1968 Targa Florio
The Targa Florio, 52° Targa Florio took place on 5 May 1968, on the Madonie, Circuito Piccolo delle Madonie, Sicily (Italy). pp. 60-1 Race The event was marked by the absence of Scuderia Ferrari which skipped the whole 1968 World Sportscar Championship in protest of the 1968 24 Hours of Le Mans#Regulations, regulation change imposed by the FIA. Autodelta thus filled the vacuum left by Ferrari by deploying the new Alfa Romeo Tipo 33#Alfa Romeo 33/2, Alfa Romeo Tipo 33/2 in place of the Alfa Romeo Tipo 33#Alfa Romeo Tipo 33, Tipo 33 of the previous year. Porsche in motorsport, Porsche responded by replacing the Porsche 910, 910 with the new Porsche 907, 907. Alfa Romeo also offered a seat to Nino Vaccarella who was "orphaned" by Ferrari’s absence, by providing the Sicilians, Sicilian with a 33/2 with an enlarged 2.5L engine. Though Vaccarella had to retire during the third lap for an accident, the 33/2 proved to be a match for the 907. The real protagonist of the race was Vic Elf ...
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