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Fangio En Las Mille Miglia Fangio en las Mille Miglia Carrera 66 de Juan Manuel Fangio MIL MILLAS ITALIANAS – 17ª Edición. FECHA: 23 de abril de 1950. CARRERA: Sport y Gran Turismo. UBICACIÓN: 3º con Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 - Acompañante: Zanardi. NÚMERO: 730. En el año 1949 Fangio había estado a punto de competir en las tradicionales Mil Millas por invitación del ingeniero Alessio, Director Deportivo de Alfa Romeo. Esa posibilidad no se pudo concretar. Sin embargo, en 1950, insistieron para que el piloto condujera un modelo competizione berlinetta de 6 cilindros en línea y 2443 cc en la Categoría Sport – de mas de 2000 cc Fangio recibió el auto prácticamente al momento de la largada, sin haber podido testear su condición. Le corresponde el número 730 - que tradicionalmente representa la hora (07.30) - de largada desde Brescia. Los competidores salen con intervalos de un minuto entre máquina y máquina. Su acompañante es Augusto Zanardi, mecánico de Alfa Romeo. La ruta que atraviesa pueblos y ciudades por zonas montañosas del centro y norte de Italia, es casi desconocida para Fangio. Esta edición cambia en parte respecto a la anterior. El recorrido de 1682 kilómetros será con largada en Brescia a Padova–Ferrara-Ancona- Pescara-Popoli-L’Aquila-Rieti-Terni-Narni-Roma- Civitavecchia-Grosseto-Livorno-Pisa-Firenze-Bologna- Piacenza-Cremona-Brescia. Los rivales son numerosos y de gran calidad, como G. Marzotto-Crosara, V. Marzotto-Fontana y Serafíni-Salami con Ferrari 195 S barchetta Fontana de 2340 cc y 170 CV. Ascari-Nicolini y Villoresi- Cassani, con Ferrari 275 S barchetta Touring - V12 de 3,3 litros. Sanesi- Bianchi que corren otro Alfa Romeo pero oficial de fábrica, el 6C 3000 C50 berlinetta; Biondetti-Bronzoni con Jaguar XK120, Bracco-Maglioli con Ferrari 166 MM barchetta Touring; Bonetto- Casnaghi con Alfa Romeo 412 spider Touring, Healey-Healey con Healey 2400 Silverstone y Vicentini-Spezzaro con BMW, entre otros. Iniciada la competencia desde Brescia, con 375 participantes, el Alfa Romeo de Fangio no frena bien, por lo que establece un código con Zanardi para encarar los distintos tramos de la carrera y para cuidar el auto. Zanardi era un profundo conocedor del difícil recorrido y eso resultaba de gran ayuda. Por el control de Ravenna Marzotto, encabeza la Clasificación General seguido por Ascari y Villoresi, con Fangio muy cerca. Por Pescara Villoresi está primero a una media de 148 Km/h y un tiempo de 4h.54’50”, luego viene Marzotto a 1’10”, Dorino Serafini a 2’5”, Alberto Ascari a 7’, Bonetto a 8’10”, Franco Rol a 10’ y Fangio a 10’7. Después de Pescara se retira Bonetto y luego las dos Ferrari 3300 abandonan por problemas en la transmisión. Fangio está incorporado al grupo de punta, cuando en plena montaña, en la zona de L' Aquila, comienza a llover. El funcionamiento del limpiaparabrisas no se había verificado y su falta les provoca serias dificultades, porque el mal tiempo continúa. El comando de la Mille Miglia está en manos de Marzotto a su paso por Roma, con Serafíni a 20” y Fangio. Atravesando Viterbo, Siena, Florencia el mal tiempo continúa. Fangio ha avanzado, pero la escasa visibilidad le impide un andar más rápido. De la Capital italiana a Livorno, Marzotto le ha sacado 10’ a Serafíni y 12’ a Fangio y al paso por Florencia, Giannino Marzotto encabeza la competencia con 10h.20’03” a una media de 130,1 Km/h. Serafini lo escolta a 10’40” y Fangio es tercero a 13’29”. La llovizna continúa, incidiendo sobre el promedio final de las Mil Millas. Fangio debe cuidarse luego de una casi salida del camino. Aunque, ha superado muchos autos, le es imposible luchar por las primeras colocaciones. En el paso por Módena - ya casi de noche - Fangio se coloca detrás del Frazer Nash descubierto del italiano Franco Cortesse - que corría en la Categoría Sport hasta 2000 cc. – y pegado a su cola, lo sigue hasta Brescia, final de la carrera. Fangio está satisfecho por lo hecho en su primera intervención en las Mil Millas. Ha alcanzando un tercer puesto detrás de Giannino Marzotto y Dorino Serafini, dos especialistas que han logrado escaparse en la última parte de la dura competencia. CLASIFICACIÓN 1 – G. Marzotto-Crosara Ferrari 195 S 13 h. 39’ 20” 2 - D. Serafini-Salami Ferrari 195 S 13 h. 46’ 53” 3 - J.Fangio-Zanardi Alfa Romeo 2500 14 h. 02’ 05” 4 - G. Braco-Maglioli Ferrari 166 MM 14 h. 07’ 23” 5 - L. Johnson-Lea Jaguar XK120 14 h. 29' 27” 6 - Cortese-Teravazzi Frazer Nash 7 - Faglioli-Diotallevi Osca 8 – Biondetti-Rozoni Jaguar 9 - V.Marzoto-Fontana Ferrari 10 - Schwelm-De Simone Alfa Romeo PROMEDIO: Marzotto-Crosara 123,2 Km/h. “...Después de la carrera de San Remo