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Former rally (11 photos)
In 1908, the French newspaper "Le Matin" organized a rally in New York - Paris via the Bering Strait.
The run was attended by six teams from America, France, Germany and Italy.
It was supposed to move the following route: New York - Alaska - the Bering Strait - Lower Kolyma - Yakutsk - Olekminsk - Kirensk - Irkutsk - Nizhneudinsk - Kansk - Krasnoyarsk - Tomsk ... and further on Russia to Europe.
The main contenders for victory were American crew George Schuster to "Thomas Flyer 6-70" with devyatilitrovym engine and a power of 72 hp, the German coach Hans Koppen on "Protos" 34 hp, the Italian crew on Henry Haag " Brixen Zyust ", 40 hp Bursa and the French crew on the "De Dion-Bouton", 30 hp We started as three French crew "Sizer-Naudin," 12 hp "Motoblock", 30 hp and a motorcycle "Werner" Russian brothers Michael and Eugene Werner, working in Paris.
The run was attended by six teams from America, France, Germany and Italy.
It was supposed to move the following route: New York - Alaska - the Bering Strait - Lower Kolyma - Yakutsk - Olekminsk - Kirensk - Irkutsk - Nizhneudinsk - Kansk - Krasnoyarsk - Tomsk ... and further on Russia to Europe.
The main contenders for victory were American crew George Schuster to "Thomas Flyer 6-70" with devyatilitrovym engine and a power of 72 hp, the German coach Hans Koppen on "Protos" 34 hp, the Italian crew on Henry Haag " Brixen Zyust ", 40 hp Bursa and the French crew on the "De Dion-Bouton", 30 hp We started as three French crew "Sizer-Naudin," 12 hp "Motoblock", 30 hp and a motorcycle "Werner" Russian brothers Michael and Eugene Werner, working in Paris.
