16 000 miles to mexico city
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In April 1970, 241 men and women from more than 20 nations set out from London in dune buggies, Rolls-Royces and camper vans, determined to get to Mexico City. Drawing on personal recollections, this book recounts the ecstasies and agonies of perhaps the toughest endurance motorsports event ever - the London to Mexico World Cup Rally.
Imagine driving 16,000 miles in 25 days over some of the roughest terrain in the world, at altitudes up to 16,000 feet, where engines and lungs gasp for air. Imagine 500-mile speed trials over rocky mountain tracks, racing against the clock and 95 other cars. Imagine attempting this more than 50 years ago, without GPS or cell phones or modern safety equipment. In April 1970, 241 men and women from more than 20 nations did just that, setting out from London in cars ranging from a dune buggy to family sedans to Porsches, Rolls-Royces, camper vans and a Jeep Wagoneer, determined to get to Mexico City. Drawing on personal recollections of competitors, organizers, marshals and mechanics, this book recounts the ecstasies and agonies of perhaps the toughest endurance motorsports event ever--the London to Mexico World Cup Rally.
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Taal: en
Bindwijze: Paperback
Oorspronkelijke releasedatum: 04 april 2022
Aantal pagina's: 371
Hoofdauteur: Robert Connor
Hoofduitgeverij: Mcfarland & Co Inc
Product breedte: 178 mm
Product hoogte: 19 mm
Product lengte: 254 mm
Studieboek: Nee
Verpakking breedte: 178 mm
Verpakking hoogte: 19 mm
Verpakking lengte: 254 mm
Verpakkingsgewicht: 608 g
EAN: 9781476669670