Assetto Corsa: 1955 Mercedes 300 SLR at Abulzz Targa Florio .204

Описание: By 1955, sportscar racing had become just as prolific as Grand Prix racing, with competitors from Ferrari, Maserati, Mercedes, Aston Martin, and Jaguar all hiring the best drivers in the world. The 1955 season was close, with Ferrari leading Mercedes by 3 points heading into the finale at Circuit delle Madonie Piccolo.

Stirling Moss set the lap record in the 300 SLR on his very first lap, two and a half minutes faster than anyone else, then drove into a ditch. This would end up being the story of the race. After being pushed out of the ditch by spectators, Moss returned to the pits to hand the car off to Peter Collins, who decorated the car with more dents and scratches, including a moment in which he drove the car up a short stone wall, with both front wheels spinning freely. After reversing out, he returned to the pits to hand it back to Moss, who allegedly drove it into a ditch again.

"The area around the headlights were badly damaged, front corners on both sides were stripped away, and the right side panel looked as though they'd had a number of encounters with buildings..."

In the end, "despite our best efforts to write the car off" as Collins would say after the race, the Mercedes of Moss and Collins finished nearly 5 minutes ahead of the much more experienced Juan Manuel Fangio and Karl Kling.

This gave Mercedes the constructors title over Ferrari by 2 points. Having already announced their departure after the Le Mans disaster, this would be the final race for the factory Mercedes team for many years. (Although a few privately entered 300SL cars would continue on for another year.)

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