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02-08-2017, 09:51 PM | #1 | ||
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Feb 9th, 2017: Peking to Paris
Not what you think of as an automobile race, more an endurance challenge that was held in 1907,
from June 10th to August 10th. First one to Paris wins. Starting in 1990 the challenge has been rerun a half dozen times. The 2016, 6th edition, Peking to Paris Motor Challenge started from the Great Wall outside Beijing on June 12th and finished 36 days later with a drive into Paris. Two guys from Washington state, keeping with the spirit of the challenge, and knowing bigger is better, built custom bodied speedsters from a 1915 and a 1925 American LaFrance fire trucks. Two years to build these monsters. 20 ft long, 9.5 ft tall, 40 in tall tires and 900 cu/in engines. Quote:
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Then $54,000 entry fee and fuel(PER CAR), and probably $10,000 on incidentals like postcards. Neither one finished but I hope they had fun... I'll bet they did. link
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02-08-2017, 10:54 PM | #2 |
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those races are sexy as hell!
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02-09-2017, 07:42 AM | #3 |
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My entire search string for those images is "stuck on Russian road". Note that some photos are winter, while most are what happens during the few weeks winter takes a break. The "roads" through the taiga forest are usually casual suggestions kept mostly clear with chainsaws, and without canopy cover to distribute the water the "roads" muddy up SO FAST. Not sure they have a "dry season" either. High ground clearance, minimal supplies and repair gear, and several thousand miles of taiga? I really, really hope those guys were allowed to bring like ALL the guns--not just for hunting their own food, but for convincing the (many, many) local 600+ pound brown bears that not ALL food is bear food. At least you can eat a bear if you're hungry enough and a good enough shot, right? |
02-09-2017, 07:53 AM | #4 |
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Seriously, those hand-built cars are super-sexy, but scroll down the link I posted far enough and you will see a tank failing at being used to tow another tank out of a mud pit.
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02-09-2017, 08:07 AM | #5 |
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great set of pictures of that race.
Car 32 has a lot of repair shots. It got worked on a lot. |
02-09-2017, 09:37 AM | #6 |
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Even with the thick tread truck style tires, that's a rough road. Those rocks are sharp and everywhere.
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02-09-2017, 10:09 AM | #7 |
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Beautiful machines.
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02-09-2017, 10:45 AM | #8 |
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This is a super organized event, run in stages, so they camp together. They have to carry their tent, sleeping bags, and spare parts, but food is catered. Hot breakfast and supper, box lunch.
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