1.
LV ALFA-ROMEO AWAY FROM START.
0.03

2.
LV ANOTHER ALFA-ROMEO AWAY FROM START.
0.08

3.
LV CROWD PAN TO CAR AWAY.
0.14

4.
SV CROWD.
0.16

5.
SV FERRARI AWAY.
0.24

6.
LV ANOTHER FERRARI AWAY.
0.30

7.
LV CAR PAST CAMERA.
0.33

8.
SV DITTO.
0.36

9.
LV CAR ROUND BEND PAST CAMERA.
0.41

10.
LV ALFA-ROMEO ROUND BEND.
0.46

11.
LV CAR ROUND BEND.
0.51

12.
SV CAR PAST CAMERA.
0.55

13.
SV LANCIA PAST CAMERA.
1.01

14.
LV PORSCHE DRIVEN BY BONNIER WINS RACE.
1.10

15.
LV FERRARI (MAIRESSE) WITH BONNET ??? ??? TRAILING, FINISHES.
1.16

16.
SV BONNIER CONGRATULATED AND WITH LAURELS (2 SHOTS).
1.27



Initials IT/V/WH/LW


SPORT: CAR RACING

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Background: A FIERCE BATTLE BETWEEN THE GERMAN PORSCHE CARS AND ITALIAN FERRARIS YESTERDAY (SUNDAY) HIGHLIGHTED THE 47TH TARGA FLORIO MOTOR RACE HELD OVER A TWISTING COURSE IN THE MADONIE MOUNTAINS OF SICILY.THE 450-MILE (720 KM) RACE, OVER TEN LAPS, WAS WON BY JOACHIM BONNIER, OF SWEDEN, DRIVING A TWO-LITRE PORSCHE AT A RECORD AVERAGE SPEED OF 64.56 MILES AN HOUR (103.980 KPH).HIS TIME 6 HOURS 55 MINS 45.8 SECS.

ONLY ELEVEN SECONDS BEHIND CAME BELGIAN DRIVER WILLY MAIRESSE WHO, FINISHING IN A FERRARI AT 64.53 MILES AN HOUR (103.859 KPH), WAS CONSIDERED UNLUCKY NOT TO WIN.A LOOSE REAR BONNET CAUSED HIM TO SWERVE AND LOSE VALUABLE SECONDS JUST AS HE WAS HEADING FOR THE FINISHING LINE.

MAIRESSE SAID: "IF IT HAD NOT BEEN FOR THE BONNET COMING LOOSE, THE FERRARI WOULD HAVE WON.EIGHT OF THE TEN LAPS WERE OURS." PORSCHES TOOK THIRD AND FIFTH PLACES; FERRARIS FOURTH AND SIXTH.