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01:38My name is Tonino Benelli and I have lived racing the best of motorcycles.
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02:25Antonio, or rather Tonino, the Benelli brothers.
02:30And we had impressed for the first time, on the sorgnona Pesaro life of agricultural and thrifty imprint, the thrill of the avant-garde
02:39and exciting industrial modernity.
02:49How wonderful it is to ride a motorcycle! A unique sensation! Even when stationary!
02:55I started racing for the first time at the age of seven, sitting still on my motorbike and dreaming of competing.
03:01My mother never stopped me from pursuing my dream of becoming a pilot. A truly special woman!
03:08Teresa Boni is a figure of great foresight, an uncommon foresight.
03:16Let's not forget that we are at the beginning of the twentieth century.
03:19And at the beginning of the twentieth century, let's face it, women were born to be wives and to give birth to children.
03:26children.
03:26Great-grandmother Teresa, mother of the ninth Tonino, became a widow very early.
03:32She was left a widow with eight children, therefore a widow in a difficult period, the early twentieth century.
03:39And he immediately grasps this passion that some of his children had for engines.
03:45and plans to sell some properties, some lands, at a time when land ownership had a certain value
03:54to fulfill the dream of some of his boys and open an engine workshop.
04:02The eldest were passionate about mechanics, namely Giovanni, who was the second genius, and Giuseppe.
04:08So much so that both studied at the Montani Technical Institute in Fermo,
04:13which at the time was a springboard for anyone who wanted to study and be interested in mechanics.
04:37The motorcycle engines were dismantled and reassembled by Giuseppe,
04:43who studied day and night which were the best components to obtain maximum horsepower.
04:51Why did they set up a mechanical workshop? Because they had a passion and had worked outside of Pesero,
04:59they had worked in Northern Italy and had gained experience.
05:01And clearly they didn't want to work under a boss anymore, but they wanted to do something.
05:07Giuseppe had gone to work at Isotta Froschini, he had then worked at Fiat,
05:13Giovanni had gone to work in Milan and finally, like his brother Giuseppe, had gone to Turin, to Fiat.
05:20Let's not forget that we are in a province that bases 80% of its GDP on agriculture.
05:29And what did agriculture have to do with mechanics?
05:33Nothing, there was no background, also because it was not a question of designing and building machines to work the
05:41Earth,
05:42to harvest the wheat, to sow.
05:44This could have been understood, no, we're talking about motorcycles here.
05:50And the innate passion of Giuseppe and Giovanni soon pushed them to build a two-stroke engine
05:5775 cubic centimeters.
06:05For me, however, a period of frenetic forays through the city began, on motorcycles of all kinds.
06:12A real godsend for the Pesaro municipal guards.
06:16They used the percentage of my fines to round up their salary.
06:21But in 1915 Italy entered the war and Giovanni and Giuseppe's project was soon abandoned due to
06:29of war orders.
06:32Production had to be reorganized and the workshop enlarged, new machinery introduced, and more workers hired.
06:39The Benellis focused their interest on motorsports and were able to seize certain opportunities that the Great War offered.
06:50After all, it was the first war fought not only with men, rifles, bayonets, but also
06:57with the engines.
06:59aircraft engines, tank engines, truck engines, motorcycle engines.
07:05And technology played a significant role and Benelli was able to seize the opportunity by collaborating with Fiat,
07:13Isolta Fraschini, Alfa Romeo and the mechanical workshops of Brescia.
07:18And look at that, it may seem like something beyond all God's grace, but all this is thanks to war.
07:35When the war ends, there is a need for work to recover.
07:41The good thing is that they had a reputation that even Fiat had given them some work to do.
07:49Benelli,
07:50so there was no shortage of work.
07:53My brothers' project, never completely abandoned, of building a lightweight motorcycle resurfaced.
07:59So from the marriage of uncle Giuseppe, a talented engineer,
08:05and uncle Giovanni, a very virtuoso workshop man, the Benelli workshop was born.
08:12In 1919 the Benelli brothers built a moped.
08:18A 75 cm3 two-stroke engine was fitted by Giuseppe Benelli to a Bianchi bicycle.
08:27The engine on the handlebars with transmission on the front wheel.
08:31It's a shame that the strong vibrations caused the frame to break.
08:35Then they think about building an entire motorcycle.
08:37They are working on what will be called the motor veil.
08:42This motorcycle was presented in December 21st in Milan
08:46at the third international motorcycle cycle exhibition.
08:51Benelli's speed bikes conquered the most demanding motorcyclists
08:55thanks to an elegant and robust line and to the meticulous care in the choice of materials.
09:01Then there was my grandfather who, with his talent, brought visibility and value to Benelli motorcycles.
