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Tyres are screeching, the crowd is clamouring and thunderous engines are hurtling their way around the track. Some of the most celebrated drivers ever to compete are sweating through their race suits; putting their careers, reputations and lives on the finish line to come up victorious at Le Mans while the night is black, the rain heavy and the world’s most powerful cars are straining at their cambelts to take the chequered flag.  As the oldest and one of the most legendary endurance races in the world, Le Mans has been attracting the best drivers and manufacturers in the business for almost 100 years. And, unlike most motor races, where competitors push to cross the finish line first, this grand prix...

The best things in Italy arise from stubbornness, discontent or a feud. And so the story of the legendary Mille Miglia begins with Aymo Maggi, Franco Mazzotti and Renzo Castagneto. These three gentlemen from the Italian city Brescia were not happy with the new Milano circuit Monza taking away all the attention from their race, Gran Premio di Brescia.  They eventually started their own race out stubbornness. A road race from Brescia to Rome and back, a 1000 miles of sharp corners and steep hills. In 1927 the first Coppa delle Mille Miglia took place. When it ended, Benito Mussolini himself sent a telegram with only one word, "Continua!". The race continued to exist for thirty years after, until the...