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The Mille Miglia (1000 miles) was an open-road endurance race which took place in Italy from 1927 to 1957. Missing image BorzacchiniCampariNuvolari.jpg Borzacchini, Campari and Nuvolari The photo seen here are three Italian race car drivers and friends, Baconin Borzacchini, Giuseppe Campari and Tazio Nuvolari, each a winner of the Mille Miglia. Stirling Moss set the course record in 1955 in under 10 hours, 8 minutes, with a Mercedes-Benz 300SL gullwing roadster. Moss is said to be the first modern driver whose income came from race car driving. Moss was the first to train physically for races. Moss says that navigator Denis Jenkinson was indispensable. They ran a reconnaissance lap beforehand, and Jenkins made course notes on a scroll of paper 15 feet long that he read from and shouted directions to Moss during the race. After a fatal crash that took the lives of drivers, spectators and children, the race from Brescia to Rome and back to Brescia was banned. The MM made Gran Turismo (Grand Touring) sports cars like Ferrari and Porsche famous. Since 1977, the Mille Miglia Storico is a parade for vintage cars. Mille Miglia winners:
See also: List of major automobile races in Italy |
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