Rally Monte Carlo 1926 - Les Alpes Maritimes become a tradition
Summary
In 1926, the regulations for the Monte Carlo Rally were refined. Despite the new starting location in Scotland, only 36 drivers took part. However, the rally is won by a team from England in an AC.
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Thanks to the courageous ride of the Mertens couple against the Repusseau family clan and the resulting press interest, Imre Noghès hopes for more participants. However, only 36 of them took part - 24 reached the finish line. The main problem in 1926: fog on the rally roads. To attract more English people to the start, Noghès chooses the fishing village of John O'Groats in the north of Scotland as the starting point. Tunis is a disappointment this time. The start list for the longest approach route shows only one participant, the Frenchman Malaret. Unfortunately for him, the engine drowns in Morocco. A wadi floods - Malaret gives up. Now John O'Groats - Monaco becomes the longest route, which means we have to take another look at the 1926 regulations. The classification of cars by cubic capacity and coefficient introduced in 1925 was retained. Vehicles up to 1100 cc are classified as "Voiturettes" - over 1100 cc as "Voitures" and are ranked separately. An example: a 2-liter receives 4.5 plus points, a 0.855-liter 6. And another curiosity: the minimum weight of the maximum 5 passengers now permitted must be at least 60 kilos. Any missing kilos are made up with sand! The winner of 1925 - Repusseau and his family - send their regards! The 1926 winner was promptly a team from England: Victor Bruce with co-driver Bill Brunel in a 2-liter AC. Victor's wife worked as a photographer. Nevertheless, there are almost no usable photos from 1926.
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