Talk:Mille Miglia

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[edit] Accident

Can somebody confirm the number of spectators killed in de Portago's accident? I've seen 10 cited, not 11. Also, I question calling recent events "parades". Trekphiler 22:19, 27 November 2005 (UTC)

In his biography of Stirling Moss, Robert Edwards reports that nine spectators died in this accident, including five children. De Portago and his co-driver Ed Nelson also lost their lives, making a total of eleven deaths. (Moss was driving a Maserati 450S on this occasion, but it only went seven miles before the brake pedal snapped off!)

Brymor 20:47 13 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Car Numbering

Regarding:

In the early days of the race even winners needed 16 hours or more, so most competitors had to start before midnight and arrived after dawn - if at all.

16 hours after midnight? the writer must have meant dusk surely. -> I'm correcting the article. --C-sonic 16:42, 27 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Ferrari Marque debut

I believe that there is some lack of clarity (and possible contradiction with other wikipedia entries) with the following assertions:

... Ferrari (which debuted as a marque in the 1940 event)

This event saw the debut of the Ferrari marque (with the Tipo 815).

As the entries for Ferrari and the Tipo 815 state, while the car was designed by Enzo Ferrari it was not possible to call the car a Ferrari to to contractual issues with Alfa Romeo and the car was officially named the AAC tipo 815. Getlostdave 15:16, 27 September 2007 (UTC)