After making his debut in his home track in Fiorano, Ferrari 458 Italian Grand Am is back in action 26 to 27 July 2011 a private test session at Daytona International Speedway in Florida. Mutual Reliance on the wheel is tested in a duo Jaime Melo and Toni Vilander, which boasts a long list of wins to their name Ferrari. They will continue their development in the Italian Grand Am Ferrari 458 America, prepared for participation in the 2012 championship.
The Ferrari 458 Grand Am was built to match the U.S. regulations and thus different from the European car, particularly as it develops 500 horsepower and aerodynamics are less effective than the GT version. It is also equipped with a butterfly of 48 mm and a maximum speed of 8000th Major changes have been made in the brake when the car has no ABS or traction control. Other differences compared to the GT3 include the canopy, which provides most protection to improve safety in a series where collisions are a little more often. The car is equipped with Continental tires, the only supplier to the series, featuring a very hard substance, again to be compatible with the rules of the series. At its cleanup today, he made a lot of laps without any problems, 45 to be precise in the hands of Jaime Melo and Maurizio Median, as they took turns driving.
Daytona recalls many memories of past victories Ferrari famous 24 hour race, the company is to take a close relationship with this important event. In fact, Ferrari has participated in 47 of these endurance races, winning five of them directly as well as take 15 class wins.
Standing on the list was an incredible clean sweep of the podium in 1967 by the two Ferrari 330 P4 and 412 NART, while in 1962, Phil Hill and Ricardo Rodriguez won a Dino 246 SP. This year, Ferrari no less than four finished in the top ten, while in 1972, Mario Andretti and Jacky Ickx won in 312 PB.
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