with
Vernasca. The Ferrari Classiche team was on hand to help
owners entered in the event. Amongst the award winners,
a Ferrari 375 MM took 'Best of Show - post-war car',
while in the Sport, GT, Prototype and single seater
categories the honours went respectively to a Ferrari
340 MM, 275 GTBC, 512 M and the 126 C4M2. The special
honour of the title of 'Piacenza Circuit Best Ferrari'
went to a 125 S which came from the Ferrari Museum.
