The Mille Miglia Of Today

For the uninitiated, Mille Miglia is an Italian name which translates to Thousand Miles, and is, as one might guess, a thousand mile endurance race across Italy.

While the first Mille Miglia races ran from 1927 to 1957, today's races really began in 1982, and, in honor of the original races, the drivers always compete in cars from the 1927 to 1957 era.

This is part of a series of hubs on the Mille Miglia. I recently took my Father - a classic car buff all his life (that's him on the right in his 2009 MM cap) to watch the 2009 race, for the trip of a lifetime. Only problem is, we're now bitten by the most beautiful car race in the world, and are already tentatively planning next year's trip! The Mille Miglia Of Today - Read Full Story