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Rallye for vehicles built before 1958. Mercedes, BMW and Porsche works teams, professional drivers. Lots of visitors come to join in with their own cars, often driving to the limit.Main intersections blocked by Italian "Carabineri". Lots of spectators, much fun !!! |
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Non competitive classic car event down under |
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Japanese counterpart of the Italian original |
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La Aventura, the "Mille" from South America. Similar classic car event with fast driving on unpaved roads. |
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This was a professional non-stop race across Germany on public roads for cars and bikes before World War II. The current variant is a one week event very similar to the Mille-Miglia, but is open for motorbikes as well. |
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New Cannonball-style illegal road race for cars up to 1975 running thru Northern Germany. |
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The probably toughest Road Race ever conducted. The Rally also known as the 'Marathon de la Route' was driven non-stop on rural roads from Liege in Belgium through the Alps and on the infamous "Autoput" in former Yugoslavia to Sofia in Bulgaria where the teams were allowed to rest for one hour before they drove back. Later the route was changed to Rome and when races on public road were prohibited the race was carried out as a 1000km or 96 hour race on the Nürburgring track in Germany. Nowadays it's a Historic Rally. Other classic car events like this are: Liege-Istanbul-Liege, Paris to Beijing(Peking) and London - Sydney |
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This race also took place before World War II on the new German "Autobahn" and Italian "Autostrada". BMW and others have built special streamline bodies on their chassis. A prominent sample is the prototype based on a Volkswagen chassis for the 1940 race that never took place. This vehicle designed by Prof. Porsche was the "grandpa" of all production Porsches. |
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Organized by the Automobile Club of Sicily between 1912 and 1958 the GIRO DI SICILIA has known 18 editions and became one of the most enervating car rallyes the world had ever known. Because of it's long standing and extremely various and demanding track, the GIRO is still remembered as one of Italy's most important car races to be held on open roads. The chosen route, the "little Circuit of Madonia", takes the drivers along the tricky and tortuous roads of the island. The event got most popular after 1948 as the competitors list bore the names of the most important representors of racing history: Biondetti, Marzotto, Villoresi, Taruffi, Collins and Gendeblen. Deportago's tragic accident during the '57 Mille Miglia had a considerable impact on the event, which was abolished as a consequence just as other car races held on open roads. |
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The first Targa Florio was conducted on May 6th 1906, and like all subsequent races was held on the winding roads of Sicily, the course varying each year. The last 'proper' Targa Florio was held in 1973, after which it became tamer, and was no longer part of the Sports Car World Championship. |
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Rallye for classic and contemporary vehicles
Walter Röhrl (two time rallye world champion) gained 5th in 1997 with his 911SC-RS |
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Classic rally, participating vehicles include Falcons, Iso Rivolta, Elite, Mini et al. |
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Targa Sixty Six was started in 1991 for owners of vintage and modern high performance and collector cars who do not necessarily wish to race them, but who like to drive at speed under controlled conditions, in the company of others with like interests. |
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Was former "Tour de France"; Classic Rally across France with special stages on race tracks (Monthlery etc.) |
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New event in Spain organised by the French counterpart team. |
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Is this nowadays Cannonball ? | |
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Illegal road race from coast to coast. Sometimes prominent participation, some (very bad) movies on the theme. There is now a five day classic rally. | |
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Dubbed as the successor to the infamous Brighton Sea to Shining Sea Cannonball run from the early seventies, the One Lap is organized by Car and Driver columnist Brock Yates. |
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European counterpart to the American original. Vehicles get air lifted from London to Spain. |
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Rallye for classic vehicles, special stages on blocked roads
Vehicles often radically modified, basically a high-speed event. The winner in 1998 was a German team driving a Mercedes-Benz 300SL. |
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The traditional endurance race for sportscars is still carried out partially on public roads |
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Traditional endurance race in the Ardennes on the Formula One Grand-Prix circuit which consists partially of public roads (famous "Eau Rouge" corner) |
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500km endurance race for classic vehicles on the Ardennes Grand Prix circuit. Hold in conjunction with the Youngtimer Trophy (see below) and other race series as a replacement for the 1000km and 96 hour Nürburgring races. |
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Legal bike road race series around the Isle of Man on public roads. "The Road Racing Capital of the World" includes well-known corners such as Ballacraine, Ballaugh Bridge and the Bungalow. Participants start staggered in different classes (Junior, Senior etc.) |
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Long distance motorbike rallye from Germany to Spain and back with special stages on race tracks. |
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YES, there's somethin' illegal for bikers as well |
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Illegal road race on the freeway from Tokyo to Yokohama
Most competitors use Porsches or Nissan Skyline GTRs |
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Nevada Highway 318 plays host to the BluBlocker 100, 90 miles of pedal-to-the
metal road racing. This is an event where everything from pick-ups to Porsches,
Cavaliers to Corvettes, "run-what-you-bring-and-hope-you-bring-enough"
race!
