In your message you write:
> > 10years old at the time), Nuvolari's victory was significant in that
> > he was piloting an outdated but lighter and more agile alfa romeo against
> > the state sponsored Mercedes and Auto Union teams...and only had about 300
> > or so horsepower against the 500+ of the v-16 auto-union and v-12
> > mercedes.(as an aside, I believe that 1937 was the year that the
>
> I don't think I've ever heard the above mentioned Auto Union cars
> referred to before without being prefaced with the word treacherous.
>Roland
no more treacherous than any other 1700lb, mid-engined, 500+ hp,
skinny-tired, drum braked car.
Jim
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