Eberhard and the Gran Premio Nuvolari

Courtesy of Eberhard

EBERHARD & CO. SPONSORING THE GRAN PREMIO NUVOLARI TO CHALLENGE TIME

September 16-18,  2011

16 September next, will see the start of the Gran Premio Nuvolari when Eberhard & Co. will be present as timekeeper and official partner, recording the time scores of the iconic cars that will be challenging each other in one of the most important, historical time-trial contests.

Eberhard & Co.’s name has been associated with the Gran Premio Nuvolari for the past 20 years. Since the very beginning, the world of vintage cars, a universe of courageous men that history has turned into heros, has been a source of endless inspiration for the Maison. First among them is Tazio Nuvolari, the man that has made passion and audacity the values to aspire to in his countless exploits.

Admiration for the great “Nivola” and the desire to celebrate the ideals that he represents gave birth to the twenty-year relationship between Eberhard & Co. and the Gran Premio Nuvolari, which has always ranked among the most exciting and fascinating vintage car competitions. A strong association that reinforces the sporting spirit of the Maison and its determined wish to always be the first across the most important finishing lines.  The same characteristic can be found in the Eberhard & Co. collection inspired by the “Flying Mantuan”: from the first Tazio Nuvolari chronograph, which marked the start of this relationship with the “Vanderbilt Cup”, through to the limited edition “Grand Prix”, in which tradition and modernity find their perfect harmony.

This year, among over 300 vintage cars battling it out on a thrilling course that encompasses the most beautiful historic centres of north and central Italy, there will be 16 Eberhard & Co. teams: four international and twelve Italian crews, these last belonging to the Classic Team Eberhard, the Mantua scuderia founded by Corrado Corneliani, Ottaviano Checchi and Marco Gandino, which has already notched up some notable successes in its first year.

On Sunday 18th September, in the splendid surroundings of the Bibiena Theatre in Mantua, Eberhard & Co. will present the “Tazio Nuvolari” chronograph prize to the event’s outright team winner, while the two prestigious, exclusive silver cups will be given to the best placed Italian and foreign teams.