Museum watch: The Mille Miglia Museum, Brescia
The original Mille Miglia car race ran from 1927 to 1957. The cars that took part in these races are celebrated in the Mille Miglia museum in Brescia, along with Italian culture and costume from the period. A ticket will set you back €7 and gives you access to a well laid out display that...
Ferrari tribute to the Mille Miglia
The Ferrari Tribute to Mille Miglia is a re-enactment for Prancing Horse owners of the world’s most famous endurance road race. The drivers aboard post-1957 Ferraris paraded their cars down Brescia’s Viale Venezia to open the 2013 edition of the historic event. The competitors then continued along some of Italy’s most beautiful roads, following the...
@kevinestre wins Tyre Pressure Poker! Porsche Carrera Cup, Spielberg
The damp track surface in Spielberg, Austria made for an exciting fifth round of the Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland. Frenchman Kévin Estre (Attempto Racing) once again added his name to the winners’ list at the Red Bull Ring on Sunday. Second place went to Germany’s Christian Engelhart (Konrad Motorsport) with Norbert Siedler (Aust Motorsport) from...
Segway Polo should be in the Olympics – the iconic 21st century sport
Technology is always creating new methods to do this and that. Usually though it’s just more ways to watch TV or if you’re lucky, a remote control to find your slippers. But now technology has allowed the creation of a whole new sport. Segway polo is the iconic 21st century sport and should be in...
‘Designed by air’ – @McLarenAuto website gives insight into aerodynamic design technology
Aerodynamic design technology isn’t a simple subject. You don’t find a Dummies guide to Aerodynamics on Amazon. However a new website from McLaren tries to give insight into the process of aerodynamic design, using as an example the new McLaren P1 ™ sports car. © Copyright McLaren Automotive Limited The website offers viewers a detailed view as...
The #F1 flame retardant dress – F1, fine art and fashion collide @HUGOBOSS_UK
The link between fine art and Formula One has rarely been as clearcut as with this artwork by Swiss artist Sylvie Fleury. Currently on show at the Santa Giulia Museum in Brescia, it is an F1 motor-racing dress, based on the suits worn by Mika Hakkinen and produced in collaboration with Hugo Boss. Sylvie Fleury,...
Kitesurf Tour Europe preview
The MINI Kitesurf Tour Europe 2013 is the official European kitesurfing championship and a showcase for the most outstanding kitesurfers in the Freestyle and Racing disciplines. The competition comprises four stages, the first of which will be held from 30 May to 2 June 2013 in Almanarre Bay, one of France’s most popular windsurfing and...
The Mille Miglia part 3 Rome back to Brescia
For the final day of the Mille Miglia the cars raced from the Villa Borghese in Rome back to Viale Venezia in Brescia. Leaving at 6.15am meant a long day’s drive, highlights of which were driving through the centres of Sienna and Florence. At last the rain stopped and the sun came out. Golfer Colin...
The Mille Miglia part 2 – Ferrara to Rome
The Mille Miglia part 2 – Ferrara to Rome The first cars in the 2013 Mille Miglia had only reached Ferrara around 00.30 on Thursday evening, having left Brescia and passed through some of the breathtaking towns around Lake Garda. The drivers of the open cars had got a soaking, but they still paraded through...
