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as Pista Magica (the magic track), Ref1
spectator casualties, Ref1
von Trips, crashes at, Ref1, Ref2, Ref3
von Trips’ death at, Ref1
Italy. See also Alfa Romeo; Ferrari; Maserati
Castellotti, Ref1
color for teams, Ref1
Musso and, Ref1
Taruffi, Ref1
Jaguar, Ref1
1950, fastest production car, Ref1
1952 Carrera Panamericana, Ref1
1955 Le Mans, Ref1, Ref2, Ref3
1958 Le Mans, Ref1, Ref2
D-Type, Ref1, Ref2
Hill’s XK120, Ref1, Ref2, Ref3
Le Mans and, Ref1, Ref2
Pebble Beach Cup, Ref1, Ref2
post-war production, Ref1
World War II and, Ref1
Jenkinson, Denis, Ref1
Juan Carlos of Spain, Ref1, Ref2
Kerouac, Jack, Ref1, Ref2, Ref3
Keser, Artur, Ref1
Kessler, Bruce, Ref1, Ref2, Ref3
Klenk, Hans, Ref1
Kling, Karl, Ref1, Ref2
Kokoschka, Oskar, Ref1
Kristianstad, Sweden, Ref1
Lamm, John, Ref1
Lammons, Mrs. H. R., Ref1
Lancia, Ref1, Ref2, Ref3
1953 Carrera Panamericana win, Ref1
land speed record, Ref1
Lardi, Lina, Ref1, Ref2
Larivière, Jean, Ref1
Leigh, Dorian, Ref1, Ref2
Le Mans, Ref1, Ref2, Ref3, Ref4
1932, Ref1
1949, Ref1
1952, Ref1, Ref2
1953, Ref1
1955, Ref1, Ref2
1956, Ref1
1958, Ref1
Chinetti wins, Ref1, Ref2
drivers in pairs, Ref1
fans (les fans de courses à voiture), Ref1
fatalities, Ref1, Ref2, Ref3, Ref4
Ferrari wins at, Ref1
importance to automakers, Ref1
Jaguar wins at, Ref1, Ref2
Mercedes wins at, Ref1
spectator casualties, Ref1, Ref2
teams of two, Ref1
“the 24 Hours,” Ref1, Ref2
unique footrace start, Ref1
“World War II on the track,” Ref1
Leopold III of Belgium, King
Levegh, Pierre, Ref1, Ref2, Ref3, Ref4, Ref5
Lilly, Gib, Ref1
limit, the, Ref1, Ref2
Collins and, Ref1
Hill and, Ref1
lack of nerve and, Ref1, Ref2
proximity to, measured in tenths, Ref1
as sweet spot, Ref1
von Trips and, Ref1, Ref2
Lotus, Ref1, Ref2, Ref3, Ref4, Ref5, Ref6, Ref7
sponsor logos and, Ref1
Macklin, Lance, Ref1, Ref2, Ref3
Madera, California, Ref1
Maggi, Aymo, Ref1
Maglioli, Umberto, Ref1, Ref2, Ref3, Ref4, Ref5, Ref6, Ref7, Ref8
March Field, Riverside, California, Ref1
Manicardi, Amerigo, Ref1
Maris, Roger, Ref1
Maserati, Ref1, Ref2, Ref3, Ref4
250F, Ref1, Ref2
Chinetti and, Ref1
compared to Ferrari, Ref1
Hill as Formula 1 driver for, Ref1, Ref2, Ref3, Ref4
in Modena, Ref1
McAfee, Jack, Ref1, Ref2
McCluggage, Denise, Ref1, Ref2, Ref3, Ref4, Ref5, Ref6, Ref7, Ref8
McDaniel, Carroll, Ref1
McDonnell, J.D.R., Ref1
McGeachen, Tom, Ref1, Ref2
Mercedes
300 SL, Ref1
300 SLR, Ref1, Ref2, Ref3
1952 Carrera Panamerica, Ref1
1952 Le Mans, Ref1
1952 Mille Miglia, Ref1
1955 Le Mans, Ref1, Ref2
Carrera Panamericana and, Ref1, Ref2
Gullwing (300 SL coupe), Ref1
Neubauer and, Ref1, Ref2, Ref3, Ref4, Ref5, Ref6
racing stopped after Le Mans tragedy, Ref1, Ref2
Silver Arrow, Ref1, Ref2
von Trips and, Ref1
World War II and, Ref1, Ref2, Ref3
Merlin, Olivier, Ref1
