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The Nissena Cup (''Coppa Nissena in Italian'') is an automobile competition that takes place every year in
The date of the first Nissena Cup dates back to May 24, 1922, on the occasion of the inauguration of the war memorial of the Great War, in Viale Regina Margherita in Caltanissetta. The route of the time was 166.6 km long, which would be covered in two turns, starting with via Sant'Anna and reaching Imera, passing through Capodarso and Castrogiovanni (today Enna). The first edition was won by Luigi López, with an
The following table shows the winners of the event:
Automobile Club d'Italia di Caltanissetta
Sicily
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. It is a hillclimbing race and is a valid test for the Italian Hillclimb Championship (CIVM) and the Mountain Trophy. It is organized by the Automobile Club d'Italia The Automobile Club d'Italia (usually known by its acronym ACI) is a not-for-profit statutory corporation of the Italian Republic. The club originated through the efforts of Count Carlo Biscaretti di Ruffia as the "Automobile Club of Turin" found ...
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The length of the route is 4904 meters and the average gradient is 4.19%.
History
The date of the first Nissena Cup dates back to May 24, 1922, on the occasion of the inauguration of the war memorial of the Great War, in Viale Regina Margherita in Caltanissetta. The route of the time was 166.6 km long, which would be covered in two turns, starting with via Sant'Anna and reaching Imera, passing through Capodarso and Castrogiovanni (today Enna). The first edition was won by Luigi López, with an Itala
Itala was a car manufacturer based in Turin, Italy, from 1904 to 1934, started by Matteo Ceirano and five partners in 1903.
Ceirano family background
The Ceirano brothers, Giovanni Battista, Giovanni, Ernesto and Matteo, were influential in the ...
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The Nissena Cup for the outbreak of World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...
in the first place, but also for organizational reasons, disappears from the calendar for 25 years.
The return was only in 1949, with a new formula: hillclimbing and the route is shortened to only 12 km.
Since 1968, born the prototype era.
Winners
The following table shows the winners of the event:
External links
Automobile Club d'Italia di Caltanissetta
See also
*Catania-Etna (Hill Climb)
The Catania-Etna (from 1969 to 1972 ''Corsa dell'Etna'') is a car competition, more precisely a hillclimb, which takes place annually in province of Catania. It is valid for the Cronosprint Trophy. It is organized by the Automobile Club d'Itali ...
* Giarre-Montesalice-Milo (Hill Climb)
The Giarre-Montesalice-Milo, or simply Giarre-Milo, is a 6.4 km Hillclimb that takes place on the municipal territories of Giarre, Santa Venerina and Milo in province of Catania.
History
The event was born in 1979 thanks to Pro Loco of Giarr ...
* Monti Iblei Cup (Hill Climb)
References