1908 New York-Paris Race
From Graces Guide
This race included National Teams from France, Italy, Germany and the United States. The New York to Paris Automobile Race was to be driven across the frozen Bering Straits in the dead of winter 1908. All this at a time when horses were considered more reliable than automobiles.
"The Great Race" was sponsored by the New York Times and La Matin. The torturous route from New York passed through Albany, Chicago, San Francisco, Seattle, and was planned to go via Valdez (Alaska), but instead went by ship to Japan, then Vladivostok, Omsk, Moscow, St. Petersburg, Berlin and finally Paris.
3 cars finished. The winner was the American Thomas Flyer.
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- [1] Wikipedia
Sources of Information
- [2] Film about the race