Word: monza
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Italians who jammed the city of Monza (pop. 69,000) one day last week, the final of the world championship motorcycle race was the sport event of the season. They got their lira's worth out of the race; it was a thriller. They also got an unscheduled added attraction in the performance of Flagman Giovanni Curli, official in charge of signaling the start and finish. Flagman Curli literally stopped the show...
...riding a Gilera, and Britain's Geoffrey Duke, 27, on his Norton. For the world title, Masetti held a slim lead, 22 points to 19, based on six previous races this summer (eight points for first, six for second, four for third, etc.). In the final at Monza, all Masetti needed to clinch the 1950 title was to finish no worse than second to Duke...