Ángel Lo Valvo (August 11, 1909 in

Arrecifes Arrecifes is a city in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It is the administrative seat of Arrecifes Partido. History * 20 September 1586 the first time which a Spanish conqueror mentioned in his notes: "Pago de los Arrecifes", this is the oldest ...

Buenos Aires Province Buenos Aires (), officially the Buenos Aires Province (''Provincia de Buenos Aires'' ), is the largest and most populous Argentine province. It takes its name from the city of Buenos Aires, the capital of the country, which used to be part of th ...

– January 8, 1978) was an Argentine race-car driver who won the first-ever

Turismo Carretera Turismo Carretera (Road racing, lit., ''Road Touring'') is a popular stock car racing series in Argentina, and the oldest auto racing series still active in the world. The series is organized by Asociación Corredores de Turismo Carretera. The ...

competition in 1937. Lo Valvo also won the first Turismo Carretera Championship in 1939. He entered some races using

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''Hipómenes'', a

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term for Greek mythology personage, Hippomenes.

External links

Profile at HistoricRacing.com
1909 births 1978 deaths People from Arrecifes Argentine racing drivers Turismo Carretera drivers Sportspeople from Buenos Aires Province {{Argentina-autoracing-bio-stub