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Nino Vaccarella 1933-2021

OBITUARY

Nino Vaccarella wasn’t just a three-time winner of the Targa Florio road race in Sicily. The Palermo-born driver, who has died aged 88, was a legend of the event and the idol of the fans who lined the 45-mile Circuito Piccolo delle Madonie.

They daubed his name on the asphalt and the unyielding walls around the

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