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Besides playing up the economic benefits of the rally, Niosi plucked at her listeners’ heartstrings by explaining that she’d promised her father that she would promote a race in honor of his grandfather’s roots in Ripalimosani. This was the clincher for Riccardi, who’d staged the first Rally di San Giuliano del Sannio in honor of his father. So he agreed to mount the Targa Mille Molise, and maybe – maybe – Niosi would have to come up with $15,000 in funding. Niosi contacted Adam Bruce, a partner of AutoStream.com, a motorsports media production, sponsorship, and distribution company, who brought on Royal Purple as a sponsor. Bruce’s friend, Park, agreed to rent a race car from Rally Point, one of Italy’s top rally-car preparation shops. Bruce also got road-racing legend Steve Millen to commit to run the rally, which promised to lend the event credibility while raising its profile.inline_mediumwraptextright26178659/features/racing/1001_2009_targa_molise1001_02_z+molise+tom_park_in_renault_clio_williams.jpgTrue

Photo Gallery: 2009 Targa Molise – Rally di San Giuliano del Sannio, Rally Racing, Molise Foundation – Automobile Magazine