From Turin's Valentino Park, the origins of Formula 1, to New York for the Departure of this incredible Worldwide Race. The 1908 New York to Paris.
3 Rounds around the New York Times HQ and.. go... 5 Cars with different nationalities on Board.
The Naple Italian Journalist on board one of the cars, son of well known Writers and newspaper founders, was the most well and ethic behaved all along, not cheating as others did.
Hollywood decided to make a slapstick movie inspired by the event, so many were the adventures the Race went into, in a Olympic Year.
Antonio Scarfoglio, as a Journalist wrote reports but as a writer produced two most interesting books, a global approach, in English and Italian that are a milestone of Journalism, Exploration, Tourisme and Automotive.
The event "1908 New York - Paris" together with "Zust" since 2007 has been registered by us to protect both from mere commercial sacking as someone tried to do. Celebrations from Italy onwards - where even Historic Car Associations "forgot" - with International presence and who knows, a proper re enactment in the future? A Cultural and Historic event of International Friendship, not a mere commercially one...
Cordiali Saluti Paolo Codo Gai Perino
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