Pre-war motor sport hero Raymond Sommer was born on this day in 1906. One of his greatest achievements was clinching the 1933 24 Hours of Le Mans with the legendary Tazio Nuvolari, the pair at the wheel of the brilliant Alfa Romeo 8C 'Monza'. In today's Great Read, Jonathan Stein takes that very same car for a momentous road test
"Entering the final half-hour, Chinetti held a 21-second lead with Nuvolari, the 'Flying Mantuan', gaining. Chinetti stopped for fuel and the lead changed — again.
"WF Bradley of The Motor reported that, 'the brakes on Nuvolari's car were at the last extremity, and although he had a faster car, and doubtless more skill as a driver, he could only show his superiority on the straights...'
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