Museo Tazio Nuvolari

Tazio Nuvolari was born in Castel d'Ario November 16, 1892 and passed away in the Mantova August 11, 1953. He started racing at age 28, in 1920, and continued to do so, first the car and then by car, until 1950. At age 58 he played his last race, winning it. During his long sporting life has competed in 353 races, 124 and 229 on a motorcycle in a car, winning 105 overall wins and 77 class and recording 100 times the fastest lap. E 'was 7 times Italian champion and has won 5 international speed records, establishing in 1935 the record of 330.275 kilometers per hour. E 'was also involved in a number of serious accidents, bringing wounds and fractures throughout the body. He almost died burnt alive in the fire of his machine or be crushed by the weight of the car. But nothing has ever stopped. His exploits have made him a legend. They called in a thousand ways: "Son of the Devil", "Son of the Wind", "Musketeer risk", "Flying Mantuan", "Nivola", "football great", "ace", "Maestro". Enzo Ferrari called it "the greatest of all." Ferdinand Porsche considered him "the greatest driver of the past, present, future". We have been dedicated to books, poems, songs and even streets, squares and even three monuments in Mantua, in Castel d'Ario and in Rome. In more than 50 years after his death the emotion that still arouses his name has remained unchanged. We do not know if a car driver can aspire to immortality storica.Tazio Nuvolari certainly yes!