The 1955 Mille Miglia Race
Results: 1955 Mille Miglia Results / Dates: May 1-2, 1955 / Winner: Moss – Jenkinson / Winning Speed: 98.53 mph / Starters: 521 / Finishers: 281
The race would not start for another two months but already Daimler-Benz was hard at work earmarking 20,000 pounds for preperation. Sixty technicians had taken over the Union garage in which they deposited stocks of spare as well as piles of tires, their organization headquarters at Gardone. Their drivers Kling, Hans Herrmann and Moss would travel between the factory in Stuttgart and Brescia for their reconnaissance laps. Neubauer insisted that his drivers should cover the route a minimum of five times or 5,000 miles in all, Kling would end up doing almost 30,000 miles in practice. Fangio was the last to arrive but as sooan as his bags were unpacked he to was sent out by Neubauer. Hiring a little 1100 Fiat, Fangio began his own study of the route.
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