| 1895 y. |
The first car race in which the decisive factor in determining the winner was the maximum speed of his car, went from 11 to 13 June 1895. on the route Paris-Bordeaux-Paris, a length of about 1200 kilometers.Of the 46 participants that started in those contests, 29 used cars with petrol engines, 15 - with steam and only 2 - to electric.The winner of the competition was Emile Levassor.He predolel distance run, at its 2-seater car «Panhard-Levassor» Panhard-Levassor, without a mate, for 48 hours, 47 minutes, with an average speed - 24, 4 km.hour.Victory Emile Levassor was not accidental.This French inventor, automotive pioneer and sportsman, with his friend René Panaro owned a small factory of woodworking machines.
In 1889 the partners bought from Daimler`s license for its 2-cylinder engine, and in 1890. created the first example of your own car, for which Levassor found an original way of placing the engine, placing it upright in the front under the hood in the form of a box.The next car, made in 1891, already produced commercially and is marked by brilliant design finds and extraordinary strength.
Auto firms have become involved in racing.Unfortunately, in 1897, Emil was killed in a car crash during the race Paris-Marseille.In Paris, he placed a monument on a pedestal which bears the words Levassor immediately after the race Paris-Bordeaux-Paris: "It was madness! I made up to thirty miles per hour! ". |
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