que fue mi presentación con la Alfetta, el ingeniero Alessio quería que participara de las Mil Millas Italianas y designa al mecánico Zanardi para que me acompañe. Al auto no lo recibimos en fábrica porque había sido entregado a una Concesionaria. Todo se arregló, pero largamos sin poder testearlo. “Zanardi no sabía quien era yo y me miraba con cierta desconfianza. El ruido dentro del auto era muy alto, por lo que resultaba imposible hablar, así que por su conocimiento de la ruta, convinimos que me daría una palmada antes de las curvas de menor peligro, dos si era peligrosa y tres si era mortal. “Zanardi me había anticipado que el límite para llevar el motor eran las 5000 RPM, pero al llegar a Popoli, donde nos adelantó Bonetto con un Alfa 4500, me gritó que tirara a 5500 vueltas, mostrándose más confiado. Cuando lo tuve cerca a Bonetto, comencé a hostigarlo y poco después rompió el motor. “En la montaña, cerca de L' Aquila, comenzó a llover y derrapé en una curva. Hubo una larga patinada y al dominar el auto –aliviado- se me escapó un grito ‘de indio’ .... entonces lo miré a Zanardi, en un que primer momento estaba realmente azorado por mi reacción y para luego mostrarse mas relajado y sonriente. Es que terminado con apuro para la carrera, al auto no le funcionaba el limpiaparabrisas y a nosotros ni se nos pasó por la cabeza revisar eso, así que veníamos padeciendo por aquella incompetencia. “Era de noche cuando llegamos a Módena. Allí me pasó Cortesse y me colé atrás prácticamente hasta la misma llegada en Brescia y así pudimos clasificar terceros en estas Mil Millas ...” Carrera 107 de Juan Manuel Fangio MIL MILLAS ITALIANAS. FECHA: 4 de mayo de 1952. CARRERA: Mundial de Marcas. UBICACIÓN: 22 en la General y 8 en Gran Turismo con Alfa Romeo 1900. NÚMERO: 449. Fangio hizo una visita a sus amigos de la fábrica Alfa Romeo, tras el retiro de esa escudería del torneo mundial de conductores, y de ella surgió, entre otras cosas, la posibilidad de correr en las Mil Millas Italianas con un Alfa Romeo 1900 Sprint cupe Touring, Categoría Gran Turismo hasta 2000 cc. O sea de cilindrada limitada. Lo acompañará J. M. Sala. Toda Italia vibra en torno a esta tradicional carrera que atraviesa pueblos del norte y centro de la península, por caminos angostos y en algunos lugares, abiertos al tránsito. Por ello se convierte en una carrera muy peligrosa. Se inscriben 607 participantes, en las cuatro categorías Turismo Nacional, cuatro de Gran Turismo Internacional, cuatro de Sport Internacional, tres de Sport de Serie, y una clase de Vehículos Militares. Partirán 507 de ellos y Fangio lo hará con el número 449 – a las 4h. 49’ del primero lanzado – casi al amanecer, desde la plaza Victoria, de Brescia, Lo hace sólo teniendo aspiraciones para su Categoría, la GT, en la que entre otros inscriben sus máquinas las duplas Sanesi-Griffini, Tadini-Bonini con Alfa Romeo 1900, Fagioli-Borghi, Castiglioni-Mori, Anselmi-Semino y Amendola-Pinzero con Lancia Aurelia B20 y Auricchio- Bozzini con Fiat V8 berlinetta. La lucha por la vanguardia está centrada en el equipo oficial Mercedes Benz con Caracciola- Kurrle , Lang-Grupp y Kling-Kleng con los 300 SL de 6 cilindros, 2996 cc a inyección con sus 240 HP y unos 240 Km/h de velocidad final, el Equipo Ferrari con Giovanni Bracco a la cabeza, un veterano en este tipo de competiciones en pareja con A. Rolfo conducen una Ferrari 250 berlinetta Vignale, Taruffi-Vandelli con spider 340 de 4100 cc y 280 HP, Castelloti- Broglia, P. Marzotto- Marini, Biondetti-Ercoli, V. Marzotto-Marchetto y Scatti- Cantini con la 225S de 2715 cc 210 HP, de la Clase Sport con motores de mas de 2000 cc. Y también el Equipo Lancia con los Aurelia B20. Rápidamente el duelo se establece entre la Ferrari de Bracco y el Mercedes Benz de Karl Kling; mientras tanto, Luigi Fagioli sobresale por su performance al comando de su Lancia Aurelia B20. A poco de comenzar, Fangio tiene problemas de freno en las partes trabadas y en cada parada prevista en la ruta para repostar, hace que los mecánicos revisen el Alfa Romeo. No encuentran la falla complicándole las cosas en los tramos de montaña. En Ravenna el mal tiempo amenaza con temporal. Bracco está a 5’ de Kling, cuando Lang se sale de la ruta sin consecuencias. Kling y Marzotto corren a segundos de diferencia, con dos minutos sobre los Lancia de Fagioli y Anselmi, que preceden a las Ferrari de Biondetti, Taruffi y Castellotti. Por L’Aquila Kling pasa en punta con 8’ sobre Castellotti y 9’ sobre Taruffi, distanciados de Biondetti, Bracco, P. Marzotto, Moss y Caracciola. En Siena Taruffi supera a Kling por poco menos de 2’, seguidos por Bracco a 9’ y Marzotto a 15’.
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