1935 – Monaco-Trossi T34

Jednym z najbardziej niezwykłych aut wyścigowych jest Monaco-Trossi. To… coś powstało w 1935 roku z inicjatywy i wedle pomyślunku Augusto Camillo Pietro Monaco. Miał chłop fantazję – trzeba mu przyznać. To nie był pierwszy jego pokurwiony projekt. Zdążył już do tej pory tchnąć życie w inne herezje, no ale nic nie mogło się równać z jego nowym pomysłem.

Ten pojazd jest ciekawy z dwóch powodów. Tym, który się rzuca w oczy jest 16-cylindrowy silnik w układzie gwiazdowym na przedzie. Jest to Double Star o pojemności 4 litrów. Dwusuw chłodzony powietrzem i gotów rozwijać 250 koni mechanicznych. Drugim interesującym punktem tego auta jest napęd przeprowadzony na przód. Nie żartuję – dokładnie tak się stało. Jest to unikat, jeśli chodzi o auta do Grand Prix. To było śmiałe podejście pod wieloma względami.

Pierwsze, co człowiekowi przychodzi do głowy – “dlaczego na przód? Przecież to jest upośledzenie w kontekście wyścigów – i to na własne życzenie”. No, tak – a o co chodzi? Monaco-Trossi ma pewne zalety. Jako, że silnik jest chłodzony powietrzem, to umieszczenie go jako wysunięty z przodu – sprzyja temu jak najbardziej. Po drugie silnik z przodu przyciska do asfaltu oś napędową, co powinno skutkować dodatkową trakcją. Są też jednak minusy… 16 cylindrów przed przednią osią skutkuje rozkładem mas 75-25, co oznacza dramatyczną podsterowność, a olbrzymi motor daje za duży docisk, przez co koła właśnie gubią trakcję zamiast jej dostarczać.

Jak w ogóle do tego doszło… Augusto Monaco był wbrew pozorom wprawnym inżynierem. Budował pojazdy, które nadawały się do Grand Prix i miał ambicję zbudowania auta, które mogłoby startować w klasie dla 750 kilogramów. Ze wsparciem Ayminiego, który oprócz ścigania się również był inżynierem, oraz ze strony FIATa, którego faktorii mógł używać do opracowania, jak i testów swojej maszyny – zbudował wtedy silnik: dwusuw w układzie gwiazdowym. Chora rzecz – ja wiem. Co chwila były z nim problemy i FIAT w końcu wycofał wsparcie, którego Monaco tak bardzo potrzebował.

Zwrócił się więc w stronę Alfy Romeo – a dokładniej ich kierowcy, Hrabiego Carlo Felice Trossi. Obiecał on udzielić wsparcia zarówno finansowego, jak i wspomóc przy samej budowie. Pojazd nabierał kształtu w garażu zamku Gaglianco, w północnej Italii. A propos kształtu – karoserią zajął się znajomy Trossiego, Hrabia Revelli. Zaprojektował opływową sylwetkę dla auta, które owiane było tajemnicą i krążyło na jego temat wiele plotek, a pierwszy raz światu pokazane zostało w lipcu 1935 roku. To były testy i sesja kwalifikacyjna do Grand Prix Włoch na torze Monza.

Auto miało chłodzone powietrzem 16 cylindrów w gwieździe – zamontowane na samym nosie auta. Cylindry były zaaranżowane w dwa „rzędy” – dwie „gwiazdy” po osiem – jedna za drugą. Każdy cylinder miał swoją parę. Dzięki temu rozwiązaniu mogły mieć wspólne komory spalania i świece dla każdej pary cylindrów. Wszystkie okalały wał napędowy i – jako, że dwusuw – nie było w nim zaworów. Porty dolotowe znajdowały się przy tylnych cylindrach a porty wydechowe – przy przednich. Wał korbowy składał się z trzech części, a samą skrzynię korbową wykonano z duraluminium.

Za silnikiem znajdowały się dwa kompresory Zoller M160, z gaźnikiem Zenith każdy. Z przodu znajdowała się również para kolektorów wydechowych – poczwórnych – z których odchodziły rury wydechowe, łączące się w dwie rury o imponującej średnicy przechodzące pod autem. Taki układ był w stanie generować 250 koni mechanicznych.

