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Feature: Visiting the home of the Vespa, June 2, 2006

On February 9, between the 10th and 11th kilometre on the Rome-Ostia motorway, a Vespa with two horizontally opposed pistons (17.2 H.P. - 9,500rpm) designed by Corradino D'Ascanio and driven by test driver Dino Mazzoncini, beat all standing kilometre records with a time of 21.4 seconds and at an average speed of 171.1 km/h.
Photo ©: Anthony Tan/Cyclingnews.com

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