#GiroDEuropa

In 1935, to test and promote the use of gasogeno, Professor Mario Ferraguti embarked on its most famous endeavor: the “Giro d’Europa.” He left Rome under the pseudonym “Professor X,” driving his gasogeno-powered Alfa Romeo on a raid through European capitals. Starting on September 1, he arrived in Tarvisio averaging 70 km/h, passed through Vienna at an average speed of 60 km/h, then reached Budapest, Warsaw, and Krakow, continuing to Berlin, Utrecht, Brussels, London, and Paris before returning to Rome. He completed the journey in just eight days, with 116 hours of driving. Ferraguti was accompanied on this trip by Piero Sguanci, the president of RACI Florence, and the mechanics Albini and Vacchini, who drove a spare car. His achievement earned him commendation from Mussolini.

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