Przenoszonych na koła za pomocą 4-biegowej przekładni. Zawieszenie było niezależne: podwójne wahacze przy każdym z kół. Do tego sprężyny piórowe poprzecznie i amortyzatory regulowane z kabiny auta. Podwozie było inspirowane lotnictwem. Była to rama przestrzenna ze stali manganowo molibdenowej. Z rurek o średnicy 4 cm, a z tyłu i na przedzie nawet większych. Sama karoseria była z lekkich stopów, i za pomocą wkrętów przymocowana do platformy. Auto zmieściło się w 710 kilogramach, i z racji na duże hydrauliczne hamulce przy każdym z kół – było całkiem zaawansowane jak na swoje czasy.

Oczwiście nie mogło to jeździć. Obaj Trossi z Ayminim potrafili osiągać prędkości na poziomie 240 km/h, a ich auto widniało na liście startowej do Grand Prix, ale silnik – mimo, że odsłonięty na przedzie – grzał się jak sam chuj i wykrzaczał świece. To z mniej istotnych problemów. Gorzej, że 75% masy auta znajdowało się na przedzie, i bez przebudowy od podstaw nie dałoby się poprawić właściwości jezdnych, które były niereformowalne. Auto było szybkie na prostej, ale nie potrafiło ani hamować, ani skręcać – dwa manewry, które są całkiem przydatne do zawodów. Stwierdzono, że jazda czymś takim była zbyt niebezpieczna i nigdy jej nie kontynuowano.

Od tamtego czasu model zamknięto w szopie, a Trossi odnosi sukcesy za kierownicą Alfy Romeo, Mercedesa, czy Maserati. Nawet po wojnie jest najszybszy podczas Grand Prix Włoch, jak również GP Szwajcarii. Ma jednak guza mózgu i 1949 roku umiera, a wdowa po hrabim oddaje jedyny egzemplarz Monaco-Trossi do Muzeum Motoryzacji w Turynie, gdzie podziwiać je można do dziś.

Krzysztof Wilk
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1921 – Bentley 3-Litre

Ettore Bugatti himself dubbed this model ‚the fastest lorry of the world’. A 2-tonne monstrosity, crafted by the Bentley brothers, 5 times triumphs the Le Mans endurance racing. 5 TIMES! It was battle proven – gave evidence of its value in spite of its towering dimensions.

The name is Walter Owen Bentley. He was already experienced at the time – worked on some French engines. Potent racers. He claimed a few trophies with those motors himself. But what really excited him was endurance racing. His experience helped him devise a vehicle other than any other. It was big. It was heavy. Nothing like any sportscar in whole Europe – but it was indestructible. Let’s visualize it: Bugatti of the time was an 8-cylinder powertrain. A 2-litre. Often supercharged, ROOTS-type most likely. Bentley was its opposite. Powered by a naturally aspirated motor with reduced cylinder count, but significantly enlarged. Twice the displacement of the Bugatti! Yes – later examples grew to 4.5 and even 8-litres, because ‚why not?’ It was so dumb simple, that it could not fail. The architecture so trivial, that it left nothing that could possibly go wrong. The engine displaced enough to secure great power, without putting unwanted stress, which resulted in reliability never seen before. In fact, they gave 5 year guarantee for those motors. Figure that out – 5 years guarantee – in the early ’20s! Fucking crazy!

That is why – supposedly – Ettore compared the Bentley to the lorry, but… truth be told – he was mostly butthurt. Bentleys stole the Le Mans victories from Bugattis, and they were direct rivals on the Circuit de la Sarthe. English motors based their design on the pre-war Daimler-Mercedes. It was simple tech, but at the same time – their most important inspiration. Aluminum pistons, dry sump lubrication, twin-choke carburetors, overhead cam with 4v per cyl. Serious shit. One of the first penta heads – very similar to HEMI design. Both have spark in the center and the valves at an angle. The mixture ignites and it has the shortest way possible to travel, so it burns more efficiently, while giving more power from a smaller displacement. Simple HEMI though is limited to 2 valves per cylinder. Penta can have them 4 no problem – and that’s the most popular design in the 4v/cyl today.

