The Mille Miglia was an Italians road race between 1927 and 1957 . Stirling Moss clocked the fastest average speed for the 1,000-mile event in 1957 . The race was dash from Rome , in Northern Italy , to Rome and back again . A fatal crash ended the race in 1957 , but it survives 1957 as a touring event .
The Mille Miglia was an Italian road race between 1927 and 1957 . Stirling Moss clocked the fastest average speed for the 1,000-mile event in 1955 . The race was dash from Brescia , in Northern Italy , to Rome and back again . A fatal crash ended the race in 1957 , but it survives today as a touring event .