„Comirato"

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wish to mention Alberto Comirato and Lia Comirato Dumas who had I think one of the best results ever as a man and wife pairing. They came in second OVERALL in the 

1948 Mille Miglia, a result unfortunately overshadowed by Nuvolari's last heroic drive. Albeit one and half hour behind the winner Biondetti they managed to keep an average of 

110.559 kmh. for 16 hours and 33 minutes of racing on a Fiat 1100 special with tiny Topolino brakes and rudimentary chassis. The origin of the Comiratos car is difficult to 

trace. In 1946 Alberto raced with a Fiat Stanguellini; he kept taking away bits of body and chassis so that by mid 47 his car looked as an ante-litteram Lotus 7 narrower and a bit 

taller with a more angular looking body if possible. He was so successful in the town circuit season in Italy that year that his adversaries took him to court claiming that his car 

was dangerous (was he losing pieces of it on the track?) but the results were upheld. It is not known if it was the same car the unnamed Fiat 1100 that was used in the 48 MM. If 

not, it must have been a similar one and you should think about racing for 16 hours on a car on which you would not sit for 16 minutes. Comirato and Dumas were successful in 

pre and post war long distance sports car racing in Italy always on Fiat Spls and a list of some of their achievements can be found in the excellent site The World of Sports and 

Prototype racing


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