Wednesday 20th October 1965

Austrian-born Italian Carlo Abarth set the acceleration record over a quarter of a mile and over 500 metres on the Monza Track in Italy in a 105 bhp Fiat Abarth ‘1,000 Monoposto Record’ Class G. On the next day he set the same records for higher classes in a 200-cc Class E single-seater. It is said that he lost 30 kg (66 lbs) in weight at the age of 57 in order to get into the cockpit of the single-seater and drive his cars into the record book.