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1966 Ferrari 312/66

Pictures of the real car:

    
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Screenshots:

  

History:

For the 1966 Formula One season, there was a change in the technical regulations, now allowing 3 litre engines. The F1 teams, even though asking for "the return to power", were more or less surprised and not well prepared. Ferrari's first 1966 car consisted of a 3.3-liter V12 engine that was taken from the Ferrari 275P2 sportscar prototypes, modified to 3000cc, and mounted in the back of an F1 chassis. The designation 312, which would be used for a number of later cars, indicated a 3-litre, 12-cylinder engine. The engine was rather heavy, and due to the reduced capacity, lower on power and especially torque. John Surtees drove this contraption unsuccessfully in Monaco while Lorenzo Bandini drove a Ferrari Dino 2.5-liter V6. Surtees won the second race, the 1966 Belgian Grand Prix, a track that favoured power with its long straights, but the 1964 champion departed after a row with manager Eugenio Dragoni. The issue was about priorities in racing, as Ferrari was under pressure from Ford in sports car racing, and the F1 effort was somewhat neglected. Mike Parkes replaced Surtees, who went to Cooper which used Maserati engines, to finish second in the driver championship with a further win. For Ferrari, Ludovico Scarfiotti also won a race, the 1966 Italian Grand Prix at Monza which helped Ferrari finish second in the Constructors' Championship.
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Update description:

This is an update for the 1966 Ferrari 312/66. Drop these files in the car folder to install the update. This means putting them in the ...\Sierra\GPL\cars\cars66 directory .

For example:

Merge folder 'ferrari' together with the original 'ferrari' folder, resulting in a single 'ferrari' folder located in the
...\Sierra\GPL\cars\cars66 directory. Do the above for all car folders to install the update.

Disclaimer:

This is not a Papyrus/Sierra product. Use these files at your own risk (although they should not harm your computer in any way). Please do not sell these files for money. This is freeware.

Thanks to:

Paul Skingley
Rock
Charles 'CJM' Mark
GPLEA

Main features:

new cockpit textures, including work by Rock
new front wheel textures
new steering wheel texture
new nose texture
new car shape

 

DOWNLOAD:

 

version 1.0 (June 10, 2014) ZIP file 1.18 MB

 

SRMZ forum release thread link:

here

RECOMMENDED FERRARI 312/66 UPDATES:
(note: when you choose to install the following updates, please reinstall the TvO update for everything to work correctly)

FERRARI 312TB 66 MOD by G.D.
FERRARI 312/66 A KNOCKOFF WHEELS