What is more – Bentley had a long stroke, so that it could generate gigantic amounts of torque – from the very bottom and without much stress. The engine block was crafted of a single piece of metal. It saved the problems with seals and gaskets, and 70 bhp power output allowed speeds of 80 mph. The motor was placed in a steel frame, and sent power via a 4-speed manual with no synchromesh. Did I mention Bentley drew inspiration from Mercedes race technology? Yeah… about that… The English stole that engine. That’s essentially what happened, ok? Mercedes celebrated win after win before the First World War – and after the war, as they lost, the English took their shit as they always do. I’m not gonna point fingers (it was W.O. Bentley in person), but they sent the German motors to Rolls-Royce and reverse engineered their whole design.

It had a solid axle suspension with semi-elliptic leaf spring and friction damper. Early examples had brakes on the rear only, but the later models made full stopping power from drums at each wheel. The cars were created in the way that Bentley gave the mechanical part, and that was send to the people who did the bodies. It was normal at the day. And you could buy 3 types of the 3-Litre: the Red Label Speed with high compression ratio, Blue Label, and the Green Label that had a highly tuned engine and a short wheel-base. The difference between race cars and road-going versions: almost none. And Bentleys competed at Indy 500 or TT Isle of Man – where they claimed good 2nd, 4th and 5th positions. A single 3-Litre also raced the inauguration of the legendary 24-hour Le Mans. They were 4th – a great success at the first edition of that race. The Bentley claimed the fastest lap that time and it wasn’t even their best. The next year they came back victorious.

It was the vehicle that started English domination at the pinnacle of motorsport. The private road-going examples were winning sports events all over the world. The first victory at Le Mans came in 1924, with the next one in 1927 – with other 3-Litre derivatives winning 3 more times. The Bentley was a top player in that game – dominated endurance racing. The Grand Prix racing was different. It was oriented around light weight and small dimensions – the two things that Bentley lacked. That is why the 4.5-litre variants could only end on the 2nd at the French GP – and that as their best result. The 3-litre monster was the Bentley’s vision of the pure-blood race car. ‚Fast, reliable and towering’. And one that would leave the beautiful sports legacy to the entire Britain.

Krzysztof Wilk
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1931 – Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 Monza

Jano joined Alfa Romeo in 1923 – and that one move kickstarted their whole racing program, but after two (quite successful) seasons, Italians quit competition. Vittorio Jano is transferred to road cars development, which results in 1927 6C 1500 launch. That platform was dedicated for the public road use, but its motorsport variants were dominating every form of circuit racing. Mille Miglia went to Alfa Romeo drivers 3 years in a row. What Jano did, was he took his old P2 creation, and having this – he attempted on development of a new racer for 1931 season. It was overcomplicated to the point it had two engines and was… well, not the most suitable for competition (mostly due to reliability issues) but hey – its road iteration was absolutely the best of the best in its field.

Jano knew quite well the technology allowed constant growth in competition. He believed in „there’s no replacement to displacement” philosophy. P2 was already an 8-cylinder, but the road car was to have a new motor: 2 forged steel blocks of 4 cylinders each – in overhead valve layout. The camshaft was right in between, and since it was shortened, it didn’t have to flex like crazy. Lower to the side was a Roots-type supercharger with Memini carburetor (that was replaced with a Weber in the later models). That’s how you do 155-165 bhp from 2.3-litre motor – in its least powerful variants.

Alfa’s competition had already reached 180 bhp level, but Alfa’s strength lies elsewhere. It had a lightweight and agile platform. Each car stood on a steel ladder frame, with semi-elliptic leaf springs and friction dampers. It was stopped by drum brakes at each wheel. The power was transferred via a 4-speed gearbox, and the whole thing C no more than a ton. Almost 200 examples left factories within 3 years, and a vast number of them was actually involved in motorsport. Mille Miglia is not an easy thing. It’s a difficult race generally speaking, and most well designed, tested and proved, proper builds – fail that event. Alfa was completely new – with two examples just completed for the 1931 edition of the race. Tazio Nuvolari behind the wheel of a 2300 model – he’s been having continuous problems with his tires… yet he was fast like a devil himself. Rudolf Carraciola was the main rival then. He had an SSK – a 7.1-litre monstrosity with an excess of power that would allow easy overtakes and building 17 minute gap. This cannot be. Nuvolari gives 100%. He does manage to shorten the distance, but the clouds of dust coming from the Mercedes in front limit visibility to near zero. As a result – Nuvolari ends his race in a crash.

