1957 Testa Rossa Racecar - 1st winner at 1st Laguna Seca Racetrack
One of the original 34 or so Ferrari Testa Rossas, 19 built for customers and 2 built for the Factory Team between 1957 and 1958. 1961 was the last year the Ferrari TR was built. This one was driven to a win by Pete Lovely at Laguna Seca’s opening year - and later was owned by Pete Lovely! I found it on display at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca's 60th Anniversary, at which they also honored legendary driver Pete Lovely. What a sight it must've been to see Pete Lovely come roaring down through the corkscrew in 250 TR. Testa Rossa means red head in Italian, a nickname which came from the engine's had red headers.
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