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In which year did the first car race take place?
In 1894
In 1900
In 1915
In 1923
On July 22 1894, the Parisian magazine Le Petit Journal organized what is considered to be the world's first motoring competition, from Paris to Rouen. Sixty-nine cars started the 31 mile selection event that would show which entrants would be allowed to start the main event, the 79 mile race from Paris to Rouen. Count Jules-Albert de Dion was first in Rouen after 6 hours and 48 minutes at an average speed of 19 km/h.
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added by Ts Jan. 18, 2018, 7:02 a.m.
In which year did the first car race take place?
In 1895
In 1895
In 1895
In 1895
In 1895, Emile Levassor drives a Panhard et Levassor car with a two-cylinder, 750-rpm, four-horsepower. Daimler Phoenix is the first real automobile race in the world. Levassor completed the 732-mile course, from Paris to Bordeaux and back, 15 minutes per hour.
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This is a correction, already accepted and applied to the original question.
added by Fabienne May 29, 2018, 8:07 p.m.
+1 This change is good  Arush Rao
+1 This change is good  Ninjai
+1 This change is good  misanthrope
In which year did the first car race take place?
In 1894
In 1900
In 1915
In 1923
On July 22 1894, the Parisian magazine Le Petit Journal organized what is considered to be the world's first motoring competition, from Paris to Rouen. Sixty-nine cars started the 31 mi selection event that would show which entrants would be allowed to start the main event, the 79 mi race from Paris to Rouen. Count Jules-Albert de Dion was first into Rouen after 6 hours and 48 minutes at an average speed of 19 km/h.
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+1 Very interesting!  Fabienne
+1 Very interesting!  M
      Acceptable  Kampfgraff