Weeks go past and Nuvolari drives his 8C 2300 again. This time: Targa Florio. Not only he achieves payback on the German machine, he also begins the winning streak for Alfa Romeo. And a new era in motor history. Both Alfa competitors have a modified (shortened) wheelbase, that will later be adapted in the new Tipo A Grand Prix racer. Both cars participated in the Italy Grand Prix at Monza. The event when Arcangeli will die during a practice session in his Tipo A. Other cars didn’t finish either – but both Campari and Nuvolari swapped their Tipo As for 8C 2300s in an early phase – and they won the event! Since that time – we call those variant „Monza”, and 2300 will celebrate success after success in Grand Prix races up until Tipo B comes.

Le Mans required some more changes to the project. The body was enlarged as the rules dictated 4 seats. Alfa sent 3 vehicles, but one motor blown in practice before the race even started. The race rich in long straights and fast bends – perfect for German SSKs. And German machines were direct rivals, as they also started in Formula Libre category. I guess that’s enough said – the Circuit favored Mercedes… Another Alfa Romeo ends crashed around 100 laps into race. One 8C left in competition. Behind the wheel: Tim Birkin (ex-Bentley Boy) and Lord Howe. The English demolished their rivals so much so, the fastest Mercedes was 100km distance behind them! 8C Alfa was fastest at Le Mans 4 times a row – and little to 5 times. They took the whole podium in 1993…

The most successful sportscar in the history of the most successful sports cars. People say the Type 35 Bugatti was the best, but Alfa Romeos were such a close second, that Bugattis could constantly feel their breath on their back. Alfas were best at Italian Grand Prix. They won the Mille Miglia and Targa Florio – 3 times each. Le Mans: 4 times. That – with the car designed for road use mainly. One that you could normally go and buy. All those trophies, and around 50 more – minor successes on top of it. Rudolf Caracciola (mainly – Mercedes) drove it to victory in Lvov Grand Prix and Eifelrennen. Etancelin (mainly: Bugatti) won 5 other times behind its wheel. Alfa Romeo drivers bested anyone – Bugattis, Maseratis or Mercedes drivers – in every single classification of the early ’30s racing. Quite frankly, in automotive history Alfa Romeo Monza takes second after Bugatti also because their successes stay in the shadow of a later Tipo B or 2900 models. The French focus orbits around a single model and that is why its so well remembered. Type 54 or 59 Bugattis weren’t as accomplished. Tipo B – absolutely was. And 8C was not far behind. Jano designed a perfect platform, and Alfa had great roster of talented drivers. Legends. That made the golden era of racing. Enzo Ferrari joins Alfa Romeo as a driver in 1920, at the end of the decade – in 1929 – he established his own racing program and in 1932 ends his career behind the wheel. By that time his Scuderia Ferrari is recognized as a semi-official Alfa Romeo motorsport department. He enters his, modified to 2.6-litre, Monzas until he can start using Tipo B for his racing effort – but it is Monza that starts the new racing era.

Krzysztof Wilk
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1924 – Alfa Romeo Tipo P2 8C/2000

The first steps in motorsport – it was a disaster. ALFA had nothing to back their efforts, so they copied FIAT’s solutions, as FIAT’s 6-cyl worked all the time, every time. Problem was, when ALFA got those engines and finished their vehicles, FIAT already had 8-cylinder in a straight layout, that demolished all the new ALFAs easily. ALFA had also seen a tragic event, when one of their drivers had to be packed in a bag. All the others withdrew from that race. Some of them never came back on the track. Young Enzo Ferrari was sent to negotiate with the head FIAT thinker – Vittorio Jano. Jano agreed to join ALFA immediately, and not longer than a week after, his family was already living in Milan.