09:09Balancing and acrobatics weren't enough for me anymore.
09:14I wanted to compete, I wanted to race.
09:17I wanted to make the motorcycle my brothers built look good.
09:21Tonino Benelli had a speed demon, he wanted to race a motorbike at all costs.
09:29But the brothers didn't want it, so much so that he had even gone so far as to tell his brothers
09:33if you don't give me a motorbike to race I'll go and race for another brand and it would have been
09:38a scandal.
09:39He had a two-stroke 147 prepared and we arrive at 1924 because Tonino Benelli on May 11, 1924
09:48takes to the track
09:49in an uphill race of about fifty, sixty kilometers, very famous at the time, which was the Parma support of
09:56Bercetti.
09:58Both my brother Giovanni and I signed up for the Nazareno Sauro sports club.
10:05All records have been broken in one of the most classic uphill races in Italy,
10:10Parma support of Bercetto, whose route winds over 50 kilometres through a succession of straights and
10:17hairpin bends
10:17which fully engage the expertise of the pilots and the power of the engines.
10:21One can only imagine how an engine must cope with a very tough climb.
10:29after having pulled for 22 kilometers on the flat at full speed.
10:35I won, but Giovanni was credited with the record on the Piantonia stairs.
10:40Impossible. The reporters must have gotten our names mixed up.
10:45Giovanni will be the first and only race, while Tonino Benelli will start
10:50his career.
10:52Among all, fellow citizen Benelli Tonino deserves warm praise
10:56and the race conducted by this very young man places him among the brightest promises
11:00of the future generation of true champions.
11:05The motorcycle industry is thriving in Pesaro.
11:09The Benelli brothers build a successful type of light motorcycle
11:14which has met with customer favor and which also stands out in sport.
11:24The engine capacity was not yet sufficient to achieve impressive results.
11:29Giuseppe Benelli reads in Motorcycle of June 15, 1925
11:37and on Motor Review, a famous French magazine, of the same period,
11:43an article highlighting a project done by Ed Turner,
11:50which was an English engineer, but which had not been built.
11:54The gear cascade motor.
11:57After the test, he understood that the new bike would have greater cooling difficulties,
12:03but which, at the same rpm, would have allowed a lower piston speed.
12:08That's great!
12:10The new bike handled very well.
12:12I had great opportunities, thanks to the skills of my brothers.
12:16They would all have eaten a lot of dust.
12:19The Benelli 175 will be a resounding success.
12:23You can drive without a license plate, you can drive without a license, and you enjoy a series of tax privileges.
12:30A newspaper of the time defined the advent of light motorcycles
12:35a fact of great importance that changed the general direction
12:40of the country's motorcycle movement,
12:43if only because it also allowed women,
12:46especially to the teachers and the elevator girls,
12:49to become familiar with a motor vehicle.
13:03The cross country took place on a challenging course,
13:07to be repeated 12 times,
13:09with the addition of a final flat section
13:12for a total of 90 kilometers.
13:14For eight laps I remained glued to the higher-displacement bikes,
13:18exalting the audience.
13:20Then, while crossing a ditch, the handlebars broke.
13:26The worker who cleaned the weld had filed it too much.
13:30The times of Tonino Benelli were very hard times
13:33because there was a lot of risk, there was no protection,
13:37the tracks were dirt roads,
13:40helmets and suits were almost non-existent,
13:44so they were truly daredevils,
13:46they were great pilots, pilots with great courage,
13:50with great passion,
13:51because there weren't even the sponsors that there are today,
13:55so they did everything,
13:58so they brought their motorbike,
14:00maybe a friend or a mechanic,
14:03if they repaired it, they worked in the workshop,
14:05so it was truly a great love,
14:09a great passion for two wheels.
14:11Repairs and refueling were permitted
14:14only if carried out by the competitor himself.
14:21According to the fascist conception,
14:23team sports were to be preferred,
14:26the group, rather than individual sports,
14:30and yet there were exceptions that fascism reserves
14:34to all those sports that require courage
14:37and contempt for danger.
14:40What is better than contempt for danger and courage?
14:43in the case of motorcycling,
14:45of motoring,
14:47of motorboating and mountaineering,
14:50which are a bit like the sports that fascism encourages
14:54and carries on with great determination.
14:59There were some falls
15:01and some mechanical glitches,
15:03but above all there were victories.
15:06Tremonti Circuit,
15:08Perugia circuit,
15:10Pozzo circuit,
15:11Vercelli circuit,
15:13Crema circuit,
15:14Ario circuit,
15:15Sea Cup,
15:16La Spezia circuit,
15:18Nations Grand Prix,
15:20individual pursuit,
15:21couple chase.
