{"id":461097,"date":"2007-03-01T16:00:56","date_gmt":"2007-03-01T16:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=66892"},"modified":"2024-12-27T03:06:08","modified_gmt":"2024-12-27T03:06:08","slug":"achille-varzi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/achille-varzi\/","title":{"rendered":"Achille Varzi"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='memberful-global-teaser-content'>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Achille Varzi was the opposite of his capricious nemesis Tazio Nuvolari, who was steeped in instinctive talent. Varzi was a controlled, calculating driver, a ruthless opponent, ferocious in exploiting his adversaries\u2019 weaknesses and was, of course, immensely fast. 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