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1907-09-02 Coppa Velocita Clement-Diatto Duzio 2
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Felice Duzio in Diatto-Clément at Coppa di Velocità, Brescia (2 September 1907). He did 4 of the 8 laps before retiring the race.[1] It seems this race (on 2 September) was the day after the Coppa Florio, also held in Brescia (see front page of the program here: [2], last accessed on 13 Jan 2020)
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