The Brescian driver Ferruccio Casinghini, after the excellent results obtained in the 1500 cc inboard sport boats, both as winner of the 1949 Italian title and as world speed record holder in Gardone with 84.081 km/h, established another 2 new speed records in 1950 on the waters of the Idroscalo in Milan, again in the same class.
After a series of 10 launches on the timed base, Casinghini (a member of the Gabriele D'Annunzio motorboat club whose club is managed by champion Antonio Passarin) not only improved his previous limit, but also attacked the one held by the American Cooper in the 91" class, so called in the APBA regulations and corresponding to our 1500 cc sport.
The average of the averages of Casinghini's passages on the ascending and descending straights reported a 108.437 which, in addition to shattering his own record from the previous year, also allowed him to take possession of Cooper's APBA record by just 4 kilometres.
For this feat Casinghini used a Xylon-Cranchi hull in Redan baptised with the name San Michele III, powered by a BPM 1500ss engine with three carburettors produced by the Milanese mechanical workshops of Botta and Puricelli, two great technicians who had already created the more powerful 2500 ss.
Clearly Casinghini's performance may also make one smile, but in 1950 achieving such an average with a non-supercharged series engine is objectively an important achievement. To close a successful year, Casinghini also mortgages the tricolor 1500 ss sport.

Organized by MAM (Motonautica Associazione Milano) in 1950, the Milan-Abbiategrasso returns after 11 years, now in its fourth edition, which in this case will remain an isolated event since from 1951 this "time trial" race will no longer be repeated.
For the record, the third edition in 1939 saw Antonio Passarin as the winner aboard the "Mariella" powered by a 3600 cc Alfa Romeo with compressor, at an average speed of 109 km/h.
The large and enthusiastic public watches from the scheduled start in the Porta Ticinese dock to the various phases of the race along its 20 kilometers, crowding together and creating a cordon along the banks and on the bridges over the Milanese canal.
Twelve starters among whom stand out some names of future protagonists of the international scene of inboard racing in the 1950s. Mario Verga from Como and Ezio Selva from Milan, both with new three-point Abbate-BPM 2600ss (sport) of 152 HP, hulls inspired for the water lines by the "Blitz III" of the American Bogie.

Verga and Selva are joined by Gianfranco Castglioni, another local pilot, registered however as the only competitor among the 450 kilo racers with a Queroni hull powered by an obsolete BPM 1500 cc with compressor.
Among the names most accredited to the overall victory, we note the absence of Achille Castoldi; with a performance of great depth "Il Moschettiere" by Ezio Selva wins the victory recording the high average hourly speed of Km 117.172 in a time of 10'15" improving by eight kilometers the previous success of Passan.
Behind the winner is an unlucky Mario Verga victim, after a brilliant start of his "Balbianello", of the propeller breaking due to a wood and relegating him to 1'27" from Selva.

However, during the year Verga had the opportunity to rejoice over the Italian title won in the 2800 cc inboard class as well as the victory in the Campari Trophy and successes in various national races, including the important Turin motorboat meeting.