Marquis De Portago the Legend
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| Rating | : | 4.69 (743 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1903088275 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 200 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
The only source available that can be trusted regarding this "playboy" of the 1950s. For a "playboy", he worked hard. E. R. Kelly This book answers many questions regarding one of the most charismatic and tragic figures from the 1950s international auto racing scene. Much of the biography is based on in-depth interviews of people closest to Portago. Reveals many of the "exaggerated" claims that have been spread since Portago's death, without doing damage to the reality of his life.
He often needed several cars to finish a race. de Portago won six major races, including the Tour de France automobile race, the Grand Prix of Oporto, and the Nassau Governor's Cup (twice). de Portago began racing sports cars in 1953 after his meeting with the Ferrari importer in the USA, Luigi Chinetti, who asked him to be his co-driver in the Carrera Panamericana. In Nassau, during the winter of 1956, Portago trailed the car ahead of him by centimeters while travelling at 240 km/h. In 1953 he raced with Luigi Chinetti in the Carrera Panamericana. Portago used his skill to avert careening into a crowd after the driver ahead of him touched his brakes and both cars went into a 180 m skid. Among sports car enthusiasts, de Portago was known as a two-car man, because of the many burned-out brakes, clutches, transmissions, and wrecked cars for which he was responsible. During the 1955 British Grand Prix at Silverstone, Portago was thrown from his Ferrari while racing at 140 km/h after losing control on a