Tazio nuvolari biography examples
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Tazio Nuvolari the greatest ever.
The first name on anybody's list of the greatest is Tazio Nuvolari, the legendary, lantern-jawed, ferociously intense man of Mantova. Nuvolari's racing career, which started with motorcycles, spanned the three decades from 1920 to 1948. The Italian drove during both the pre-war and post-war eras, and unlike most top-rank drivers, who taper off in their latter years of competition, Nuvolari was almost as much a threat at the end as he was at the start. He had already raced for 14 seasons when the golden era of pre-war racing - the 1934-39 period - began, and still he racked up 11.5 grand prix wins during that period (fractional points were given for shared drives). During his next-to-last year of racing, when he was 55 years old, he almost won the fabled Mille Miglia.
Enzo Ferrari raced against Nuvolari in the '20s, and later hired him to drive Alfa Romeo and Ferrari au
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Every so often I’m going to look back at past drivers, tracks, teams and even races. I find the history of F1 as fascinating as the present and occasionally find myself a bit nostalgic. If anyone has any requests as for what I should review or reflect on then please leave a comment below.
So who better to start this new feature with than the great Tazio Nuvolari? OK he was pre-F1 but he inspired a generation and had he been born a little later then maybe he would have taken the Formula One World Championship. He’s still considered one of the greatest drivers ever so inom think it is fitting to start with him.
A brief history
Known as ‘the Flying Mantuan’ Tazio was a master in bikes and cars. Born in 1892, the son of Arturo soon showed a passion for anything with an engine. The war stalled any hopes of racing and he started racing seriously at the age of 28.
Nuvolari scored many titles on bikes and soon began catching attention. In 1925 Alfa asked for him to test in a Grand Prix
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BIOGRAPHY
Tazio Giorgio Nuvolari was born in Castel d'Ario (Mantova) on November 16, 1892, and went down in history as one of the greatest drivers of all times. He started racing in 1920 alternating motorcycles and cars. He would excel with both.
During his motorcycle years, Nuvolari obtained 69 victories (36 outright and 33 class wins), the 1924 European Championship, both 1924 and 1926 Italian Championships and three International Speed records. On no less than eight occasions, whilst riding a Bianchi 350, with which he was so successful, he managed to beat all the other riders driving 500 cc. bikes.
Achieving success in car racing required from him devoting time and perseverance. After having won some races as a privateer, he got an Alfa Romeo works fordon for the 1930 Mille Miglia. He dominated the race at a record average speed of over 100-kph.
During the 1930's he became an outstanding star of road and track racing in Europe, Africa and amerika, driving mainly Scuderia Ferrar