Then I remembered something I read ages ago about the "greatest race of all times": New York - Paris.
Promoted by New York Times and Le Matin. The route was New York-Albany-Chicago-San Francisco-Seattle-Valdez-Japan-Vladivostok-Omsk-Moscow-St. Petersburg-Berlin-Paris.
George Schuster Sr. won. He still holds the world record for this incredibly "global" rally, 100 years later. I thought: well, this could be something like the "kick start" for the America-Asia bridge over the Bering Strait. And, you know, to dream costs nothing.
Then I googled around for the previous picture, and, oh, surprise! The 2008 version of that race will start May 30th, this year:
http://www.greatrace.com/
"The Great Race 2008 will begin in New York City and circumnavigate the globe, passing through 13 countries before arriving in Paris 65 days later – 104 less than the winner needed in 1908. The total distance is 18,738 miles (30,149 km), including 13,106 miles (21,087 km) on land and about 5,632 miles (9,062 km) in a flight from Vancouver to Shanghai."
Anyone wants to register? I would love to go, even as a mechanic...
Registration page
There are three classes:
The Schuster Class for cars, trucks or motorcycles at least 25 years old.
The MPG Challenge for hybrid-electric vehicles made since 2004.
The Innovation class, for renewable energy or other vehicles capable of achieving hyper fuel efficiency.
Well, talking about the "pinnacle of motorsports"...
