Classic car collectors and Mille Miglia appassionati will absolutely not want to miss May 11. It is not just the eve of the "world's greatest road race", but also the day of the first Mille Miglia Auction in Brescia, held by the German auction house, Lankes Auktionen, that specializes in classic cars,. This unique opportunity offers all collectors the chance to buy and sell automobile treasures of incredible value. The range on offer is already at the highest of levels: cars, trophies, badges, automobile memorabilia, and original posters from the past, including Beligond, Turner, and Voss, coming from all over the world. The cars on offer are vintage, post-vintage, and classic. Many are eligible for the Mille Miglia, among them a 1938 Riley Sprite, a 1937 BMW 328, and a 1955 Jaguar XK 140 OTS. Their estimated value ranges from 120,000 to 3 million euros, but the door is still open for new "treasures" to be inserted in the auction syllabus.
For information, please contact Lankes - Auktionen im Schloss GmbH Im Schloß 1, 95182 Döhlau Germany
Telephone: 0049 / (0) 92 86 / 9 50 50 Fax: 0049 / (0) 92 86 / 95 05 40
www.lankes-auto-auktionen.de  Mail: info@lankes-auktionen.com

The Mille Miglia is now available on  Ipad and I phone. This year the extraordinary spectacle of the “world’s greatest road race” can be watched live by everyone everywhere. By connecting to the AppleStore website, fans can download a new free application dedicated to the Mille Miglia, letting them run through the videos of the race, the archives of images of past years, tentative and final classifications, the photos of the cars, the comments of the press, along with access to the Mille Miglia Store. To download the application, just follow the link:
http://itunes.apple.com/app/1000miglia-mobile/id404177668?mt=8

On May 14, 2011 the Mille Miglia will return to Modena, running on the inside of the old city circuit like it did in the 2009 race. It will render further homage to Enzo Ferrari with an extraordinary stop at the House-Museum where Ferrari was born, which is in its final stages of construction. The crews of the 375 classic cars in the Mille Miglia, dating from 1927 to 1957, preceded by 130 Ferraris dating from 1958 to 2010, will stop at the museum. Inauguration is planned for the end of 2011.

Omp, the Genoese company which is world leader in racing apparel, continues its support of the Mille Miglia with its sublicensing agreement with the organizing committee of the "world's greatest road race". It has created a wide-ranging series of deliberately retro products.
Gloves, racing suits, shoes, helmets, all carefully crafted in black and red, the colors of the race, and all dedicated to the appassionati of the classic car competition. Ultra-modern materials for a design that pays homage to the past, like the cap-like helmet in black leather which is designed to be worn with classic goggles. This year, adding to its rich offerings, OMP has created Mille Miglia Boots in smooth leather or suede with a soft, woven, flameproof lining. Its soles are in stamped rubber whose special spherical form at the heel is deliberately conceived to facilitate a foot rotation movement.

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2011 marks 125 years since the birth of the car, and Volkswagen Group has written some of the most important chapters of this extraordinary historic epic. This year it will celebrate at the Mille Miglia.
The Volkswagen Classic began with its two "bugs" which aroused such enthusiasm in the fifties. One of these models will be participating in this year's Mille Miglia 2011, driven by Dr. Michael Macht, a member of Volkswagen's board and the head of the strategy division for production and planning for the founding company.
Porsche instead is going to participate in a Spyder 550. Driving this car in 1954, Hans Herrmann and Herbert Linge, came in sixth over-all, in spite of some technical problems.
Audi is presenting a brief summary of its own history with 5 DKW models from the fifties. Among the cars at the starting line in May will also be the DKW 3-6 Monza, which at the time was extraordinarily innovative.
Bentley will show off its past with a model from 1929, a car that has already received its laurels with a string of victories, and has also physically participated in the Le Mans 24 Hours in 1930. Driving it in the Mille Miglia 2011 will be Bentley's C.E.O., Wolfgang Durheimer.
Bugatti will also be there with a Type 35 T, a car that experts consider the most successful racing model of all times.
During the Mille Miglia 2011, Volkswagen Group will also present a selection of its latest models, among which will be some surprises: the new Golf convertible, the new Audi A6, and the new Porsche Panamera S hybrid.