The Carrera Panamericana maintains its course

Spanish speakers call it “Carrera Panamericana”; the French, less comfortable with the language of Cervantes, settle for “Panamerican”. And those in a hurry call it “Pan-Am”. As its name suggests, this event strived since 1950 to use the Mexican portion of the legendary Pan-American Highway, the equivalent of more than 3 km. Very quickly, the event acquired worldwide popularity. The winners of the first edition, the Americans Hershel McGriff and Ray Elliott, were relegated to the background due to the arrival of the European stars of the Formula 1 and Endurance. Thus, Juan Manuel Fangio, Piero Taruffi and Karl