From Chapter 5: Slowing Down-Braking-Changing to a Lower Gear - Page 34
'Five seconds to go!' The author starting in the Mille Miglia of 1957. Cars are dispatched one at a time from a raised starting ramp. In this picture can be seen, from left to right: Count Aymo Maggi, Signor Boni, Mayor of Brescia, Signora Taruffi - waiting to let fall the starter's flag while Renzo Castagneto looks over her shoulder, and a timekeeper ticks off the seconds with his hand.