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Former Alfa Romeo works driver Teodoro \u201cDorino\u201d Zeccoli, \u201cThe Arrow from Lugo,\u201d passed away March 6 at the age of 88. As a racecar and test driver for Autodelta, Zecolli (above, photo courtesy of Museo Alfa Romeo) was part of Alfa Romeo racing from the GTA through the Tipo 33. He developed those cars and often led them to victory.<\/p>\n

Autodelta was the racing branch of Alfa Romeo, with Carlo Chiti at the helm, and Zeccoli his trusted testing and development driver. Zeccoli was, of course, from the old school of Italian testers who knew every inch, motion and sound of the vehicle, making adjustments based on acquired knowledge and sensory input instead of instruments. Zeccoli had previously been the chief test driver and racing pilot for Carlo Abarth, and at ATS for Chiti. When Chiti became the head of Autodelta, he brought Zeccoli aboard to develop the TZ-1 and TZ-2, followed by the World Championship Tipo 33.<\/p>\n

Vladmir Pajevic wrote to Rob Little (both formerly of Autodelta), that Zeccoli had been \u201cborn with an extremely rare talent and ability to listen and communicate with engines.\u201d Pajevic also relates how \u201cAs a racer, he was second to no one, and only his respect for mechanical devices interfered sometimes, preventing him from asking more than possible from the engine.<\/p>\n

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Zeccoli at LeMans 1965<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cI remember him standing joyless in his underwear … in a sand bank … beside his derailed off-track TZ during the 1965 Le Mans race. He sacrificed his driving overalls and placed them under the rear wheels of his TZ in a desperate effort to return to the track.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat was true Teo Zeccoli, and that is why in every racing Alfa Romeo car, where Teo\u2019s touch left his Indelible imprint during hours and hours of testing, every victory owes some debt to his big heart.\u201d<\/p>\n

To his family and friends, Vintage Racecar<\/em> extends its deepest sympathies.<\/p>\n

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