Targa Florio - Circuito delle Madonie

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Famous racing circuit, 72 km long, known as a most difficult racetrack in the world.
Most popular in 1920s, with all the greatest drivers of the era racing here, like Tazio Nuvolari, Rudolf Caracciola, Louis Chiron, Luigi Fagioli, René Dreyfus and many others, including great women driver and first to race here in 1928 - Eliska Junkova from Czechoslovakia, finnished on the great 5th place, but looking for victory /acctualy running 2nd./, before she ran into trouble on the last lap.

The circuit is one of a few sacred places of motorsport history.
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Coordinates:   37°56'49"N   13°47'10"E
This article was last modified 9 years ago