MG, Ref1, Ref2, Ref3
California racing of, Ref1, Ref2
first produced, Ref1
Hill and, Ref1, Ref2
at Le Mans, Ref1
midget cars/midget racing, Ref1, Ref2
Mille Miglia, Ref1, Ref2, Ref3, Ref4, Ref5, Ref6
1952, Ref1
1954, Ref1
1955, Ref1
1956, Ref1, Ref2
1957, Ref1
amateurs in, Ref1
cancellation of, Ref1
Portago’s death and spectators killed, Ref1
risks of, Ref1
Miller, Akton, Ref1
Mitchell-Thomson, Peter, Ref1
Modena, Italy, Ref1, Ref2, Ref3, Ref4
autodromo in, Ref1, Ref2, Ref3
as engine capital of Italy, Ref1
Enzo Ferrari’s home in, Ref1, Ref2
Hill living in, Ref1, Ref2
Molson, Katie, Ref1
Monaco Grand Prix, Ref1
1959, Ref1
1961, Ref1, Ref2
risk level and particulars of course, Ref1
Mororccan Grand Prix, Ref1
Moss, Stirling, Ref1, Ref2, Ref3, Ref4, Ref5, Ref6, Ref7. See also Moss, Stirling, individual races
1958 championship loss, Ref1
accident at Glover Trophy (1962), Ref1
British Grand Prix 1961, Ref1, Ref2
character and personality, Ref1
on death and daring, Ref1
Enzo Ferrari’s offer of a personalized Formula 1 car, Ref1
Enzo Ferrari’s insult and desire for revenge, Ref1
the limit and, Ref1, Ref2
Mercedes and, Ref1
Neubauer and, Ref1
number of wins, Ref1
“Rain Master” nickname, Ref1
retirement, Ref1
speeding ticket anecdote, Ref1
superstitions, Ref1
on von Trips, Ref1, Ref2
womanizing, Ref1
Moss, Stirling, individual races
1958 British Grand Prix, Ref1
1958 Buenos Aires, Ref1
1958 French Grand Prix, Ref1
1958 German Grand Prix, Ref1
1958 Italian Grand Prix, Ref1
1958 Le Mans, Ref1
1958 Moroccan Grand Prix, Ref1
1961 Dutch Grand Prix, Ref1
1961 French Grand Prix, Ref1, Ref2
1961 German Grand Prix, Ref1
1961 Italian Grand Prix, Ref1
1961 Monaco Grand Prix, Ref1
Musso, Luigi, Ref1, Ref2, Ref3, Ref4, Ref5, Ref6
Nazzaro, Felice, Ref1
Nelson, Edmund, Ref1, Ref2, Ref3
Neubauer, Alfred, Ref1, Ref2, Ref3, Ref4, Ref5, Ref6
von Trips and, Ref1, Ref2, Ref3
Nürburgring racetrack, Ref1, Ref2, Ref3, Ref4, Ref5, Ref6, Ref7, Ref8. See also German Grand Prix
as “Green Hell,” Ref1
von Trips’ crash, 1957, Ref1
Nuvolari, Tazio, Ref1
Nye, Doug, Ref1, Ref2, Ref3
Oldsmobile, Ref1
On the Road (Kerouac), Ref1
Osca barchetta, Ref1
Panhard, Ref1
Parkinson, Donny, Ref1
Pebble Beach Cup, Ref1, Ref2, Ref3
1950, Ref1, Ref2
Peets, Horst, Ref1
Pérouse, Augustin, Ref1, Ref2
Phoenix Raceway, Arizona, Ref1
Porsche, Ref1, Ref2
550 Spyder, Ref1
718, Ref1
Behra and, Ref1
Spyder RSK, Ref1
von Trips and, Ref1, Ref2, Ref3, Ref4, Ref5
Portago, Alfonso de, Ref1, Ref2, Ref3, Ref4
Power, Tyrone, Ref1, Ref2
“privateer,” Ref1
Purdy
, Ken, Ref1, Ref2
racecar drivers
adulation of, Ref1, Ref2, Ref3, Ref4
aristocrats among, Ref1, Ref2, Ref3, Ref4, Ref5 (see also von Trips, Count Wolfgang)
attrition by death, Ref1, Ref2
as band of brothers, Ref1
dark humor of, Ref1
death, daring, and, Ref1, Ref2, Ref3, Ref4
