One hundred years ago on this date, a half dozen or so teams set out from New York on the longest automobile race in history. Six months later, the first team pulled into Paris.
Here’s a colorful account of their epic journey. If you’re thinking, “Boy I wish I could do something that awesome,” well, you can!
This May 30th, 40 teams will retrace the Great Race, except this time they’ll only take 2 months. I just checked on the logistics and details–you travel through a dozen or so countries from New York to Paris, having what I’m sure will be the trip of your lifetime. The only downside?
The entry fee is something like $100,000.