The last race (colour litho)

The last race. In Miami, where he defended the Italian colors at the International Grand Prix of the Orange Bowl Regatta, Ezio Selva, twice powerboating world champion, tragically perished. The Musketeer he piloted was spinning at about two hundred kilometers per hour when, almost in front of the jury stand, suddenly rearing himself, remaining straight for a few moments on the stern, then he reverse and slip into the water with the bow. The valiant sportsman, before leaving, had told his friends that this would be his last race. Illustration for Courier Sunday, 12 January 1958.