Word: ferraris
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...most famed maker of racing cars is a grizzled, 58-year-old Italian who flunked out of technical school, puts little faith in slide rules and has never seen his autos race. In the 16 years since one of his cars won the first race it had entered. Enzo Ferrari's speedsters have racked up more road and track victories than any other cars in the world. Last year Ferraris thundered first across the finish line in 93 races. This year they have won Grand Prix trophies from Buenos Aires to Sebring, Fla. Last fortnight for the first time...
...Enzo Ferrari, the mere fact of victory is less vital than interpreting aright the lessons that the races burn into his automobiles. Says he: "The importance of a race is not so much who is the victor, but the technical results that show whether the engineer is on the right road and progressing." To make sure that he stays on the right road, Ferrari hustles his cars back to his Maranello factory after a race. There they are disassembled and minutely examined by their maker for flaws and hints on how to improve their performance...
...Rain slicked the winding mountain roads, slowing the entrants in Italy's 992-mile road race, the Mille Miglia. But before Milan's Eugenio Castellotti drove his tomato-red Ferrari to victory, two drivers and three spectators were killed, 16 others (including ten drivers) were injured...
With only 45 minutes left, the Ferrari's worn brakes were spitting sparks-but they had lasted long enough. At the final pit stop, Co-Driver Castellotti offered the car to Fangio, but Fangio magnanimously waved him on. "Eugenic, you finish," he said. "You've earned it." Then the world champion lit a cigar, slapped a battered canvas hat on his head, and settled back to watch his Ferrari slide home a winner...
With an average speed of 84.066 m.p.h., it had covered 194 laps and a record 1,000.08 miles. Second: Fangio's teammates, Luigi Musso and Harry Schell, in another Ferrari. Third: a D-Jag driven by Indianapolis' Jack Ensley and Indianapolis 500-mile Champion Bob Sweikert. Fitch's Corvette, only U.S.-made car in the first ten, came in ninth...