It 's something very special . '' The La Miglia was an Italian road race between 1927 and 1957 . Stirling Moss clocked the fastest average speed for the inaugural event in 1955 . The route 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 .
The La Miglia was an Italian road race between 1927 and 1957 . Stirling Moss clocked the fastest average speed for the inaugural event in 1955 . The route 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 .