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Tazio Nuvolari The original GOAT?

ossi gets frequent nominations; Marquez is positioned as the upcoming title holder and from there the claims start to range back in time seeming to fizzle out round about the era of Mike “The Bike” Hailwood. The name Tazio Nuvolari would likely not be on the radar of most motorcycle fans and even amongst the car-racing aficionados the Flying Mantuan or Nivola as he was nicknamed, would probably strike a chord only amongst those of sufficient vintage. Yet Nuvolari was a giant of his time, a legendary racer who drove like a man possessed to repeatedly snatch impossible victories against all odds.

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