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Before WWII, Tazio Nuvolari had set the qualifying time for an F1 race at the 'Ring. There had been some work done on the track, an additional 1.5 miles had been added, and this was the present track in use. For a gag, another driver went out to qualify, took the 1.5 mile short cut, and cut Nuvolari's time by over a minute. Tazio was astounded and embarrassed. He jumped in his car and cut another qualifying lap while driving like a wild man. He lowered his own previous time by over a minute and again had the pole except he drove all the way around. Nobody had the nerve to tell him what the other guy had done.

If you're wondering who Tazio Nuvolari was, he's the greatest race car driver who ever lived. Before racing cars he raced Grand Prix motorcycles. One time he had a tremendous crash while practicing for the cycle race and broke both legs. The next morning he had a couple of mechanics carry him out and tie him on his motorcycle. He won the race. There was no need to exaggerate his exploits because the truth exceeded anything that anybody could dream up.