15:23It seems that my superiority often made the races monotonous,
15:28so much so that the public was more curious to know
15:30who would come second.
15:35Taking part in the competitions was an important moment
15:38to test the mechanical and engine sealing
15:40and, with a pilot like me,
15:42it could have been the real opportunity to give visibility to the brand.
15:47In 1927 Benelli hired the strong rider from Cesena, Riccardo Brusi
15:53and will be a valid support for Tonino Benelli.
15:57Riccardo's debut was exciting.
16:00He immediately proved to be very fast.
16:03Ready to protect myself from the attacks of my opponents
16:06with excellent team play.
16:08The fifth test on the magnificent Vercelli circuit
16:11It was won in the 175 category
16:13from our Benelli in a surprising way.
16:16All opponents were dominated
16:18and no one could threaten him in his victorious march.
16:21They had to give way to Pesarese and his red arrow.
16:25A bright new star rises on the horizon.
16:28Tonino Benelli, with his brand new lightweight Benelli motorcycle
16:314 stroke 175 cm3,
16:34he ranked first in the Tremonti circuit,
16:37first in the Perugia circuit,
16:39first in the Pozzo circuit,
16:41first on the Vercelli circuit.
16:44The Lario consecrated pilots and machines.
16:49There was no room for mediocrity in the air.
16:53At strategic points,
16:55the competitors lined up human hedges of spectators.
16:59As the journalist Renato Tassinari wrote
17:02of the Gazzetta dello Sport,
17:04you can go around the circuit a thousand times
17:07and even the thousandth time you are struck by dismay
17:10faced with the difficulties of this ring road.
17:14Before, there were no trainers, no masseurs, no coaches.
17:18There was only the great passion and the desire to ride a motorbike.
17:21Then little by little we evolved
17:23and in my time we also started to have a trainer,
17:28both physical and nutritional.
17:31There has been this great progress that continues to this day.
17:34We slept in the Bella Vista guesthouse in Bellagio
17:38which over the years became our headquarters.
17:42The next day Armando Pizzioli joined us
17:45who having received the go-ahead from Moto Guzzi
17:48would have defended the Benelli colors.
17:51We tried for a long time, but there were problems.
17:54We need to fix this problem.
17:56Because if we don't solve this problem,
17:58this is not the problem.
18:03At the end of the first lap, the Milanese Bianchi passes into the lead
18:06with the Benelli squadron on his tail.
18:11But a puncture on the tyre forces Nino Bianchi to stop
18:14and this leaves the Benelli pack free to go.
18:17To lead then.
18:19Tonino Benelli passes, followed by Brusi and Pizzioli.
18:23And Tonino Benelli literally flies across the finish line.
18:27Second Brusi, third Pizzioli.
18:30An absolute triumph for the Pesarete brand.
18:50And my Benelli and I became unstoppable.
18:55Antonio Benelli is an excellent rider.
18:58He drives the car with skill and I drive with my head.
19:01He should be considered a classy runner.
19:03The successes and fame of the nono earned him the nickname of the girardengo of the motorcycle.
19:09There was also the mirage of this pilot, Tonino Benelli.
19:13Bold and reckless pilot.
19:16Who comes to embody the role of a symbolic figure of a brand in front of the public
19:22who bore his family name until he himself became the most important advertising vehicle.
19:33The Monza racetrack was the temple of speed, one of the most important races on the international motorcycling calendar.
19:41The most successful results have always had the greatest technical and commercial significance.
19:47The Monza racetrack, one of the most legendary circuits in the world, was the testing ground for engines,
19:53always on the go, without a moment's respite.
19:56The day before the race, the cylinder on my bike inexplicably broke,
20:02ruining both the piston and the valves.
20:07The race was now compromised.
20:09It was decided to return to Pesaro.
20:16But then Vincenzo Clementi, our beloved mechanic, found a solution.
20:22An extreme solution.
20:25I have it.
20:26He asked John to get him a micrometer and a centesimal device.
20:30and repaired the damage by working on it all night.
20:46At five in the morning, the other mechanics returned to the garage and found him asleep in a chair.
20:55Everything was fine.
20:57We were ready for the punching.
21:03At 9.30 am sharp, Count Alberto Bonacossa gave the start to the competitors in the 125, 175 and 250 classes.
21:13Everyone expects the Benelli revelation to confirm its long series of victories.
21:17But Miller and Ancora are two fearsome opponents.
21:21And we know that in recent days the Benellis have had serious lubrication problems.
21:29By the fifth lap we already have the first victims.
21:32Passera and Parri, stopped due to an engine failure.
21:34While Brusi was forced to retire due to a broken valve rocker arm.
21:3910 breathless laps for Tonino Benelli from Pesaro.
21:43With courage and tenacity, he pushes on, relentlessly, towards glory.
21:53Champion of Italy.
21:55I was increasingly the man to beat.
21:58Manetti and Alberti crossed the finish line ahead of them, at a fantastic average speed of 109 km/h.
22:04And so I set four world records.
22:08What an unforgettable season!
22:13Benelli on Benelli became an invincible duo.
22:18It is difficult to distinguish the merits of the car from those of the driver.
22:26The Man, the Machine and His Covers Hutchinson,
22:31who have contributed with an impressive series of victories
22:34to create the Italian Champion, 175 cm³ category.
22:42The duel that began in Monza in 1927 continued throughout the 1928 season
22:47between the Pesaro-based Benelli and the Turin-based Laddetto and Blatto,
22:50destined to fuel enthusiasm and clamor.
23:08The supremacy of the Pesaro-based company over the Turin-based one
23:13he said it and Blatto are worth the joke.
23:15Blatto said it, Tonino did it.
23:19Tonino Benelli dominated the race and deservedly took the victory.
23:24In second and third place, Panella and Minetti on the aforementioned and Blatto.
23:30Success smiles on the Benellisti.
23:33First, Tonino Benelli at an average speed of almost 94 km/h.
23:37Second, Brusi.
23:38Minetti on the aforementioned and Blatto arrives third with the throttle wire broken.
23:44Tonino Benelli, whose class now appears indisputable, immediately takes the lead.
23:50Panella is stopped with a flat tire.
23:53And Bianchi also has to leave.
23:57Incredible!
23:58Tonino Benelli won at an average speed of 64.137 km/h,
24:03starting by almost 5 km from his own record, which he has held since last year.
24:08Even faster than the 250s.
24:10Among the champions, whose name runs on the lips of all sportsmen in Italy,
24:16Tonino Benelli is certainly the most popular and the most likeable.
24:19In him there is the true spirit of a top-class runner, the pure makings of a champion.
24:25And there is in him, in addition to this, such great modesty,
24:28which makes us enjoy his magnificent triumphs with greater desire.
24:34Tonino's fans can rest assured.
24:37If he enters a race, he is definitely the one who wins.
24:41By now we've all gotten used to seeing him as the winner.
24:45There, there, he's about to cross the finish line! He's alone!
24:50Another exciting victory for Tonino Benelli!
24:53The fourth in a row!
24:56In second place, Riccardo Brusi, also on a Benelli!
25:00The second double of the year for the Pesaro-based team!
25:04Panella, on the aforementioned platto, was forced to retire due to a broken chain.
25:09Benelli, without any opponents in their homeland for two years,
25:14seeks affirmation in international fields.
25:19In the 175, Italy is present with the Benelli phenomenon.
25:23Brusi is the brave Panella with the attendant and platto.
25:26Benelli will find himself facing fierce opponents,
25:29but we believe that currently there is no machine capable of keeping up
25:32as speed and resistance to the famous lightweight motorcycle from Pesaro.
25:36Tonino Benelli is not in perfect health,
25:39the man who has known no defeat since 1927,
25:42he only ranks sixth.
25:44Brusi remains alone to defend the Benelli colors.
25:47From the third lap, he and Panella duel wheel to wheel,
25:50as if tied to an elastic band.
25:51In the end the Roman wins and the alladetto e platto wins the race.
25:59The 7th Nations Grand Prix at the Monza racetrack
26:02took place on September 30th,
26:04but it risked being cancelled
26:05for the serious disaster that happened shortly before
26:07during the VI European Motor Grand Prix.
26:10After the accident at the European Grand Prix
26:14in which 20 spectators and a pilot died,
26:17the fascist rhetoric of sacrifice and audacity
26:21they reach the maximum.
26:23The Honorable Augusto Turati, Commissioner of CONI,
26:26secretary of the National Fascist Party,
26:30he ends the controversy with a hasty telegram
26:34to the organizers.
26:36Tell everyone that victims are celebrated
26:39with the fervor of works and the audacity of purposes.
26:43And then on the edge of the track
26:45during the memorial ceremony for these victims,
26:49in front of the grandstand,
26:51an altar was erected.
26:53Don Giolli was there to celebrate the mass,
26:56with the typical rhetoric of the time,
26:58the priest, at the Gospel,
27:01he praised the sacrifice of the champions and the spectators,
27:06comparing them to soldiers who fall on the battlefield.
27:10And he said these exact words,
27:13we know that progress and conquest
27:16they are not achieved without sacrifice.
