On Mon, 22 Oct 2018 19:31:40 -0700 Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> Moss set the mille miglia record in 57 i think but it was in a roadster > (not a gullwing). His navigator was a journalist and did a fantastic > writeup. They averaged over 100mph on the course. 1955 in a 300SLR with Denis Jenkinson. https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/may-1997/74/moss-mille-miglia https://petrolicious.com/articles/this-is-why-the-mercedes-benz-300-slr-is-unbeaten https://www.motortrend.com/news/1955-mille-miglia-the-most-epic-drive-ever/ The grimy, dented 3000SLR came around the final corner of the Mille Miglia in downtown Brescia with Moss holding it in a 100 mph powerslide to cross the finish line precisely 10 hours, 7 minutes, and 48 seconds after he had rolled the car off the starting ramp and powered down the road to Verona. Moss and Jenkinson had averaged almost 98 mph for 1000 miles, shattering the existing record by almost 10 mph. Despite its name, the 300SLR was not a racing version of the 300SL Gullwing. Instead, it was a sports car variant of the Mercedes W196 Grand Prix racer that ran in the 1954 and 1955 Formula 1 World Championships. https://www.mercedes-benz.com/en/mercedes-benz/classic/history/mille-miglia-2018-gran-turismo/ Craig _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
