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TAZIO NUVOLARI
The legend of the flying mantuan
"Nivola": ethereal as a cloud in the sky.
Eternal boy, master of the mechanical monsters, unshakable will. Incredible courage, without
surrender. One meter and sixty-five, fifty-seven kilos, but he was a giant! More than giants his
reflexes, rapid as a cat. More than cats, one life: seven mortal accidents but still alive! 353
competitions raced, 107 absolute victories, 77 class victories, 99 fastest laps, 5 international
speed records, 7 times Italian champion, 30 years of races (10 years at the same time with car
and motorcycle), 25 years of races uninterrupted if we subtract the 5 years of the second world
war! For some years he is on track every week. 28 races in 1923! "Der Teufel" according to
the Germans, "Red Devil" according to the Americans, "El Hombre Bolido" according to the Spanish,
"The Champion" according to the English! For all "The Flying Mantuan", the
hero of the competitions, the myth! Present in the 20s, in the 30s, in the 40s and in the 50s.... today he is still
present, he is
TAZIO NUVOLARI
When he died, peoples wrote: "A little 61
years man is dead, a legend that will live forever is born". So it is right that we give a
tribute to the greatest champion so that the flame will remain bright forever. "You will
run faster in the roads of heaven"... and you stay in our hearts.
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