July 22 is the day the world's first car race was held in Paris
On July 1894, 22, at 8 o'clock in the morning, the first automobile race in history began in Paris. The initiator of the competition was the editor of "La Petite Journal" newspaper Pierre Jiffar. Car racing should be able to demonstrate the possibilities of a new type of transport. The participants of the race had to cover the Paris-Rouen route in their cars within 12 hours. Each car in the competition has its own different shape […]
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