1000 Miglia restarts after the halfway point, Vesco and Salvinelli in command

At the halfway point, crew number 46 is still leading the classification of the 1000 Miglia 2022. Andrea Vesco and Fabio Salvinelli have resisted the onslaught of the competition and are defending the title. 41,558 points won by the two Brescia regulators after the second day of competition, 410 more than the 52 crew made up of Alberto Aliverti and Stefano Valente on the 1929 Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 SS Zagato. In third place, 815 points away , the duo of Andre Luigi Belometti and Gianluca Bergomi aboard the Lancia Lambda Spider Tipo 221 number 40. Fourth, with 40,716 points, Sergio Sisti and Anna Gualandi on the Lancia Lambda Spider Tipo 221 number 47. Silvia Marini and Irene Dei Tosi, in a 1929 Bugatti T40, the first female crew of the classification in the running for the Ladies’ Cup. Andrea Luigi Belometti, third after Rome: “At this moment there is great satisfaction. We are improving but there is still a lot to do. The race is always wonderful and our car is giving great satisfaction. The great heat is putting a strain on the engines that overheat a lot. Even for the brakes it is tough: yesterday there was a long descent to get to the Terni Time Control and it was quite demanding. ” The third day of competition started from Rome at 6:15 am. After the efforts of the second day, the crews have to tackle another demanding stage, for a total of 570 kilometers, which will lead the crews to climb Italy up to Parma. Four regions crossed: Lazio, Tuscany, Liguria and finally Emilia-Romagna. Leaving the capital, the convoy headed for a double lake passage. The first Media Test of the day was carried out on the shore of Lake Vico. Later it was the city of Marta, on the shores of Lake Bolsena, to welcome the cars with a Stamp Control. Evocative tests on the Capodimonte dirt road, a further test of skill with the pilots engaged in the dust.The ascent of the Val d’Orcia, with the traditional Radicofani tests and the passages of Campiglia and San Quirico, will be a prelude to the arrival in Siena, where the first car is expected around 12:15 for lunch in Piazza del Campo.