A race born from the fact that the Italian Grand Prix switched towns in 1922.  In the post war decade from 1947 to 1957, the Mille Miglia event was rapidly re-established as a world leading motor sporting competition. Major sports car manufacturers would enter cars employing some of the top drivers to win the 1000 Miglia race for them. Enzo Ferrari stated "The Mille Miglia created our cars and the Italian Automobile industry."

In 1977, twenty years after the race was abandoned on grounds of safety, the Mille Miglia was revived as a regular rally and it has now become a pinnacle of its type in which serious collectors participate. Only the very finest cars in the world are selected from a heavily oversubscribed list (with the entry fee sum of € 6,360.00).

Now, the cars leisurely meander the streets of various towns of Italy.  On straight stretches however, they increase the RPMs and show the observers just what these cars are meant to do.  When that happens, the crowd goes wild.  Needless-to-say, I was one of the loudest cheerers!