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Le Mitiche a Bassano, June 21-23, 2013

July 11, 2013 By pete

The Riboldi/Sabbadini Fiat 508 Morettini which won first place honors.

Story and photos by Dino Brunori (Author of Enrico Nardi, A Fast Life)

This year the 19th edition of Le Mitiche Sport a Bassano sadly took place without the event founders, Danilo and Renato Calmonte, the brothers who invented the gathering of barchetta in Bassano. Both died last year just a few months apart, and we all missed their presence. But the seed they planted is now a strong tree and this year, 75 friends from all over the world –from Israel to Argentina, from USA to Emirates — came to Italy to make Bassano the capital of sports car enthusiasts for a very special three days in June. The Calmonte brothers can be very proud of what they’ve done. [Read more…] about Le Mitiche a Bassano, June 21-23, 2013

Le Mitiche Sport a Bassano 2011

July 13, 2011 By pete

By Chuck Schoendorf and Dino Brunori
Photos by Dino Brunori

If you own an open sports car from the golden era of the great Italian road races like the Mille Miglia, Targa Florio or Coppa d’Oro, you must attend Le Mitiche Sport a Bassano. Come once and you will become a Mitiche addict, and both a certified sports car driver and a certified nut ! A certified driver because of the gruelling, non-stop challenging mountain roads, a certified nut because all the cars are barchettas, meaning open cockpit, and it always rains in the mountains!
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Le Mitiche Sport a Bassano 2011 Images

July 13, 2011 By pete

Photo Story by Dino Brunori

Le Mitiche Sport brings out a wide variety of historic racing cars not seen elsewhere in the world including a great number of of our favorite small displacement Italian sports racers. But also eligible are the legendary big cars like the Mercedes SSK below making it an event not to be missed.

1928 Mercedes SSK is a huge affair next to the miniscule Italian specials. It was driven by the team of Bernhard and Henry Bauer from Germany.

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Le Mitiche Sport a Bassano 2010

June 30, 2010 By pete

For our readers: This is a review of last year’s Le Mitiche Sport a Bassano.

For information about the 2011 event which will take place from 16 to 19 June and is open to 100 sport cars:

Click here for the Bassano website.

Click here for direct contact withe the organizers.

For information about renting a classic sportscar for the 2011 event, please contact the editor at pete@velocetoday.com.

A wonderland of Italian toys surrounds the Nardi of Dino Brunori, number 72.

Le Mitiche Sport a Bassano 2010, 17 – 20 June
By Dino Brunori and Chuck Schoendorf
Photo by Brunori unless otherwise noted.

When Italian journalist and race driver Count Giovanni Lurani coined the nickname “barchetta” after seeing the new Touring-bodied 166 Ferrari Spider, I’m sure he didn’t have in mind Bassano 2010.
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