This book would never have seen the light of day without the following people and their acts of kindness on my behalf.
My parents Gianni and Elisa—Who always hope for the best
Luisa Ghibaudo—She knows more famous drivers than I know people!
Paul Scott Mulvey—Cover art and design for 1st edition
Bob Simmerman—Videos, and friend
Giuseppe Martini—For being a brother and a bruva
Prof. Achille Varzi—For being kind enough not to hate me
Ian Bell—A 'mate' in the true sense of the word
Alx Danielsson—Who always has time
Patty Reid—Wow!
Jon Denton—Digital puppeteer and master of knowledge
And finally for everyone at Aurora Metro, especially Cheryl Robson and Rebecca Gillieron, thank you.
SOURCES: BOOKS
Peter Ackroyd: Venice: Pure City
Corrado Belci: Libro Della Bora
Clyde Brolin: Overdrive: Formula 1 in the Zone
Giovanni Canestrini: Uomini e Motori, &, Una Vita Con Le Corse, &, Mille Miglia
Gianfranco Capra: Achille Varzi: Mito e Leggenda
Rudolf Caracciola: A Racing Car Driver’s World
William Court: Grand Prix Requiem
Robert Daley: The Cruel Sport, &, Cars at Speed
Gerald Donaldson: Fangio: The Life Behind the Legend
Mario Donnini: Nuvolari: Il Rombo Del Cigno
René Dreyfus & Beverly Rae Kimes: My Two Lives: Race Driver to Restauranteur
George Eyston & Barré Lyndon: Motor Racing and Record Breaking
Enzo Ferrari: Piloti, che gente …
John Foot: Winning at all Costs
Christopher Hilton: Inside the Mind of the Grand Prix Driver, &, Hitler’s Grands Prix in England, &, Nuvolari, &, Grand Prix Century
Denis Jenkinson: The Racing Driver
Charles Jennings: Burning Rubber: The Extraordinary Story of Formula One
Karl Ludvigsen: Juan Manuel Fangio
Giovanni Lurani: Nuvolari, &, Racing around the World
Maurizio Messori: Pericoloso Rallentare
Peter Miller: Conte Maggi’s Mille Miglia
Alfred Neubauer: Speed was my Life
Chris Nixon: Racing the Silver Arrows
William F. Nolan: Men of Thunder
Doug Nye: Motor Racing
Anthony Pritchard: Silver Arrows in Camera, &, Mille Miglia, &, Historic Motor Racing, &, Ferrari: Men from Maranello, &, The World Champions
Eberhard Reuss: Hitler’s Motor Racing Battles
Nigel Roebuck: Grand Prix Greats
Elly Beinhorn Rosemeyer and Chris Nixon: Rosemeyer!
Hans Ruesch: The Racer
Massimo Russo: Tazio Nuvolari
Aldo Santini: Nuvolari
Joe Saward: Grand Prix Saboteurs
Miranda Seymour: The Bugatti Queen
Phil Shirley: Deadly Obsession
Norman Smith: Case History
Peter Stevenson: Driving Forces
Jackie Stewart & Peter Manso: Faster!
Piero Taruffi: The Technique of Motor Racing, &, Works Driver
Giorgio Terruzzi, Una Curva Cieca, Varzi: L’ombra oscura di Nuvolari
Leo Turrini: Enzo Ferrari
Joseph H. Wherry: The Alfa Romeo Story
Richard Williams: Enzo Ferrari, The Last Road Race
MAGAZINES
Donatella Biffignandi: La Manovella November 2004
Patrick O’Brien: Motor Sport Magazine March 2009
Various: Cosmos September 1933
Aldo Zana: Auto d’Epoca April 2001, &, July-August 2007, &, February 2008, &, October 2002,
Aldo Zana: Ruoteclassiche April 2003, June 2003, October 2003, May 2004,
WEBSITES
Golden Era of Grand Prix Racing: http://www.kolumbus.fi/leif.snellman/
Moto Club Achille Varzi Galliate: http://www.achillevarzi.org/
