The 1927 Mille Miglia Race
Results: 1927 Mille Miglia Results / Dates: March 26-27, 1927 / Winner: Minoia – Morandi / Winning Speed: 48.27 mph / Starters: 77 / Finishers: 54
And then they came, from all over Italy, young men most with more horsepower than talent many the sons of well to do families. Weeks before the race the roads were filled with cars from dawn to dusk whereupon the drivers would retire to the cafes surrounding the Piazza della Vittoria which would go down in history as the stage upon which the cars would be scrutineered. Over vino and polenta e oséi the race was won and lost many times over. Each claiming in their turn that they knew the secret to victory. The major questions on everyone’s mind included how long would the race take and was it better to build for reliability with a reinforced car or was a light weight car built for all out speed the answer. There was even a question on how long the race would take with more than a few teams packing overnight bags. For this first race they would all be driving into the great unknown.