Video available! |
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No speed limit race on public highways. Website includes links to similat events: La Carrera Classica and Nevada Open Road Challenge |
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Links to various Belgian Classic Rally Sites |
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Hillclimb race carried out between 1922 and 1934. Now a classic bike and car event. 15:22 minute record still held by Rudolph Carraciola with his 354HP Mercedes "silver-arrow" on original unpaved roads. |
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Classic Rally in scenic landscape; includes link to 'Planai Classic' winter rally, mainly pre-WW II |
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The first Alpine Rally was held yearly from 1910 to 1914 and went by the name of "Rallye Alpin d’Autriche" (Alpenrally). After World War 1 the event became more international hence its new title "Rallye International des Alpes". Six countries : France, Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Italy and... Yugoslavia took turns in organising it. In 1957 the Rally passed through Yugoslavia, there was even a stage in Zagreb... The roads were of good quality and the spectators more than enthusiastic ! |
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Classic winter rally in the Alps for vehicles up to 1955. |
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Homepage of the "Classic Marathon" et al Organisation. Includes information on all their events |
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Homepage of the Historic Endurance Rallying Organisation. Includes information on all their classic events like "Le JOG" and London - Capetown |
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Traditional road rally in the German Eifel mountains. Nowadays a classic rally event and part of the Youngtimer Trophy championship with LDR member participation. |
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Classic car rally organized by the German AVD car club similar to the old style Monte Carlo rally event. The start is located in Germany, the finish is Monaco. |
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The history of the Safari and links to today's world championship rally official site |
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Apart from the "Olympus" this was the only US event in the FIA world rally championship during the sixties, although with limited international participation. Famed for high speed driving even in the liasion stages. First winner was "Moby Dick", a heavy Grand Cheerokee. Organized by the Detroit SCCA section this event is now the longest consecutively running rally in the US. Similar events in North America are the "Lost Patrol" and the "Alcan 5000". |
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A winter drivers' rally, part of the British Columbia Rally Championship. The rally will be about 825km long, entirely within the province of BC, and will start with an odometer check section of about 15km. Roads will be about 30% clear pavement, 70% snow-covered pavement and gravel. |
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Before 1953 the Grand Prix of Argentina was a road racing event. Similar events were the 'Gran Premio Internacional del Norte' leading from Buenos-Aires/Argentina through Bolivia to Lima/Peru |
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The Grenzlandring was used in the late 40's and early 50's and was known as Europe's fastest circuit at the time and the longest flat-track. Racing was banned in 1952 after a fatal accident. The ring is now the public Wegberg ring road. A revival festival was held in September 1999. It was regarded as a replacement for the AVUS and Tripolis high-speed tracks. |
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The AVUS (Automobil-Verkehrs- und Übungsstraße), located in Berlin, was opened in 1921. In 1937 the 12 meter high 'Nordkurve' banks were added, making it one of the fastest track in the world with average speed well above the 200km/h (120mph). Although used as a public freeway nowadays it is still being used for races. |
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Illegal race on the Paris freeway circle for bikes |
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