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Carlo Felice Trossi
Count Carlo Felice Trossi di Pian Villar (27 April 1908 – 9 May 1949) was an Italian racing driver and auto constructor. Racing career During Trossi's career, he raced for three different teams: Mercedes-Benz in motorsport, Mercedes-Benz, Alfa Romeo in motorsport, Alfa Romeo and, briefly, Maserati. He won the 1947 Italian Grand Prix and the 1948 Swiss Grand Prix. He relieved playboy-driver Frederick McEvoy for 51 laps of the 75-lap 1936 Vanderbilt Cup; while the Australian started and finished the race, Trossi earned more points than him under the mileage-based AAA Contest Board, AAA points system. Trossi backed one of the most unusual Grand Prix cars, the Trossi-Monaco of 1935. It featured a 16-cylinder, two-stroke cycle, two-row radial, air-cooled engine and an aircraft-like body designed by Augusto Monaco. The car was a spectacular failure and never raced in a Grand Prix event. Trossi had many exciting hobbies: racing boats and airplanes in addition to cars. He was al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaglianico
Gaglianico is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Biella in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin and about southeast of Biella. Gaglianico borders the following municipalities: Biella, Candelo, Ponderano, Sandigliano, Verrone. Twin towns — sister cities Gaglianico is twinned with: * Nova Gorica, Slovenia * Estella-Lizarra Estella (Spanish) or Lizarra (Basque) is a town located in the autonomous community of Navarre, in northern Spain. It lies south west of Pamplona, close to the border with La Rioja and Álava. The town was founded in 1090 when the place, lying by ..., Spain * Deta, Romania People * Andrea Zanchetta (born 2 February 1975), footballer. References Cities and towns in Piedmont {{Biella-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |