Updates and corrections encouraged … to: iicar@earthlink.net Ada Pace - Torino b. 1924 @ Torino (sometimes raced with pseudonym: "Sayonara") (Note: Another “Pace” raced 1953-54 in Sicilia) (Although I would normally say that all information requires confirmation, and any blank certainly wants to be filled, (information in red is considered generally unconfirmed and require additional attention.) 1950 Ada Pace began running regularity runs on a Vespa. 1951 Ada Pace may have raced or rallied a Fiat 1500 (6-cylinder) in 1951? (ref: John Colley) 1951-53 Ada Pace raced Vespa 1951-1953, acquiring some fifty trophies. Ada Pace was the only woman to be a member of the Squadra ufficiale Piaggio (year?) #28 Moretti berlina 600/750 Sassi - Superga 25.10.53 (4th/ Turismo Int. 750)
Bertazzini negs.
1954-56 Ada Pace began running cars in rally/regularity runs (FIAT & Alfa Romeo) 1954 Ada Pace owned Moretti N. 1298s Reportedly received (from whom?) as some sort of payment (?), sold to Paolo Butti # Rallye Perla di Sanremo 2-4.4.54 (2nd/ Turismo 600) #78 Moretti 1298s Coppa Michelin –Torino 10.4.54 10th o/a (Sport 750) Bertazzini neg. # Coppa delle Dame 23.5.54 (?) # Sassi – Superga 24.10.54 Sassi ’54 has been reported as her "first event" (see 1953) # # #
AR Giulietta FIAT 1100
V Coppa delle Dame 21-22.5.55 (29.5.55?) 4th o/a (2nd/GT1300)(had 2nd fastest lap) "Alghero - Scala Piccada" - Sassari 19.6.55 (4th/ GT1300) Coppa d'Oro Corallo 3.7.55 (2nd/ GT1300)
1956
"began circuit & hillclimb racing with a Giulietta Sprint Veloce, placed 4th/ class at Nurburgring" (ref: ____________________) # V Rallye feminile Perla di Sanremo 12-15.4.56 5th o/a 12.5.56 Ada Pace purchased AR1493.01849, a Giulietta Sprint Veloce “lightweight” which had engine N. AR1315*30046 and which was “rosso Alfa”. # AR Giulietta *01849 VI Coppa delle Dame (Como - Lieto Colle) 20-21.5.56 3rd o/a (1st/ GT1300) # VI Coppa delle Dame (Como - Lieto Colle) 20-21.5.56 (2nd/ Turismo 750) #88 AR Giulietta SV 1000 km Nurburgring 27.5.56 16th o/a (4th/ GT1300) (Gilberte Thirion / Ada Pace) # II Rallye dei Rododendri (GT) 17.6.56 10th o/a #28 AR Giulietta SV XVIII Aosta - Gran San Bernardo 22.7.56 (6th/ GT1300) in 26’ 34 2/5th #54 AR1493*01849 Coppa Inter-Europa 2.9.56 # Trofeo Supercortemaggiore - regolarita 8.9.56 or 15.9.56 198th o/a # Pontedecimo – Giovi 14.10.56 (5th/ GT1300) # Fiat 600 Sassi - Traforo del Pino (Pino-Sassi) 28.10.56 (3rd/ 750 Tur. Naz.) #66 AR1493*01849 Sassi - Traforo del Pino (Pino-Sassi) 28.10.56 (1st/ 1300 Tur. Spec.) Bertazzini negs. # AR1493*01849 Rallye Perla di Sanremo (GT) 12-14.4.57 1st o/a # II Bologna - San Luca 28.4.57 (11th/ GT1300) #103 AR1493 MM 11-12.5.57 DNF before Roma (drove sola ) foto AlfaBB courtesy Curami (MM57 note: It would be easy to assume that she used AR1493*01849 but it is also possible that she used AR1493*01789 … or perhaps her own plate on yet another car as might be implied by apparent nose modifications seen on MM’57?) # XIX Aosta - Gran San Bernardo 1.9.57 (8th/ GT1300) # IX Coppa del Cimino 15.9.57 (6th/ GT1300) # AR1493*01849 VII Coppa Colle S. Rizzo 22.9.57 (1st/ GT1300) # XX Pontedecimo – Giovi 29.9.57 (5th/ GT1300) # AR1493*01849 XVII Trieste – Opicina 6.10.57 30th o/a (7th/ GT1300) # IX Colli Torinesi 27.10.57 (5th/ GT1300) # VI Trofeo Val d'Aosta 13.10.57 43rd o/a (Turismo) #274 Alfa Giulietta 41st Targa Florio (regularity) 24.11.57 48th o/a (Targa Florio 1957 originally scheduled for 9 June 1957 as race but MM fatalities cancelled open road racing in Italy.) # Sei Ore Esso 30.11.57 – 1.12.57 (5th/ GT1300) # Giro Provincia di Pavia (GT) 57 33rd o/a 1957
campionessa Italiana femminile della velocita - Gran Turismo
1958 member: Racing Club 19 #48 AR1493*01849 Rallye del Sestriere 24.2.58 rit./DNF (accident) 1958 AR1493*01849 trasformata / ricarrozzata dalla Zagato rosso
Bertazzini neg.
# SVZ III Bologna - San Luca 4.5.58 (3rd/ GT 1300) (1st/ dame) #14 SVZ (“SV”) Targa Florio 11.5.58 15th o/a (4th/ GT1300) (Pace / Peroglio) (Targa Florio 1958: There were eighteen actual finishers but five were over the limit imposed by the rules and #14 does not figure in the official results.) (Targa Florio 1958 rules dictated that all finishers had to finish within 2 hours, 30 minutes of winner, so official results were limited to 13 places.) # SVZ Rallye dei Rododendri 1958 13th o/a (1st/ dame) with 2.6 points ??#338 SVZ *01849 Coppa delle Dame 1958 ?? # SVZ Varese - Campo dei Fiori 15.6.58 (2nd/ GT1300) # SVZ Sei Ore "Esso" - Vallelunga 22.6.58 (3rd/ GT 1300) # SVZ Bolzano – Mendola 6.7.58 (4th/ GT 1300) # SVZ Trento - Bondone 13.7.58 (2nd/ GT 1300) # SVZ Giro delle Calabrie 2-3.8.58 4th o/a (2nd/ GT1300) (con Abate) # SVZ *01849 X Sassi - Superga 31.8.58 12th o/a (3rd/ GT1300) th # SVZ Coppa Gallenga 7.9.58 8 o/a (2nd/ GT1300) # SVZ *01849 Stallavena – Boscochiesanuova 14.9.58 7th o/a (1st/ GT1300) # SVZ XXI Pontedecimo – Giovi 28.9.58 10th o/a (2nd/ GT1300) (class record shared with Carlo Mario Abate in 6’25.1”) #118 SVZ XVIII Trieste - Opicina 5.10.58 1st o/a @ 104.941 foto AR Veloce p45 #170 SVZ *01849 V Coppa Sant'Ambroeus - Monza 4.11.58 1st o/a (1st/ GT1300) & gpv (Sant’Ambroeus note: listed as “3rd o/a” by RC19 … perhaps raced concurrently with larger class?)