Americans At The 2014 Mille Miglia

Terry Hall driver and Butch Healey navigator
Terry Hall driver and Butch Healey navigator

(May 21, 2014. by Steve McKelvie) The 2014 Mille Miglia was held last weekend and a number of Americans were fortunate to be able to take part in this wonderful event. While the competitive successes of the American teams were modest, at best, just being a part of the Mille Miglia represents a significant achievement.

One of the American teams that I was following was the team of Terry Hall and his good friend, Butch Healey. Terry had recently purchased a 1956 AC Ace with the express purpose of competing in the Mille Miglia. Terry and Butch, who were first time rally competitors, endured a tough schedule at the 2014 Mille Miglia and successfully finished the rally.

Butch said that they had good times on Days 1, 2, and 4, but that they had brake problems on Day 3, which made good times difficult to achieve.

The other American team that I was following was the Boston-area team of Bruce Male and his son, Andrew, who were competing in a 1953 Maserati A6 GCS. Bruce and Andrew have a tremendous amount of experience in the Mille Miglia. Given their extensive Mille Miglia experience I expected a somewhat better finish, so I suspect that they too had some mechanical difficulties.

The following is a listing of the American teams (including a few Canadians) who managed to finish the 2014 Mille Miglia. Note that Mark Gessler had a great finish in the 15th position! Mark was the navigator for Manuel Elicabe of Argentina. Argentina has a similar event, modeled after the Mille Miglia, the 1000 Millas. As a result, experienced Argentine entrants in the Mille Miglia traditionally have very good finishes. Manuel Elicabe is a previous winner of the 1000 Millas and is a perennial top finisher in Argentina. Mark’s finish at the 2014 Mille Miglia is very impressive.

FinishPosition Team Car
15 Mark Gessler (Navigator) 1933 Alfa Romeo 6C 1500 GS Zagato
72 Shawn Till (Navigator) 1948 Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 Cabriolet
133 Venanziora Fonte/Andrew Cress 1933 Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 GS Touring
155 Edward Loh/Robert Moran 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300SL
157 Richard Lisman/Clifton Fiuk 1929 O.M. 655 SS MM Superba
160 Craig Davis (Navigator) 1930 Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 SS Spider
166 Ananda Covindassamy (Driver) 1953 OSCA MT4 1500 2AD
172 Robb Horton (Navigator) 1954 Goliath GP 700
208 James Taylor/Donald Gould 1953 Jaguar Type C
212 Kenneth Roath/William Story 1955 Ferrari 250GT Europa
216 Eric Schigel/Leony Higiel 1952 Cisitalia 202
219 Najeeb Khan/John Breslow 1952 Ferrari 225 S Berlinetta Vignale
229 Ronald Pound/Christopher O’Neill 1955 Porsche 356 1500 Speedster
238 Robert Francis (Canadian)/Pamela Francis (Canadian) 1951 Allard J2 Cadillac
239 Michael John Battaglia(Navigator) 1953 Lancia Aurelia B20 GT
260 Michael Svess (Driver) 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300SL
268 Camilo Miquel/Philipp Pageau-Goyette 1957 Abarth Fiat 750
287 Nicholas Fonte/Jonathan Kirshtein 1939 Alfa Romeo 6C 2500
294 Adrien Brody/Esmeralda Brojovic 1956 Mercedes-Benz 300SL
310 Jay Leno/Ian Callum 1951 Jaguar XK120
334 Terrence Hall/Charles Shepard Healey 1956 AC Ace
336 John Karubian/Daniel Karubian 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300SL
356 Henry Michie (Navigator) 1948 Fiat 1100S
357 Bruce Male/Andrew Male 1953 Maserati A6 GCS
390 James Gingery/Jacob Gingery 1954 Oldsmobile 88
394 Theo Bean Jr./Ann Coffey 1954 Ferrari 500 Mondial Spider
400 Jim Swartzbaugh/Gregory Dillion 1929 Chrysler 75 Le Mans
407 Leslie Rudd/Susie Rudd 1954 Fiat Zagato 1100 Coupe
413 Neal Dempsey/James H. Pugh Jr. 1952 Fiat 8V Berlinetta
418 Spencer Croul/Natalie Croul 1955 Fiat 8V Zagato
#273 - TAYLOR James / GOULD Donald - 1953 Jaguar C-Type
#273 – TAYLOR James / GOULD Donald – 1953 Jaguar C-Type
#273 - TAYLOR James / GOULD Donald - 1953 Jaguar C-Type
#273 – TAYLOR James / GOULD Donald – 1953 Jaguar C-Type
#359 - Ananda Covindassamy - 1953 O.S.C.A. MT4 1500 2AD
#359 – Ananda Covindassamy – 1953 O.S.C.A. MT4 1500 2AD
#211 - Jay LENO / Ian CALLUM - 1951 Jaguar XK 120 Sports "Ecurie Ecosse"
#211 – Jay LENO / Ian CALLUM – 1951 Jaguar XK 120 Sports “Ecurie Ecosse”
#235 - Peter MCCOY / Patrick MCCOY - 1952 Ferrari 212 Export berlinetta Vignale
#235 – Peter MCCOY / Patrick MCCOY – 1952 Ferrari 212 Export berlinetta Vignale
#406 - Terry Hall / Butch Healey - 1956 AC Ace
#406 – Terry Hall / Butch Healey – 1956 AC Ace
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