He was first tasked with redesigning their P1 racer into a usable piece of machinery. Before he changed teams, he had a good project in his mind. It was an Inline 8-cyl twin cam. He made a lot of changes to it, to refine the motor, as the 1923 season revealed its issues. Instead of 2 4-cylinder blocks, he used 4 blocks of 2 cylinders each. Cast iron, much more simple and largely solid. The crankshaft of that thing required 10 bearings per cam – and it was a twin cam – so it wasn’t cheap to build, but its reliability was unmatched. Jano increased the valve angles, and put the downdraught carburetor in behind the supercharger. 2 valves per cyl it had in a DOHC layout. 134 bhp from a Roots supercharged unit. A 4-speed was installed within a sheet-steel frame. Semi-elliptic leaf front suspension was nothing new. The rear – the whole back was narrowing very low, and it was standing on springs linked to the body frame. The car body variants were those of a longer, aerodynamic rear end – and one shortened, which offered more stability in corners. The drivers could choose what to drive. It was that time, when the cloverleaf first appeared on the engine covers – and the ‚quadrifoglio’ will stay with Alfa Romeo forever.

Jano used old 6-cyl to juxtapose them with the new engines. He experimented on supercharging and it helped him refine his 8-cyl, 2-litre supercharged P2 racer. And it was a secret project, really. When shown to public, the opposition was shocked. Ascari dominated its first outing in 1924, and he won the race with avg. speed of almost 100 mph. Campari was in the lead when he pierced his tire. If not for that, Alfa Romeo would have had a one-two in their second race. The best that day was E. Ferrari behind the wheel of an Alfa R/L. The next event in the calendar was the French Grand Prix, so the stake was enormous…

It was a long race on the streets of Lyon – 810 km on public roads. All big figures were present: Delage, Fiat or Bugatti. None could counter Alfa Romeo. Their drivers were outrageously fast. Both Campari and Ascari – they had such a lead, that they delivered first position with no stress at all. Ascari set the tempo for the entire race, but his block cracked at the end, so he had to retire. The other P2 had no problem reaching the finish line in triumph and glory. The France trophy goes to Italy. Italian Grand Prix was next. It was a Monza race, where after 80 laps, P2 drivers landed on first 4 positions, with almost an hour lead over their closest rival.

3 Alfas show up at the start of the Spa race. It was the Grand Prix Europa and Ascari, Campari with Gastone Brilli-Peri, were behind the wheel. Ascari set the fastest lap, and he won at the end. Second place on the podium was for Campari in the other Alfa Romeo. Their luck ends though, and with the next event: the Montlhéry race, Ascari loses his life in a crash. He was 37 years old – and a 4 times Grand Prix winner. A tremendous loss. Left a 7 year old son, who would become a double F1 World Champion, before he also dies a 36 years old – and as well on the 26th day of the month. Just like his father did. After the old Ascari is out – the whole team gives up and Delage comes to finish first.

Monza was the last race that year and Italians sent 3 drivers again. Pete DePaolo takes Ascari’s place. The American had just managed to come first at the Indy500, driving a Duesenberg. It was a good asset, but no match for the Alfa Romeo of Brilli-Peri. Well, he was the best that time, alright… He came first – 20 minutes before Campari in the second Alfa – who was 10 minutes in front of the third Bugatti. Alfa was higher in ranks than Duesenberg and won the series in the end. It was the first edition of the World Championships – which later would evolve into what we know now as F1 racing. Starting that year – all road going Alfa models will have their logo embraced in laurels. But the season ends with huge changes in race regulations. Even those didn’t end Alfa Corse domination. P2s would win 14 times in that decade – 14 times Great Grand Prix wins, and other major events like Targa Florio. And Jano didn’t really make any revolutionary change to their setup. The P1 failed race car lost good 100 kg, and in the guise of P2, it became a rival not to be treated lightly. One only Bugatti Type 35 could match in any way.

