Terry Cordy (left) of Eberhard watches and Kevin Wheatcroft hold the Nuvolari plaque with the Maserati 8CM in the background. Photo: Pete Austin
To commemorate the 75th anniversary of Tazio Nuvolari’s famous victory at Donington Park in the 1938 Grand Prix, a new plaque has been struck and unveiled at the circuit.
Taking place on October 22, 1938, the race was an 80-lap affair and the 17 starters included some of the greatest names and cars of the era. In practice for the race Nuvolari hit and killed a deer in the wooded section of the circuit. After the race, the deer’s head was mounted and presented to him as a memento.
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