Published on: 08/10/2019 Updated on: 20/02/2025
The Targa Florio Classica returns to the roads of Sicily.
From Thursday, October 10, specialists in driving "to the hundredth of a second" will compete to win one of the oldest races in the world, the Targa Florio Classica. We at Mafra will be present as Official Sponsor and with 4 cars at the start. But it doesn't end there! The detailers of the #Labocosmetica team will take care of the registered cars and will be at your disposal in the Targa Florio Village, in Piazza Verdi in Palermo.
Sicily is a land of great traditions and strong passions, and the Targa Florio Classica encapsulates both. Born back in 1906, the "Cursa," as the Sicilians call it, is one of the oldest races in the world and is still held today along the legendary roads on which legendary drivers such as Tazio Nuvolari, Achille Varzi and Luigi Villoresi have competed. The race held today is a regularity race reserved for vintage cars, but it is no less exciting and hard-fought.
Entered in the Italian Major Events Championship of ACI Sport., this year's event features crews from all over the world. There are almost 190 entries, 80 of which are participating in the 2019 Ferrari Tribute Targa Florio. Once again this year, we at Mafra will be present as Official Sponsor of the event and will offer all entrants a special Welcome Kit, with a selection of products designed to keep the cars shining like new.
Our cars at the start
As many as four Mafra cars will take the start in the 2019 edition of the Targa Florio Classica. Himara Bottini, a well-known journalist specializing in classic cars, and Mario Passanante, reigning Italian Champion of the Italian Historic Car Regularity Championship, will participate driving a stunning 1937 Fiat 508. A pair that is among the favorites for the final victory. Marco Mattioli, our General Manager, will be present again this year, at the wheel of a blazing 1974 Alfa Romeo 1750 GT. As always at his side will be Mario Pensotti, a more than proven companion thanks to the many regularity races in which they have participated.
The Targa Florio Classica will be an excellent test-bed for testing the car will participate in the Montecarlo Rally Historique, an event in which we will still be protagonists. Completing the stable are Frederick Faidhi and Ismail Tamraz driving a 1972 Fiat 124 Coupe. Johannes Waimer and Hans Hotfiel in a 1975 Porsche 2.7 MFI. All the crews are charged up and ready to get involved, crossing unique and enchanting landscapes that only Sicily can give.
#Labocosmatica detailers at the service of race cars
Before the start of each stage of the Targa Florio Classica, detailers from the #Labocosmetica team will be on hand to take care of the competitors' cars. Our detailers will also be busy in Termini Imerese, at the Museum of Sicilian Motorism and the Targa Florio, with the delicate task of restoring some of the cars that have made the history of the "Cursa." Finally, for you enthusiasts who will be at the Targa Florio Village set up in Piazza Verdi in Palermo, there will be hands-on demonstrations of car detailing. You can learn about #Labocosmetica products and how you can make any car shine like new again.
From Palermo to Agrigento, on the roads of history
As per tradition, the 2019 edition of the Targa Florio Classica will also kick off on Thursday, Oct. 10, from downtown Palermo. Friday 11 will stop in Agrigento, in the setting of the Valley of the Temples and the Chiaramonte Castle, where Giuseppe Tomasi is said to have written The Leopard. Saturday 12 grand finale at the Circuito delle Madonie, scene of the heroic deeds of the drivers who raced the legendary Targa Florio. The stage that will end with the arrival of the competitors in Palermo. On Sunday morning, before the awards ceremony, the Circuito della Favorita will be re-enacted with a competitive event set up along the track of the legendary Royal Favorita Park.
Departures and arrivals of all stages will be signaled by the unmistakable Mafra arches, and we look forward to seeing all the cars entered in the "Cursa." Don't forget to visit us at the Targa Florio Village in Piazza Verdi in Palermo. There will be waiting for you our #Labocosmetica detailers and numerous surprises!
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