At the 1955 Mille Miglia, the young british racing driver
Stirling Moss and his co-driver Denis Jenkinson piloting a Mercedes-Benz 300
SLR (W 196 S) with starting number 722 come in first with the average
speed of 157.65 km/h in a record time of 10:7:48 hours. This record still holds
today. The W 196 S wins every single race the Mercedes-Benz 300
SLR enters and finishes. Moss also wins the Targa Florio (Sicily/Italy).
source: https://www.mercedes-benz.com/en/mercedes-benz/classic/world-record-with-a-silver-arrow-at-mille-miglia-video/
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Even in an era when autosport was frighteningly dangerous,
the Mille Miglia was known to be a particularly perilous race.
But in 1955, Sir Stirling Moss—along with embedded
journalist Denis Jenkinson—climbed into a Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR W 196
R, and managed to traverse the course's 1,000 miles in 10 hours, 7 minutes
and 48 seconds. It was a legendary performance, and truth be told, one of the
reasons for the "Sir" in front of his name.
And while the Mille Miglia ceased being a proper race in
1957—after an especially gruesome Ferrari crash which killed the
driver and co-driver, along with nine spectators—the event continues as kind of
a rolling concours d'elegance, and the time Moss set all those years ago
remains the record.
So to celebrate the anniversary of Moss'
spectacular achievement, Mercedes-Benz commissioned an immersive,
360-degree film which give viewers a perspective on what it would be like to
ride along with him in the cockpit of such a fantastic racing machine.
Head to
Mercedes-Benz's U.K. site to watch that video, and check out the clip above
for more info on the epic drive which inspired it.
The 2015 Mille Miglia is currently underway, and will run
until May 17.
source; Motorauthority
by John Coyle
http://www.boscheuropean.com
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