The P2 was the first Jano project – first of all his successful Alfa racers. Not only Grand Prix contenders, but also road-going sports cars. It was the best race car of its times. Alfa would be the fastest on every European race track, and its domination would end only in the ’50s – after they’ve managed to win F1 twice. P2 is the beginning of that beautiful story, and it sets the underpinnings for their future wins. A milestone in the world of motorsport. Jano Alfas were like art – and so was the P2. Just look at the engines of his architecture. They could rev to 6.5k RPM without a single problem ONE HUNDRED YEARS AGO! The engineers made them have specially designed valve springs, to limit the engine revolutions – without them, they could easily reach 9k.

One of the oldest car manufacturers Alfa is, but its legend starts with the P2 in the ’20s. 6 examples of that car will we built in that period, and at least two are running today. One sits in the Alfa Romeo museum – fully functional, race ready and in the Grand Prix winning configuration. Every inch is identical to original. The F1 World Champion, the 3 times Le Mans triumphant, Phil Hill had a chance to drive it in 1981, and he was impressed with the quality of the vehicle he’s been given. The other known example was the one Achille Varzi took to a Targa Florio win – flat grille variant. It had a spare tire mounted at the rear – and it has it now. You can witness it in Torino museum.

Krzysztof Wilk
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1920 – Alfa Romeo G1 Spider Corsa

A.L.F.A. – since when it came to exist in 1910 as Anonima Lombarda Fabbrica Automobili – had one 4-cylinder project, highly successful before and after the war. Such as Giuseppe Campari drove for A.L.F.A. – and later also Achille Varzi or Tazio Nuvolari. But before that – Nicola Romeo would take over a substantial part of the company’s stakes. It was an agressive takeover, BTW. Alfa guys took it to court, well… anyway. The company name was then changed to ‚Alfa-Romeo’ (hyphenated – later it wasn’t), and the old 4-cyl was swapped for 6-cylinder carburated pushrod motors.

New engines had a longer stroke and displaced well over 6-litres, good for 70 bhp then. Such config dominated Coppa del Garda before it was even properly tested as a prototype. Italians quickly executed 50 examples of this machine in many variants – Spider Corsas, Torpedoes and Limousines. They were somewhat based on the old ALFA models, but they elevated current technology to a higher level. G1 stood on an enlarged platform, much more stiff and offering more stability. In the times when Model T Ford was the car to buy, Alfa could into 86 mph and – the Limousine – rivalled Rolls-Royce directly. Or even Hispano-Suiza. Largely, due to engine displacement.

6.3 litres. 386 cu in – most they had then. Or ever – never before or again would such a beast sit under the hood of an Alfa Romeo (not counting Viper derived TZs – I’m not saying it’s bad, Viper itself is tremendous piece of machinery, but it’s not a true Alfa in the essence). People say ‚you know who’ himself took part in the project development (Enzo F.). It had two blocks – 3 cylinders each – in a sidevalve layout. Good old times… Alfa G1 was a RWD with a 4-speed transmission. Front suspension was of semielliptic springs, with quarter elliptic in the back. It had a system of mechanical brakes for the rear of the car, and an emergency hand operated brake locking its gearbox. All in all – it was a smart, well thought design. An engineer named Merosi was hugely responsible for it, and you can’t say he did a bad job. The man had talent. He refreshed their old blueprints so that they really rocked on the road… but everything has a price…

Alfa had wished for a second generation of their car – a G2 – but the engine such big was bound to be taxed beyond reason. That’s one thing. Secondly: the fuel prices were like WTF. All this resulted in poor sales and the project died like a dog. It was replaced with an Alfa RL of not even close to half the size this engine. G1 was a new generation Alfa Romeo. 52 of these ever existed (inc. proto) and – I’m not 100% sure, but all them went to Australia. And what’s more – ONLY ONE EXISTS THIS DAY. It has its home in New Zealand – the oldest car of this Italian manufacturer, surviving in the lone single example, fully functional and worth at least half a million of American money. That one is interesting also for that it was purchased by a businessman from Australia, and 3 years in his possession. When he died, car was forgotten for 25 years, when discovered by some farmers who used it for chasing kangaroos. True story. At some point the car was damaged – it hit a tree, and it took a role of a power generator for water pump. Only in the year ’64 it caught an eye of an Alfa enthusiast who saw it for what it was, and restored it to the condition it was shown a black flag during the Mille Miglia Memorial race, because the car was too fast.

Krzysztof Wilk
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