27:19The German Arthur Geis takes first place
27:21with the only two-stroke.
27:23Tonino arrives fourth, behind Balanga and Lanza,
27:25both on the clerk and Blatto.
27:30The fourth place in Monza was enough for me anyway
27:33to confirm the tricolor jersey
27:35and with one race to spare.
27:41Look at this.
27:44And that makes two of us.
27:45And that makes two of us.
27:46Tonino Benelli wins again.
27:48Now it's not even despite anymore.
27:50Look at this show.
27:52I'm handsome, it's in the photo.
27:53Yes, it turned out beautiful too.
27:54With the tuft.
27:54Yes, Benelli.
27:56Benelli.
27:57We like the fourth place in Monza.
27:591929 was a rather dark period for grandfather Tonino
28:04because due to physical problems
28:07determined by the many falls
28:09which he suffers during the races
28:11and therefore the psychological repercussions
28:15he's quite disheartened.
28:18and that year he took part in only two races
28:21the Nations Grand Prix
28:23and the Ario circuit
28:24and of course he doesn't win any of them.
28:27I keep finding problems
28:29especially here in the records.
28:30Dorino Serafini was a test rider and pilot for Benelli from 1927 to 1932.
28:40A generous, loyal, fearless driver, he called for racing without strategies.
28:48It moves when I go around a curve and brake...
28:51In 1995 Dorino Serafini will remember his captain like this.
28:56Tonino had motorcycling in his heart and mind
28:59always ready to give useful advice.
29:02At the beginning of my career I considered him a bit of a master.
29:05When I could, I followed Tonino's wheel.
29:07to steal the secrets of his guidance
29:10to study their trajectories.
29:12a very talented pilot
29:13fair towards opponents.
29:18Me and my teammate Dorino Serafini
29:21we competed in the third regularity march of the Marche region
29:24organized by the Ancona motorcycle club.
29:28The route was 344 kilometers
29:31and planned to pass through fabulous places like Urbino,
29:39the Furlo gorge,
29:42Fabriano,
29:46Tolentino,
29:50Macerata,
29:53Ancona,
29:57Civitanova Port
29:58and my Pesaro.
30:07Benelli will present itself strengthened
30:10from the hiring of the Modena driver Carlo Baschieri,
30:14Italian champion with motorized bicycles in 1925
30:18and among other things a Benelli dealer.
30:22The Benelli brand will race with the new models,
30:26the models above the barrel,
30:28the tank practically passes over the frame
30:31and with strengthened valves
30:35and the double exhaust pipe.
30:38The long-awaited challenge promises to be incandescent
30:41between Panella and Brusi,
30:43separated in the standings by just one point.
30:48Brusi immediately jumps to the lead,
30:50followed by Baschieri.
30:57Panella retires on the fourth lap.
31:01Indescribable exultation from Pan Benelli.
31:03We can understand them,
31:05Riccardo Brusi is virtually champion of Italy.
31:10But be careful,
31:12Brusi is forced to retire.
31:14It looks like a gearbox failure.
31:16The dream of the title vanishes.
31:23Incredible,
31:24plot twist.
31:25With four laps to go,
31:27Tonino Benelli was also forced to retire.
31:29for vacuum cleaner failures.
31:30Geiss,
31:31Geiss in the lead.
31:35But here,
31:37here is Baschieri
31:37that on the finishing straight
31:39reaches the German Geiss
31:40and takes the victory away from him
31:42for a second appearance.
32:04October 5, 1929
32:08Grandma Maria,
32:09Maria Rattini,
32:10who is Elisabetta Rattini's older sister,
32:14Uncle John's wife,
32:16so two sisters and two brothers,
32:19she marries her grandfather Tonino.
32:27Also Tonino Benelli,
32:28which is not exaggerated
32:29call the champion
32:30of the 175,
32:32he gave up paying
32:33the tax on bachelors,
32:34he found the creature
32:35of his dream
32:36and unites it to himself
32:37for life.
32:40With 1930
32:41Tonino Benelli
32:42he returns to play
32:43a season
32:45overwhelming,
32:46winning all the competitions.
32:47Richard Brusi
32:49he will retire
32:50from competitions
32:51with Benelli,
32:53but he will always have respect
32:55both of the family
32:56than the pilot.
33:03Tonino wins
33:04dominating
33:05in contrast
33:07the race,
33:07overcoming
33:08two kilometers
33:10the average
33:10of 250.
33:19Right away
33:19it starts
33:20the fight
33:20between the two
33:20standard-bearers
33:21of Benelli.
33:23Tonino suffers
33:24a terrifying fall,
33:25but despite this
33:26he gets up again,
33:27he gets back on the bike
33:28and crosses the finish line
33:29first
33:29at 100 kilometers per hour.
