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  1.   Chriswo posted:
  09.08.2018 - 2:01 pm
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Gotta love a city to city race, don't see much of them in point counting
events.


  2.   Unser1 posted:
  07.29.2020 - 9:23 am
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The Cactus Derby was a Los Angeles to Phoenix rally race that was run
annually from 1908 to 1914. Only the 1909 race was a Champ Car points
race, making it the only city to city overland race ever to be a race in
the series. Most of this race took place in the desert, with few roads
or gas stations, so teams had to carry fuel and spare parts with them.
Spectators often followed the action on a specially-chartered train. The
drivers even made an overnight stop, Needes, California was one location
for this, so they would be able to drive better on the second day. Given
headlight technology wasn't great at this time (and we're still more
than a decade away from the start of 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance
racing) it was a very good idea.


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