In 1933, FIVE racers got together to fix the Tripoli Grand Prix, an African race run with a lottery system that would award three lucky fans with millions of dollars if their driver won the race. Those drivers selected one man to win the race and scoop up the prize money to be shared amongst the group in a ridiculous race that saw one uninvolved driver die so that the conspirators could make millions.

Except… none of that actually happened. Today on "Deadly Passions, Terrible Joys," we're setting the record straight and breaking down an almost century-old myth.

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Episode Bibliography:

"Enzo Ferrari: The Man, The Cars, The Races" by Brock Yates

"Enzo Ferrari: Power, Politics, and the Making of an Automotive Empire" by Luca dal Monte

"Nuvolari" by Giovanni Lurani

https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/july-2012/140/the-tangled-tale-of-tripoli/

https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/june-1934/18/tripoli-grand-prixwon-at-116mph/

https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/march-1978/58/tripoli-dip-past/

https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/january-2000/73/swindle/

https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/september-1969/36/the-lottery-grand-prix/

https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/july-1933/5/the-late-sir-henry-birkin/

https://sportscardigest.com/1933-tripoli-grand-prix/ 

https://atlasf1.autosport.com/2001/bri/capps.html 

https://simanaitissays.com/2014/04/11/tripoli-tangles-1933/

https://petrolblog.com/articles/an-ill-informed-history-of-the-tripoli-grand-prix