PESCARA. The myth of the Coppa Acerbo lives again, one hundred years after the birth of the automotive prize that wrote the history of four wheels in Italy and Europe from 1924 to 1961. Next July 13th the great historical re-enactment of the race on the track of the time, a 25 kilometer urban circuit – the longest on which an F1 race has ever been held – which made the Coppa Acerbo the most important motoring event on the continent and probably worldwide.
Alfa Romeo, Maserati, Bugatti, Ferrari, but also Mercedes, Auto Union and Vanwall competed on the streets of the city, pushing hard on the accelerator, starting from the Nazionale Adriatica and crossing the centers of Montesilvano, Villa Raspa, Spoltore and Cappelle sul Tavo . Ferrari, Fangio, De Sterlich And Aliprandi the names, today remembered in the city and throughout Abruzzo with squares and streets, of the great pioneers of high speed, who thrilled up to two hundred thousand spectators.
Those emotions return to heat Pescara on the occasion of the centenary of the competition. Region, Municipality, Archival Superintendence and President Fabio Di Pasquale’s Old Motors presented the program of events for the celebration of the first century of the Cup, which after the fall of the regime became the Circuit of Pescara, 12 Hours of Pescara, Grand Prix of Pescara and 4 Pescara hours.
Presented yesterday by the mayor Carlo Masci and by the outgoing Sports Councilor Patrizia Martelli the events leading up to the final day of 13 July. Tomorrow and Sunday two days dedicated to the 40 years of the Ferrari Testarossa: 15 models will arrive tomorrow from all over Italy. On Sunday they will carry out a sightseeing tour on the historic Pescara circuit, then continuing for an excursion from the sea to the Gran Sasso: the Reds will arrive in Loreto Aprutino, Penne, Santo Stefano di Sessanio and Ofena. Sunday morning at 10, in the Tosti room of the Aurum the conference, “The beautiful tale of the Pescara Circuit”, in which Enzo Fimiani, Raffaele Giannantonio, Vincenzo Gibino, Aldo Mastrangelo And Francesco Nuvolari they will remember the history of the race and its founders and protagonists.
From 22 June, at 7pm (preceded by a conference at 6pm), the exhibition “La Coppa Acerbo. Motors, consensus and modernity”, curated by the Archival and Bibliographic Superintendence of Abruzzo and Molise. The exhibition of original documents, videos and photos on the history and various editions of the race will remain open until July 13th.
On Friday 12 July the pedestrian streets of the center will become a “little Montmartre” with the presence of dozens of artists in the streets to paint and exhibit works related to the theme “D’Annunzio, De Sterlich and the myth of speed”, an event dedicated to the memory of Francesco Santuccione.
The satisfaction of the Superintendent Giuseppina Rigatuso: «Our mission is to preserve and protect memory. The collection of material on display comes from the Municipalities and many private individuals, the exhibition is curated by the former Superintendent Teresa Spinozzi and includes 75 panels. It contains the whole history of the city’s transformations. Pescara became a province in 1927 and the Coppa Acerbo played an important role in that process. Inside there is also the story of the characters who lived through that heroic era. Even today, there is enthusiasm and participation around this event. The memory is alive, but we must transfer it to the new generations.”
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