effect of 1955 Le Mans tragedy and, Ref1
Enzo Ferrari and, Ref1, Ref2, Ref3
fast life, luxury, and women, Ref1, Ref2, Ref3, Ref4, Ref5, Ref6, Ref7, Ref8, Ref9, Ref10
Formula 1 racing and, Ref1
garibaldino, Ref1, Ref2
good luck charms, superstitions, Ref1, Ref2, Ref3, Ref4, Ref5
Hill on motivation of, Ref1
image of, Ref1, Ref2
itinerant life, Ref1
lack of safety equipment, Ref1
the limit and, Ref1, Ref2
as meritocracy, Ref1
odds of dying, Ref1, Ref2
philosophy of, Ref1
practical jokes, Ref1
private entrant (privateer), Ref1
racing as addictive, Ref1
“sympathetic” drivers, Ref1
wives, girlfriends at races, Ref1
Racers, The (film), Ref1
Reims, France 1953 12-hour race, Ref1, Ref2
Rickenbacker, Eddie, Ref1
Ringling, Salome, Ref1
Robinson, Ford, Ref1
Rockefeller, Nelson, Ref1
Rodriguez, Ricardo, Ref1, Ref2
Rolff, Friedrich-Victor, Ref1, Ref2, Ref3
Rolls-Royce, Ref1, Ref2
Rosemeyer, Bernd, Ref1, Ref2, Ref3, Ref4, Ref5, Ref6, Ref7
Rosemeyer, Bernd, Jr., Ref1
Rossellini, Roberto, Ref1
Rubirosa, Porfiro, Ref1
Scala, Delia, Ref1, Ref2
Schell, Harry, Ref1, Ref2, Ref3
Schumacher, Michael, Ref1
Schumacher, Rolf, Ref1
Scotland, racing color, Ref1, Ref2. See also Clark, Jim
Scotuzzi, Guiseppe, Ref1
Sculati, Eraldo, Ref1
Sebring, Florida, Ref1, Ref2, Ref3
1956, Ref1
1957, Ref1
Seidel, Wolfgang, Ref1, Ref2
Spear, Bill, Ref1
sports cars
California and, Ref1, Ref2
Carrera Panamericana and, Ref1
Hill racing, Ref1, Ref2, Ref3
Pebble Beach Cup, Ref1, Ref2, Ref3
Stagnoli, Antonio, Ref1
Stanley, Louis, Ref1
Stewart, Jimmy, Ref1
Stubbs, Arnold, Ref1, Ref2
SU Carburetors, Ref1
Sumpter, Rudy, Ref1, Ref2, Ref3
Sykes, Dave, Ref1
Syracuse Grand Prix 1959, Ref1
Talbot automobile, Ref1
Lago, Ref1
Targa Florio race, Sicily, Ref1, Ref2
1961 Italian Grand Prix, Ref1
1962, Ref1
Taruffi, Piero, Ref1, Ref2, Ref3
Tavoni, Romolo, Ref1, Ref2, Ref3, Ref4, Ref5, Ref6, Ref7, Ref8, Ref9, Ref10, Ref11, Ref12, Ref13, Ref14, Ref15, Ref16, Ref17, Ref18, Ref19
Theodoracopulos, Taki, Ref1
Torrey Pines, California, Ref1, Ref2, Ref3
Trintignant, Lulu, Ref1
Trintignant, Maurice, Ref1
Triumph, Ref1
Ugolini, Nello, Ref1
U.S. Grand Prix, Ref1
1959, Ref1
1961, Ref1, Ref2
Ustinov, Peter, Ref1
Van Dyke, Louis, Ref1, Ref2
Vanwall, Ref1, Ref2, Ref3, Ref4
Venice Film Festival, Ref1
Vespa 400, Ref1
Villoresi, Luigi, Ref1, Ref2, Ref3
Volpi di Misurata, Count Giovanni, Ref1
von Frankenberg, Richard, Ref1
von Trips, Count Eduard, Ref1, Ref2, Ref3, Ref4
early aspirations to race, Ref1
von Trips, Countess Thessa, Ref1, Ref2, Ref3, Ref4, Ref5, Ref6, Ref7, Ref8, Ref9
von Trips, Count Wolfgang, Ref1, Ref2. See also von Trips, Count Wolfgang, individual races
1954 German championship (1500cc class), Ref1
1957 season and convalescence, Ref1
1958 season, Ref1
1959 comeback, Ref1
1961 season, Ref1, Ref2, Ref3
accidents and, Ref1, Ref2, Ref3, Ref4, Ref5, Ref6, Ref7
