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"Dario Franchitti was on a busman&amp;#039;s holiday, that situation in which a person on vacation does what he normally does at work. Problem was, Dario wasn&amp;#039;t allowed to drive the bus.   The 2007 Indianapolis 500 winner was at the Monterey Historic Automobile Races to soak up all the vintage race cars. He is one of those rare modern drivers who have a strong sense of race history.   Unfortunately, an accident at Goodwood several years resulted in a contractual agreement that he would stay away from racing vintage cars...which might not be a bad idea this season because he in serious contention for the series&amp;#039; title.   When we asked if Dario to choose his five favorite vintage race cars at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, he jumped at the chance. We then jumped in a golf cart and toured the pits so he could make his picks.   First was a 1970 Ferrari 512S, star of the movie Le Mans and well known for the howl from its 5.0-liter V-12.   Next, a step back in Ferrari history to a 1958 3.0-liter V-12 250 Testa Rossa. Once in the cockpit, Dario admitted he didn&amp;#039;t want to get out.   Third was a Porsche, one of the famed Gulf-sponsored Porsche 917s from 1969. He pointed out the driver&amp;#039;s feet were in the crash zone and the rollover protection looked a bit dicey. Nevertheless, he said he&amp;#039;d love to drive one.   As for his fourth choice, Dario recalled the cars on posters that he and his brother, driver Marino Franchitti, once had on their bedroom walls. They were early-1980s Porsches, specifically the 956 and later 962.   And finally, it was back to Ferrari for his fifth choice, the beautifully compact 1971 Ferrari 312PB with its 3.0-liter flat-12.   Pressed to choose just one of the five as his favorite, which did Dario choose as his number one?   Click on the video link and he&amp;#039;ll tell you... "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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