Olindo Raggi
Olindo Raggi (born February 20, 1896 in Forlì , † April 11, 1926 in Desio ) was an Italian motorcycle racer .
Career
Olindo Raggi came from Forlì and lived in Bologna . He started his racing career as a teenager in track races in Emilia-Romagna . In 1920 he took part in the race at Parco del Valentino in Turin on a 1000 cc Harley-Davidson . In 1923 he bought a 350 cc AJS and competed in street races .
His performance during the 1923 racing season impressed the then AJS general importer for Italy, Ugo Veladini, so much that he offered him a contract as a works driver for 1924 . Olindo Raggi started for the English manufacturer for three years and won the title in the 350cc class of the Italian road championship in 1924 ahead of Isacco Mariani ( Garelli ) .
In 1925, Raggi took overall victory in the Quartesana race in Ferrara . With his 350cc machine he also beat all the competition with half-liter motorcycles.
Deadly accident
Olindo Raggi had a fatal accident on April 11, 1926 at the Motogiro d'Italia on a 500 cm³ AJS. On the last stage of this stage race , which spanned more than 2,200 km , he drove his bike in Varedo through a deep pothole just a few kilometers from the finish in Milan , which caused the front tire to come off the rim and Raggi fell. He was taken to a hospital in Desio , where he died that same evening at the age of 30 from his serious injuries.
Shortly after Raggi's death, a memorial plaque was erected in his honor in the now demolished Velodrome in Bologna . In 1929 he received an honorary grave on the Cimitero Monumentale della Certosa di Bologna . The tomb designed by Amedeo Minguzzi reminds Raggi of another local racing driver who died in an accident, Amedeo Ruggeri . The monument is located at the east entrance of the cemetery and also contains the grave of Ruggeri's wife Vittoria (1893–1979).
title
- 1924 - Italian 350cc champion on AJS
References
Web links
- Olindo Raggi. www.motorsportmemorial.org, accessed on June 24, 2018 .
- More in one incident of the campione di motociclismo Olindo Raggi. www.bibliotecasalaborsa.it, accessed on June 24, 2018 (Italian).
- Monumento Raggi Ruggeri. www.storiaememoriadibologna.it, accessed June 24, 2018 (Italian).
- Luca Sancini: Nel Pantheon dei motori corre la memoria dei piloti. La Repubblica , July 23, 2014, accessed June 24, 2018 (Italian).
- Olindo Raggi in the database of Find a Grave (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ CIV cl. 350 1921/39. www.paolotordi.it, accessed June 24, 2018 (Italian).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Raggi, Olindo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian motorcycle racer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 20, 1896 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Forlì |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 11, 1926 |
| Place of death | Desio |