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1927 Mille Miglia

The Race & Results In Detail

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The 1927 Mille Miglia Race

Results: 1927 Mille Miglia Results / Dates: March 26-27, 1927 / Winner: Minoia – Morandi / Winning Speed: 48.27 mph / Starters: 77 / Finishers: 54

And then they came, from all over Italy, young men most with more horsepower than talent many the sons of well to do families. Weeks before the race the roads were filled with cars from dawn to dusk whereupon the drivers would retire to the cafes surrounding the Piazza della Vittoria which would go down in history as the stage upon which the cars would be scrutineered. Over vino and polenta e oséi the race was won and lost many times over. Each claiming in their turn that they knew the secret to victory. The major questions on everyone’s mind included how long would the race take and was it better to build for reliability with a reinforced car or was a light weight car built for all out speed the answer. There was even a question on how long the race would take with more than a few teams packing overnight bags. For this first race they would all be driving into the great unknown.

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Founder of Grand Prix History website (now part of Sports Car Digest), David is a walking encyclopedia of all things Grand Prix. He has researched and written about the history of Grand Prix Motor Racing through the lives of its greatest drivers, people and events with a special focus on the history of Formula 1.
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