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...twisting Monza speedway near Milan last week, the roar of 80,000 voices mingled with the thunder of racing engines. Round and round the four-mile track swept 32 powerful, low-slung cars piloted by some of the world's finest drivers. Mostly the crowd kept its eyes on one racer: No. 4, the bright red Ferrari driven by Italy's Alberto Ascari. For 55 of the 80 laps, Driver Ascari hung back, jockeying for position, then made his move and shot into the lead. On the last lap, still ahead by 20 yards, Ascari saw a rival...
...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...
...Dust. In Monza, Palmiro Togliatti threatened revolution. Speaking while a red setting sun shone through the reddish dust stirred up by a crowd of more than 500,000 workers, the Communist leader attacked the U.S. and the De Gasperi Government...
Object of Roosevelt Raceway, like the Monza course, is to combine the advantages of road-racing (tests for automobile motors, excitement for spectators) with the advantages of track-racing (high speed, visibility for crowds). Roosevelt Raceway's four-mile track has a three-quarter mile straightaway thanked by grandstands. The other three and a quarter miles, lying just beyond the straightaway, are coiled into three major loops, shaped like the profile of a Parker House roll. The track winds through 16 turns all within clear view of the grandstand crowd. Most elaborate plant of its kind in the world...