The 1930 Mille Miglia Race
Results: 1930 Mille Miglia Results / Dates: April 16-17, 1929 / Winner: Nuvolari – Guidotti / Winning Speed: 62.78 mph / Starters: 135 / Finishers: 73
The Mille Miglia was by now firmly ensconced within the Italian psyche. For Brescians the end of winter brought the sound of motors unshackled by normal decorum. A preponderance of young men and women in a hurry juxtaposed against a still mostly rural background. In each town where there lived dreams of motoring laurels a nervous excitement greeted the prospect of deeds backing up words. A champion of the living room or of the dining table would now have to be confirmed on those 1000 terrible miles. The starting list that year had nearly doubled over the previous. There was a changing of the guard at the upper echelons of Italian motorsports with the ascendancy of Nuvolari and Varzi and their great rivalry that would continue from two to four wheels. All of Italy it seemed would split into two camps, each proclaiming their champion was the greatest of those that put hand on wheel.
