ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi ˈeɪt, hiː wʌz hˈaɪɚd tə ɹˈeɪs fɔːɹ mˌæzɚɹˈɑːɾi, fˈɜːst ɪn sɪsˈɪliə, æt ðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi ˈeɪt tˈɑːɹɡə flˈɔːɹɪˌoʊ wˌɛɹ hiː kɹˈæʃt hɪz mˌæzɚɹˈɑːɾi sˈɪks sˌiːˈɛm; hiː wˈʌn ðə nˈɛkst æt ðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi ˈeɪt ɡɹˈænd pɹˈiː ʌv nˈeɪpəlz.
In 1938, he was hired to race for Maserati, first in Sicilia, at the 1938 Targa Florio where he crashed his Maserati 6CM; he won the next at the 1938 Grand Prix of Naples.