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Road racing legend Mille Miglia 1927-1957
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Created on October 1, 1977
, Reading time 8min
Written by:
Adriano Cimarosti
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Summary
For 30 years and a total of 24 times, the Mille Miglia took place in Italy, a challenging race over 1600 km on public roads, followed by thousands of fans, day and night. The Mille Miglia wrote its own legends and is still regarded today as the most beautiful race of all time ... This review takes you through the history and shows participating vehicles in historical images.
This article contains the following chapters
- Roadworthy technology for Grand Prix racers
- Invented by journalists
- Day and night
- 24 times in 30 years
- Organized once as a circuit race
- A mostly Italian affair
- Weather and technical problems
- End with horror
- The list of winners
Estimated reading time: 8min
Preview (beginning of the article)
On March 26 and 27, 1927, the first edition of a great race took place, which was unique in history. The Mille Migla, the 1000-mile race from Brescia, with start and finish in the Lombardy industrial city, Rome being the southern turning point of this merciless battle over Italian roads. 1600 km at racing speed, non-stop, on virtually unclosed roads, in front of millions of spectators who stayed at the side of the road for hours. The Italians hit the nail on the head when they claim - with a dash of chauvinism - that the Mille Miglia was "la corsa piü bella del mondo" (the most beautiful race in the world).
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