Sir Stirling Moss and this Mercedes Benz 300 SLR Remain Unbeaten

Few triumphs have inspired drivers like Sir Stirling Moss victory at the 1955 Mille Miglia. Then just 25 years old, driver Moss and codriver Denis Jenkinson roared through 992 miles of Italian countryside in just 10 hours, 7 minutes and 48 seconds. Average speed miles per hour. Here, Moss tells the story of his victory in his own words. Once the flag fell, I went flat out, said Moss. Obviously, when Id see a car I caught up with, I really felt great about it, but I had no idea of the enormity of what it meant to myself because its reallyits quite the thing to have on your CV. Finishing ahead of the thentwo times Grand Prix World Champion Juan Manuel Fangio, Moss achievement has long since been labeled The greatest racea title that probably wont be applied to any other motorsport event ever again. The 1955 Mille Miglia had it all: incredible drivers, nowiconic machines like the MercedesBenz 300 SLR, 722, and a harrowing course that was dangerous beyond belief. How dangerous Moss s