{"id":460912,"date":"2006-10-01T03:05:16","date_gmt":"2006-10-01T10:05:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=69060"},"modified":"2023-12-25T12:35:45","modified_gmt":"2023-12-25T12:35:45","slug":"silver-flag-hillclimb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/silver-flag-hillclimb\/","title":{"rendered":"Silver Flag Hillclimb (2006) &#8211; Quick Recap"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Silver Flag Hillclimb won the award for Best European Historic Event in 2005, and that accounted for the entry being over-subscribed by 80 cars for this year\u2019s June 30\u2013July 2 running. Organizer Claudio Casali nevertheless managed to accommodate an excellent field for an event that now has been extended to run over three days. Other than one run on the 8-kilometer hill having to be cancelled on Saturday due to David Robey\u2019s Abarth Scorpion catching fire and completely burning up, the other runs ran very efficiently. One of the many attractions of the Silver Flag is its wonderful hospitality and social programs, with dinners in local castles in the evening, as well as lunch on Sunday at the top of the hill at Vernasca.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A large group of prewar cars from all over Europe included some rarely seen machinery, including the Cisitalia 202 of Alessandro Scagliani, which won the Concours \u201cElegance\u201d prize. The Grists took \u201cBest of Show Postwar\u201d with their Alfa Romeo TZ2, while a total of 10 TZs were in attendance, including cars from the Alfa Romeo museum at Arese. Walter Burani had his ex-Lauda Ferrari 312T out, which won \u201cBest Rear Engine Racecar,\u201d while Violati\u2019s Ferrari 250GTO was named \u201cBest Ferrari.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">VRJ\u2019s European Editor Ed McDonough drove Lorenzo Prandina\u2019s magnificent Lola T290 powered by an F1 Tecno Flat-12 engine\u2014which could be heard over the entire 8-kilometer course! Gianni Codiferro served as riding mechanic for Ed in Codiferro\u2019s 1929 Salmson SS, with the pair winning the prewar class and the award for \u201cBest Performance of Car and Drivers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Special guests and judges included Ferrari\u2019s Mauro Forghieri, journalist Adriano Cimarosti, and Dr. Roberto Loi, President of the Italian Historic Automobile Club.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Silver Flag Hillclimb won the award for Best European Historic Event in 2005, and that accounted for the entry being over-subscribed by 80 cars for this year\u2019s June 30\u2013July 2 running. Organizer Claudio Casali nevertheless managed to accommodate an excellent field for an event that now has been extended to run over three days. 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