(ANSA) – ROME, AUGUST 19 – The Luigi Fagioli Trophy awarded the annual Angelo and Pietro Barbetti Memorial to the president of the Automobile Club of Italy, Angelo Sticchi Damiani. In memory of two personalities who have represented so much for Gubbio and its sporting world, the prestigious recognition that the Eugubino Corse Automobilistiche Committee reserves for a motorsport personality every year will be given to the Salento manager and engineer, who is also honorary vice president of the FIA, during the award ceremony to be held on Wednesday at the Park Hotel Ai Cappuccini as part of a “full-throttle” evening shared with the Rotary Club Gubbio, during which another “special guest” from the world of four wheels will also be the protagonist and the regional award ceremony of the Umbrian pilots winners of the ACI Sport 2021 national titles will take place.
It will be the first event of the week of the 57th Luigi Fagioli Trophy, the classic Umbrian hillclimb which after the closing of registrations (scheduled for Monday 22 August at midnight) on the weekend of 28 August will be the tenth round and first final of the 2022 Italian Hill Climb Championship. .
Beyond the commitments regarding road safety, mobility of today and tomorrow and the digitalization of services, under the ACI Presidency of Sticchi Damiani, Italian motoring has experienced a constant expansion, culminating in recent years with Italy at the center of scene in the world panorama. from F1 to Rally to Formula E. “Our country – said Sticchi Damiani – has written the history of speed uphill and among the most famous races we certainly find the Fagioli Trophy, which also has its roots in the Coppa della Perugina, the beginning of Umbrian motoring. The evolution of the race that has earned the pseudonym of ‘Montecarlo delle Salite’ is clear to the eyes of enthusiasts and the public, which also thanks to the Gubbio race organized by the CECA has approached the world of climbs “. (HANDLE).
Source: Ansa
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