THE GENTLEMEN’S CORNER
La Mille Miglia a Roma
Roma e Millemiglia, al fotofinish. La corsa più suggestiva del mondo nella città più bella al mondo. Oltre 400 auto d’epoca tra gli spigoli dei sampietrini, cos’altro? Venerdì 19 maggio, alle 20:30, la seconda tappa della corsa arriva a Castel Sant’Angelo. Poi, con un filo di gas un bel giro per le strade del centro. Sabato 20, il Gran Tour della 31esima edizione della Millemiglia, dedicata alla rievocazione storica della Freccia Rossa, riparte coi fanali puntati su Brescia. Una due giorni di appostamenti in città, per lucidare con gli occhi queste carrozzerie di raffinate proporzioni. Auto immaginate da Gentiluomini col grasso sulle mani e la matita...
Read MoreMille Miglia, we’re ready to start!
From the 16th to the 19th of May the Mille Miglia will pass through our country; Enzo Ferrari called it “ the most beautiful race in the world”. This year it is the 31st edition of the historical recalling of the athletics Mille Miglia which ran from the 1927 to the 1957. The historical Mille Miglia is defined as a “travelling museum” of vintage cars, in fact in the race are admitted only models which have competed in the thirty years. The historical route Brescia-Roma-Brescia is unchanged; 1600 km to run along in three days going through the Apennines and the most beautiful cities of the northern and the center of Italy. A day in Rome will give you all details...
Read MoreVallelunga circuit, high speed for a walk in the past
Motors, cultures, speed, history. Curiosity, soul of a passionate man. In Vallelunga, Roma’s racetrack, you will be romantic and adventurous. In 2001, during modernization works of the circuit built in the 1951, outside of “Ciminini” curve came to light an ancient Roman road paved, between consular streets Flaminia and Cassia. On the asphalt of the racetrack “Piero Taruffi”, where other gentlemen wrote a little Italian motor-racing history braking more and more to the limit, the most important international categories take to the track, WTCC, Le Mans Series, FIA GT and Formula Superstars. In 2004, the racetrack was homologated from FIA for Formula 1 tests. In...
Read MoreMost romantic love scenes in the movies
To celebrate Valentine’s day here’s a video with the most romantic kisses in the movies. Our favorite movie scene? Tom Cruise and Renée Zellweger in Jerry Maguire, so romantic! Jerry Maguire: Hello. I’m looking for my wife. Alright. If this is where it has to happen, then this is where it has to happen. I’m not letting you get rid of me. How about that? This used to be my specialty. I was good in a living room. Send me in there, I’ll do it alone. And now I just… I don’t know…but our little company had a good night tonight. A really big night. But it wasn’t complete, it wasn’t nearly close to being in the same...
Read MoreSix Nations is back in Rome, we’re all crazy for rugby
Life is oval, and you never know where it will bounce. Rugby, is an elegant life lesson. The 6 Nations is back and the third of February , at the Olympic stadium of Rome, we’ll play against France. Then, the other two internal competitions against Wales, on February the 23rd and Ireland, on March the 16th, England and Scotland. Legend says that this game was invented by William Webb Ellis, an energetic student of Rugby school. But in Rome they had already run that goal. The romans improved a curious game, taken by Greeks: the Harpastum. It was necessary to conquer a sphere, to fight opposing and bring it to the end of the opposing playground. Gladiators with the...
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