33:33From the newspaper
33:34Motorcycling,
33:35May 1930.
33:37Who knows
33:38the path
33:39of the circuit
33:39of the three fountains
33:40he has nothing but
33:41to take off your hat
33:42in light of these results.
33:44The excellent
33:45Tonino Benelli
33:46he ran with the usual
33:48mastery,
33:48dominating the race
33:50from the beginning
33:50in the end.
33:52Too bad only
33:53that you gain a little weight
33:54and weight gain,
33:55but his little one
33:57vigorous mount
33:58there is none
33:59by agreement
33:59and keep winning.
34:02Just my wife
34:04he understood me.
34:07Their wedding
34:08was
34:11seasoned,
34:12let's say so,
34:12from a great affinity
34:14because they were made
34:15for each other.
34:16between him
34:16a naughty boy
34:17if we want
34:18and the grandmother
34:19a woman
34:20with a large
34:21intelligence
34:22and they loved each other
34:23completely
34:24for all my short life
34:26of the grandfather
34:27and for all
34:28Obviously
34:29life
34:29of the grandmother.
34:35Once again
34:36Tonino and Baschieri
34:37they take it right away
34:37the command
34:38with an indisputable
34:39superiority.
34:41in the end
34:41of a duel
34:42tight
34:42the check
34:43Tonino again
34:44for just 9 seconds.
34:46Tonino Benelli
34:47sample
34:47in the true sense
34:48of the term
34:49magnificent
34:50of calm
34:50audacity
34:51and for sure
34:51ability
34:52he brought
34:53once
34:53Still
34:53to the triumph
34:54Polarian
34:54the machine
34:55from Pesaro.
34:56Clear victory
34:57precise
34:57convincing
34:58Victory
34:59which cancelled
34:59all previous records
35:01which confirms
35:02even the victories
35:03lately
35:03achieved
35:04and which poses
35:05decisively
35:05the Benelli
35:06to the head
35:07of ours
35:07production
35:08motor bike.
35:09We didn't hesitate
35:11other times
35:11to define
35:12the Benelli
35:13a masterpiece
35:13of technique
35:14and mechanical art
35:15we are very happy
35:17to be able to repeat ourselves
35:18and of power
35:19once again
35:20write
35:21for Benelli
35:22all that praise
35:23that it
35:24after all
35:24he deserves it.
35:26Yes!
35:29Yes!
35:29Yes!
35:30Yes!
35:30Yes!
35:30Yes!
35:32Yes!
35:33Yes!
35:35Yes!
35:37Yes!
35:38Yes!
35:38Yes!
35:41The new path
35:43of the Monza circuit
35:44I preferred it
35:45far.
35:46The two new curves
35:48at right angles
35:48they were very exciting.
35:52My brand new Benelli
35:54he had answered
35:55to perfection.
35:56Thanks to the changes
35:57of my brothers
35:58John and Joseph
35:59I won
36:00the title
36:01of Italian champion
36:02for the third time.
36:05Even after
36:06the third tricolor shirt
36:07the grandfather
36:08he doesn't let it go to his head
36:09it always remains
36:10the modest man
36:11as always
36:12and available
36:14to the improvement
36:15of his motorbike
36:17to give advice
36:18to the brothers.
36:19A loving husband
36:21a loving father
36:22but
36:22very nice
36:25and also
36:26a little bit
36:26Don Giovanni.
36:27Remembered boys
36:29that women
36:29they are like the dead
36:30they must be brought
36:31and court.
36:42I was the little brother
36:43champion of Italy
36:44again.
36:49We were there
36:50getting used to it.
36:55thank you all.
37:06Thank you all.
37:23Thank you all.
37:55Thank you all.
38:22Thank you all.
39:06Thank you all.
39:09The brand new Littorio racetrack, owned by the Compagnia Nazionale Aeronautica, opens.
39:14The Royal Grand Prix race course was designed by Count Bombartini and built in just a few months
39:20around the Littorio airport airfield.
39:23The track is 4 kilometers long and 12 meters wide. The absence of lateral obstacles guarantees its safety and
39:30Spectators can follow all stages of the race.
39:34Tonino wins again with a blistering average speed of 119 kilometers per hour. A stunning success for the Pesaro-based manufacturer. Five drivers.
39:42in the top five places.
39:49It is clear to everyone that the battle for victory must be limited to a duel.
39:54The Benelli-Baschieri duo immediately demonstrated a clear superiority.
40:00Baschieri overtakes Tonino Benelli and flies to victory!
40:09What's going on? Unbelievable! Baschieri has to stop due to a technical problem!
