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...fact that most races are run in the opposite direction is not the only difference between auto-racing abroad and in the U. S. In Europe, it is a fashionable sport. One of the three drivers killed at the Monza Autodrome last year was Count Czaikowski of Poland, whose car overturned and burned when it skidded in the middle of the track. Same day Whitney Straight, cousin of Cornelius Vanderbilt ("Sonny") Whitney, narrowly missed death when his car skidded on an oil spot. Only U. S. driver entered at Monza last week, Whitney Straight finished ninth, in a Maserati...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Gran Premio d'ltalia | 9/17/1934 | See Source »

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