’57 Corvette Fuelie owner-driver, Mike Moss and RM Motorsports’ Bud Bennett have their tickets to ride: TEAM ZORA USA: NEXT STOP BRESCIA!
After Mike Moss and Mark Gessler completed the 1000 Miglia Experience Florida rally/race and the TEAM ZORA USA Corvette received an official ID card from FIVA, the Spirit of Zora ’57 Corvette Fuelie is ready for final race-prep at RM Motorsports, Wixom, MI before shipping to Italy. Training for the Florida event with experienced Mille Miglia competitor, Mark Gessler, above, should prove invaluable for Moss during the incredible1,000-mile Mille Miglia Storica route. The difficult job of navigating will be handled by Bud Bennett, a veteran of the La Carrera Panamericana, whose Can-Am and LMP III racing and competitive endurance rally experience makes him an excellent right-seat partner.
Documented by FIVA, (Fédération Internationale des Véhicules Anciens or international federation of historic vehicles) the Identity Card, below, is the Corvette’s passport for entry in International competitive events: TEAM ZORA USA: NEXT STOP BRESCIA! It will join more than 400 vintage cars on June 9th to June 13th for the 44th edition of the historic re-enactment of the Mille Miglia. It will be a five-day, figure-eight route celebrating the original, “World’s Most Beautiful Road Race.”
2026 MILLE MIGLIA STORICA ROUTE
On June 9th, more than 400 classic cars will embark on a journey through breathtaking landscapes, cities of art, mountain passes and UNESCO World Heritage sites.
Tuesday 9 June – Brescia → Padua
The departure will take place in Brescia in the late morning. The cars will climb towards the Trompia Valley and the Gobbia Valley, before stopping in Lumezzane. After crossing the Cavallo Pass, the route will descend into the Sabbia Valley, skirt Lake Garda, travel through Vicenza, and end the first day in Padua.
Wednesday 10 June – Padua → Montecatini Terme
The second leg will head west, passing through Ferrara, Modena, Reggio Emilia and crossing the Abetone Pass, before ending among the Art Nouveau buildings of Montecatini Terme.
Thursday 11 June – Montecatini Terme → Rome
The third day will start with a trip to Versilia, passing through Pietrasanta, renowned for its sculpture and contemporary art. After lunch in the famous Piazza del Campo in Siena, the cars will continue towards Lake Bolsena and Lake Vico, arriving in the capital, the traditional turning point of the race.
Friday 12 June – Rome → Rimini
The journey north will pass through Assisi, on the occasion of the eighth centenary of the death of St Francis, then stop for lunch in Gubbio and the spectacular passage through the Furlo Gorge, ending in Rimini, overlooking the Adriatic Sea.
Saturday 13 June – Rimini → Brescia
The last day will take the cars through the Salt Pans (salt flats) of Cervia and Comacchio, then Ferrara, where the route will cross that of the southbound journey. After a stop in Mantua, the finish is scheduled in Viale Venezia in Brescia, where the 1000 Miglia (Mille Miglia Storica) historically starts and finishes.
For more information about TEAM ZORA USA: NEXT STOP BRESCIA! and its Spirit of Zora Corvette, please visit https://carguychronicles.com/spirit-of-zora-57-corvette-fuelie/
Check out the official 1000 Miglia website @ https://1000miglia.it/en/events/1000-miglia/1000-miglia-2026/