40:17Tonino Benelli wins the second Forlì circuit, crossing the finish line unchallenged at an average speed of 87 kilometers per hour.
40:28One of the most classic races of the season and the one with the most prizes, it has always lined up the best at the start
40:33Italian runners.
40:39The final two laps were literally heated. Tonino and Baschieri raced side by side.
40:45The breathtaking and fair battle was decided in a sprint, with Tonino winning at the last second.
41:10What an immense joy! The birth of my firstborn, Pietro!
41:15Tonino Benelli had his home brightened by the smile of a child who was given his name
41:21of Peter.
41:22To our friend Antonio and his kind wife, the motorcycling family extends its warmest congratulations.
41:30We wish the newborn boy the very best in continuing the tradition of industriousness, courage, and integrity of his loved ones.
41:43I'm reporting my father's words that he gave during an interview.
41:47Even though I was little, I have a very vivid memory of my father when he died.
41:52I always like to think of him because, even now that I am 81 years old, I feel him so present and without him
41:59I would be more alone.
42:00He was tender and caring. He was a dad who did everything you'd expect of him.
42:06He dedicated a lot of time to me and my brother.
42:09On nice days I anxiously awaited his return in the garden, as he would put me astride the tank.
42:16A couple of times I even burned my legs with the exhaust pipes and he made me do a
42:22little tour.
42:22But sometimes we also went outside Pesaro.
42:25He also never failed to take me to the factory, among the workers, when there were celebrations for some victory.
42:32to Benelli.
42:33A risk-free race would be enough for Tonino to finish on the podium.
42:39But he is not a driver who makes calculations and will surprise everyone with the aggressiveness he will show on the track that day too.
42:47I was champion of Italy again.
42:50And for the fourth time.
43:09Tonino Benelli was a prominent figure, he was a hero of motorcycling,
43:16he was in the eyes of all the symbol of youth and virile boldness.
43:22A pilot of a sport that fascism defined as a sport that tempered character,
43:31spread technical progress.
43:34A sport of courage, in which the driver must make a life-or-death decision.
43:50In Pesaro, my grandfather was truly like a movie star.
43:54He was loved by everyone because he was also a man, as well as a champion, he was also a nice man.
44:00He always had a joke ready, he was available.
44:03So he was even more of a star, despite his modesty.
44:08And so he was really well liked by everyone.
44:12HI!
44:22In 1932, at the height of his fame for the victories obtained in the previous years,
44:29Benelli launched a major advertising campaign with posters to be displayed throughout Italy.
44:40Tonino Benelli, riding his 175, on the back seat, sitting astride, like a real big shot,
44:50the wife, both are young, smiling, beautiful.
44:55Sales of Benelli motorcycles were soaring both in Italy and abroad,
45:02also thanks to a series of companies that had the aim of advertising,
45:09to show off to the world the image of an Italy at the forefront of the motor industry.
45:28Tonino Benelli was to the motorcycle world what Tazio Nuvolari was to motor racing.
45:35However, glory does not always mean earnings, at least in motorcycling.
45:40My earnings for the entire championship were 9,500 lire,
45:44while my colleague in the automobile sector, Tazio Nuvolari, won 280,000 lire in prize money alone.
45:51They were the first pilots, the first motorcyclists who truly raced with so much love and passion,
45:59so they were to be appreciated, they didn't do it for the money, they didn't do it for the notoriety,
46:04but only for the great love for two wheels.
46:07The Benelli on Benelli combination is the most successful.
46:12Even in 1932 his affirmation seems obvious,
46:17but everyone is wondering, how long will this dominion last?
46:28How long will this dominion last?
46:30I kept promising that I would stop running if I got married.
46:36Then I started promising to stop running when my first child was born.
46:42Then when Peter could replace me.
47:00I took the lead from the first lap,
47:03demonstrating that they have not lost any of the polish and grit from their best times.
47:07I imposed a frenetic pace on the race that my opponents couldn't keep up with.
47:11and I beat everyone at about 92 km/h on average,
47:16thus repaying me for the bad luck that had always dogged me in competitions abroad.
47:21Tonino gave us this beautiful international success on French soil.
47:27A Pesaro champion and a Pesaro machine.
47:30Tonino is an acrobat, a motorcycle virtuoso,
47:34prince of mixed circuits,
47:36where it's not enough to open the throttle and wring the engine's neck to the limit,
47:41but it takes brains, skill and courage, that is, the complete runner.
47:49The Tiguglio route did not allow for a moment's rest.
47:53The curves followed one another with relentless continuity.
47:57From this edition the route is completely asphalted,
48:00but the event's unique charm remains unchanged, as does, unfortunately, the traditional bad weather.
