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The folly of the Targa Florio. Over 1,300 turns per lap, this Sicilian race was the ultimate test of driver and car. Here is Nuvolari somewhere in the upper reaches of the Madonie, in the early 1930s…

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The folly of the Targa Florio. Over 1,300 turns per lap, this Sicilian race was the ultimate test of driver and car. Here is Nuvolari somewhere in the upper reaches of the Madonie, in the early 1930s...

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Previous PostVarzi bought an Alfa and went to Argentina after the war: There he befriended Fangio who called him ‘maestro’, and refound his love of racing. He was on the verge of setting up a racing school in Buenos Aires when it all ended in tragedy.Next PostVittorio Jano (pouring in the fuel) and Varzi. Varzi would always believe Jano conspired to cheat him out of the Mille Miglie win. Jano was the designer of the P2, the most dominant pre-war race car, as well as the world’s first monoposto (single seater). He moved to Lancia and built their grand prix winning car post-war before returning to Ferrari and designing the Dino, with its V6 engine, Ferrari’s first mid-engined non V12 car. He committed suicide after losing his son to illness.

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