BMW Group Classic and the BMW 328 at Mille Miglia 2015 - BMWBLOG (blog)
It starts in Brescia, it ends in Brescia, but it’s the in-between that makes the Mille Miglia one of the greatest spectacles in today’s automotive world. The race, like its earlier namesake, is a race on public roads in Italy. Unlike it’s earlier predecessor, which was a full-throttle, 1000 mile course with speeds exceeding 170mph, the race is now a time trial for cars that either did participate in the original race or could have. This year saw nearly 500 historic and vintage racers, many worth many millions of dollars, unleashed onto the Italian roads, lined with cheering people and the omnipresent, everyday Italian traffic of trucks, Fiats and Vespas. Red lights, white lines and traffic laws became mere suggestions and often cars would take the path of least resistance which might just be the wrong way down the wrong side of a divided street. The cars were on the road for 12 and 13 hours at a time, often arriving so late that drivers would only get a few hours of sleep before they hit the road again. They start in Brescia in the North, a run to Rome somewhere in the middle and back to Brescia along some circuitous route that in this year’s event took them through Rimini, San Marino, Sienna, Parma (via Pisa which entails a several hour detour... Source: www.bmwblog.com
