Arturo Magni was an Italian engineer racing team manager and entrepreneur.
10 Facts About Arturo Magni
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Arturo Magni was born in Usmate Velate, near Milan in the Lombardy region of Italy on 24 September 1925.
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Arturo Magni built life-size gliders, which he flew himself, and won the 1938 Italian Gliding Championship.
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Arturo Magni had decided to participate in the 500 cc World Championship and had commissioned Pietro Remor to build a new four-cylinder GP engine.
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Soon Arturo Magni became Direttore Sportivo under the watchful eye of the Count.
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Arturo Magni held this position until the marque withdrew from competition in 1976.
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Arturo Magni had employed riders such as Giacomo Agostini, John Surtees, Carlo Ubbiali, Phil Read, Mike Hailwood, Cecil Sandford and Tarquinio Provini.
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The Varese-based company, under Arturo Magni's guidance, won a total of 75 world titles.
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In 1980, Arturo Magni was head of the race shop at Cagiva.
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Arturo Magni was in charge of development of a new four-cylinder racing two-stroke.