Dec 21 2007
Mario Andretti’s House
The above picture, taken from the top floor of our house in Motovun, will excite petrol-heads. Behind the little church is the childhood home of Mario Andretti. You can see a plaque on the wall mounted by the local car club.
For those who are not interested in car racing and have no idea who is Mario Andretti, he is the most successful driver in US history. He is the only driver to have won the Indy 500, the Daytona 500 and the Formula 1 World Championship. He won 4 IndyCar titles.
Mario and his twin brother Aldo were born on February 28 1940 in Motovun. In 1948 Mario’s family, along with a large portion of the ethnic Italian community, fled Istria. They spent 7 years in a refugee camp before settling in the USA.
