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A Daytona to remember

Why was this race so important that its name was informally given to Ferrari’s next supercar and, 55 years later, now officially bequeathed upon the SP3? Revenge, pure and simple.

For the first half of the decade, Ferrari had regarded prototype sports car racing as its own domain. Then Ford had arrived with the GT40. And while Ferrari ruled supreme through 1964

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