Talk:Mille Miglia

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)

The memorial at the crash site has eleven names, including those of de Portago and Nelson, which would indicate that nine spectators were indeed killed. Some of the confusion about the number may stem from the fact that two others - another driver and a policeman - were also killed during this race. Neither of those deaths was related to the de Portago/Nelson crash, however. Interocitor (talk) 23:32, 20 May 2010 (UTC)

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)

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)

Length of 1940 Mille Miglia (Brescia Grand Prix)

The Wikipedia page says: "When it resumed in 1940 during war time, it was dubbed the Grand Prix of Brescia, and held on a 100 km (62 mi) short course in the plains of Northern Italy that was lapped nine times."

According to everything I can find, including the excellent Grand Prix History site (http://www.grandprixhistory.org/mille_miglia_1940.htm), the triangle from Brescia to Cremona to Mantua back to Brescia measured 104 miles, not 100 kilometers. Using today's roads and Google Maps, it's about 184 km. Using nine laps of 104 miles apiece, it would have been a 936-mile race, not the 558 miles suggested by the Wiki entry. Satch Carlson (talk) 02:06, 27 January 2013 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Satch Carlson (talk • contribs) 01:43, 27 January 2013 (UTC)