Le Mans winner and Targa Florio hero Nino Vaccarella dies aged 88

Vaccarella won the Targa three times, first with Ferrari in 1965 and then driving for Alfa Romeo in 1971 and ’75, during a racing career that included wins at the Le Mans 24 Hours and Sebring 12 Hours, in addition to four world championship Formula 1 starts.
A driver dubbed the Flying Headmaster courtesy of his role at the private school run by his family was revered on Sicily: the public roads …Keep reading