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Monday, May 2, 2011
The legendary Mille Miglia, 1000 miles through the race in Italy, was one of the mid-20th Century in Europe, the crown jewels of racing. Launched in 1927, designed as a group of enthusiasts from all over the car for the race long-distance Brescia to Rome and return to the organization, announced at the event, a distance of 1,000 miles. The race quickly drew much attention in Europe, where racing was very popular. Over the years, serious accidents resulted in the Mille Miglia road race this season after 1957. The modern version of the events are held in the form of a rally of old cars on the road acquired since 1977. Cars, power must be a model, who took part in the race to 1957 are.
In the early years of the Italian driver seemed to hold the advantage. They knew that some routes and nearly 50 vehicles in the network, they had to many magazines and mechanics at the track. In 1930, Mercedes-Benz has the resources and the Mercedes-Benz had come as a private team that just won the support of the company.
This year the Rudolf Caracciola behind the wheel, took a Mercedes-Benz SSKL in sixth place overall and won its category. Average speed 92.8 km / h. His epoch-making victory came in the next year 1931.
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Rudolf Caracciola in Remagen, Germany was born on January 30, 1901 th store with the blessing of their parents at age 15, he was allowed the special examination. He began his 30-year racing career as a rider. At age 21 he won Round Cologne "race in 1922, as a result, car manufacturers Fafnir kicked him in the Avus race in Berlin. After finishing fourth respect and quickly goes on to win Berlin Grunewald Stadium in the first car a small, Caracciola to Daimler-Benz AG used cars at a time compressor. In 1923 he went for the first time he works as a driver in the Mercedes cars with a capacity of 1.5 liters in Baden-Baden and went on to other courses in the first eleven this year. He has an impressive level of success over the years at a distance victory after victory. There was hardly any race that does not win. His ability to drive quickly and safely even in bad weather conditions led to his admiration among competitors and earned him the nickname "rain-master".