appearance, Ref1, Ref2
Behra’s death and, Ref1
blood sugar problems, Ref1, Ref2, Ref3, Ref4
BMW motorcycle, Ref1
Burg Hemmersbach (family estate), Ref1, Ref2, Ref3, Ref4, Ref5, Ref6, Ref7, Ref8, Ref9, Ref10, Ref11, Ref12, Ref13, Ref14
character and personality, Ref1, Ref2, Ref3, Ref4, Ref5, Ref6, Ref7, Ref8, Ref9, Ref10, Ref11, Ref12
childhood, Ref1
chivalric tradition of, Ref1, Ref2, Ref3
Collins and, Ref1, Ref2
death of, Ref1
death of teammates and letter to Ferrari, Ref1
driving style, Ref1
early aspirations to race, Ref1
Enzo Ferrari and, Ref1, Ref2, Ref3
fame and, Ref1, Ref2, Ref3, Ref4, Ref5
family coat of arms, ix, Ref1
Ferrari (personal car), Ref1, Ref2, Ref3
Ferrari driven by (1961), Ref1
as Ferrari driver, Ref1, Ref2, Ref3, Ref4, Ref5, Ref6, Ref7, Ref8, Ref9
Ferrari drops, Ref1
Ferrari re-hires, Ref1
first race, Ref1
Formula 1 racing, Ref1, Ref2, Ref3, Ref4, Ref5
funeral, Ref1, Ref2, Ref3
as German hero, Ref1, Ref2, Ref3, Ref4, Ref5, Ref6
heroes of, Ref1, Ref2
Hill and, Ref1, Ref2, Ref3, Ref4, Ref5
Hill vs., 1961 season, Ref1, Ref2
JAP motorcycle, Ref1
legacy of, Ref1
letter to editors of Bild, Ref1
lifestyle, Ref1, Ref2, Ref3, Ref4, Ref5, Ref6, Ref7, Ref8
the limit and, Ref1, Ref2, Ref3, Ref4
love for racing, Ref1
Maico motorcycle, Ref1
as Mercedes driver, Ref1
motorcycle racing, Ref1, Ref2
Neubauer and, Ref1, Ref2, Ref3
Opel Super 6 and, Ref1, Ref2, Ref3, Ref4
parental pressure to quit racing, Ref1, Ref2
philosophy of, Ref1, Ref2
popularity of, Ref1
Porsche owned and raced by, Ref1
as Porsche team driver, Ref1, Ref2, Ref3, Ref4
Portago and, Ref1
premonition of death, Ref1
racing advantage, Ref1
racing as addictive, Ref1
racing class taught by, Ref1
record at Monza, Ref1
retirement considered, Ref1
U.S. Air Force jet ride and, Ref1
women and, Ref1, Ref2, Ref3, Ref4, Ref5, Ref6
World War II and, Ref1
von Trips, Count Wolfgang, individual races
1954 Mille Miglia, Ref1
1955 Mille Miglia, Ref1
1956 Berlin, Ref1
1956 Buenos Aires, Ref1
1956 Mille Miglia, Ref1
1956 Sebring, Ref1
1957 German Grand Prix, Ref1
1957 Mille Miglia, Ref1, Ref2
1957 Nürburgring race and crash, Ref1
1957 Sebring, Ref1
1958 Buenos Aires, Ref1
1958 French Grand Prix, Ref1
1958 German Grand Prix, Ref1
1958 Gran Premio, Ref1
1958 Italian Grand Prix, Ref1
1958 Le Mans, Ref1, Ref2
1958 Monaco Grand Prix, Ref1
1959 U.S. Grand Prix, Ref1
1961 Belgian Grand Prix, Ref1
1961 British Grand Prix, Ref1, Ref2
1961 Dutch Grand Prix, Ref1
1961 French Grand Prix, Ref1
1961 German Grand Prix, Ref1
1961 Itali
an Grand Prix, Ref1, Ref2
1961 Monaco Grand Prix, Ref1
1961 Targo Florio, Ref1
Wacker, Fred, Ref1
Walker, Rob, Ref1, Ref2, Ref3
Walters, Phil, Ref1
Watkins Glen, New York, Ref1, Ref2, Ref3
Ferrari introduced to America at, Ref1
Weitz, John, Ref1
Williams, Richard, Ref1
Yates, Brock, Ref1
Zanuck, Darryl, Ref1