THE GREATEST RACE ON EARTH
STARTERS’ ORDERS The six competing cars jockey for position in Times Square on 12 February, with the German Protos stuck at the rear
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Back in 1908, when cars were a rich man’s toy rather than a means of transport, an extraordinary race was held – covering nearly 22,000 miles across three continents. Over almost six months, team members mutinied, pistols were drawn, extortion was attempted and the cars tackled terrain ranging from frozen swamps to railway tracks.