48:06A cold, pouring rain was pounding my face.
48:10I was soaked with water.
48:11I felt nervous and the atmosphere was tense.
48:15All the drivers are ready on the starting line, but the race isn't underway yet.
48:21There seems to be some problems.
48:28They tell me there's a shortage of timekeepers.
48:32The atmosphere is full of tension and nervousness.
48:36The pilots are already all soaked in the rain.
48:40Then finally the start which seemed to release the anxiety of the wait.
48:45Attention!
48:46Tonino Benelli is stuck! He can't get going!
48:49But my engine didn't start.
48:51I tried and tried, pushed the bike, got annoyed and pushed again.
48:55He pushes the motorbike angrily!
48:57But everything seems useless!
49:02The engine has finally started again!
49:04At that point I showed off in a furious chase and before the halfway point of the first lap, extricating myself from puddles and
49:11slippery paths, I was already in the lead.
49:13But towards the middle of the first lap, as we approached the bend at the beginning of the descent, near San Lorenzo della Costa...
49:34The clinical picture is very serious.
49:36Severe left thoracic contusion with fracture of six ribs, complicated by a pleural lesion, fracture of the left clavicle and
49:45right femur, as well as a large lacerated wound on the right foot.
49:50His condition is very serious and the prognosis is guarded.
49:54The next day the grandfather falls into a coma.
50:02Tonino Benelli was visited yesterday by Professor Tusini, who judged his condition to be stationary, but he has
50:10reason to hope that an improvement will not be long in coming.
50:14This is our wish, as well as that of all the sportsmen who are fondly known to the valiant Benelli.
50:30We are happy to announce that the condition of rider Tonino Benelli is slowly improving.
50:37Currently, the left-sided bronchopneumonia remains, while the right-lung cases have completely healed.
50:46The surgical injuries to the ribs, left clavicle, and right femur can be considered healed.
51:23How much I missed her, Maria.
51:37On February 20, 1933, the grandfather was finally discharged from the hospital, his family had a carriage prepared for him.
51:47return special
51:49and when he arrives in Pesaro he is welcomed by a huge crowd of people who welcome him with a truly special warmth.
51:58My return home was greeted with great warmth.
52:02He was flattered and moved by the affection, benevolence, sympathy and admiration of my supporters.
52:17Although he was not completely recovered, Tonino Penelli participated in the centaurs rally in Rome organized by the Fascist party.
52:27On that occasion, the Pesaro motorcycle club achieved victory thanks to the large number of participants.
52:35He would like to keep running, running at all costs.
52:39But his brothers say no, his wife says no, and he reluctantly agrees to retire.
52:49I was bitter, but being close to my family meant a lot.
52:56I decided to take on the role of customer service manager, knowing that the life of a pilot was another
53:03What.
53:09Here's Paolo, another Benelli male. How proud!
53:34Tonino Benelli cannot resist the allure of competitions and so, after almost five years, he returns to the field, greeted with enthusiasm
53:41from its fans, still numerous.
53:48Is Tonino Benelli back? Like in a detective novel, the morbid interest is renewed.
53:53Tonino Benelli was a flagship for Italian sport.
53:57He returns to the sporting scene and his flag flies again in the Italian sun as a promise of
54:04glory and new conquests.
54:06Tonino Benelli had it in his head to build a machine, like those they call barchette,
54:13with a Benelli 500 Sport engine and had the bodywork done by a certain Zavatta from Rimini.
54:22On the afternoon of the 26th Zavatta telephones Benelli and says
54:25"Mr. Benelli, the car is ready if you want to come and see it."
54:31How wonderful it is to ride a motorcycle. It's my life's great passion.
54:36It's a beautiful day, the morning of the 27th. Tonino Benelli, although he has a beautiful Lancia in his garage,
54:44Naturally, he takes the motorbike. He goes to Rimini, sees the work, and comes back happy.
54:58On September 27, 1937, Grandma was in the kitchen waiting for Grandpa as usual.
55:06and he realizes that it's a little late and so he starts to worry a little.
55:43On September 27, 1937, my grandmother was in the kitchen a little late.
55:50It was 11.20am and everything was dramatically over.
56:12Tonino's body was transported to Pesaro and piously placed in the chapel of rest
56:18set up in the machine room of his workshops, where it was watched over by family members, workers,
56:26from the comrades of the party and the motorcycle association.
56:30The impressive funeral took place on Wednesday morning, attended by all the citizens.
56:49Thank you.
57:03Thank you.
57:05Thank you.
57:11Thank you.
57:20Thank you.
57:21Thank you.
57:21Thank you.
58:01Thank you.
58:21Thank you.
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