Rally Monte Carlo 1930 - There's a Steyr. Who was really behind the wheel?
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At the Monte Carlo Rally in 1930, participants starting in Romania had great advantages thanks to good road conditions. The winner was Hector Petit.
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Which of the three caused the Steyr to fall? This can no longer be determined. In any case, they are all uninjured and somehow they get the 2-liter Steyr back on its wheels, reach Monaco and narrowly miss out on 10th place overall. And because the well-known German rally driver Lotte Bahr is on the start list, she also narrowly misses out on the Coupe des Dames. Michel Doré in a Chenard-Walker is the lucky one. In 1930, the rally is given a new title: "World Automobile Touring Championship". This seems to have an impact on the number of entries. 142 cars from 67 countries adorn the start list. A record! And the ranking? 88 cross the finish line. The first six all came from Jassy, the next four from Tallinn. The gamble with the Romanian track paid off for Hector Petit on a weak La Licorne. 9/100 points ahead of the Romanian commander Berlescu and his soldiers in De Soto, followed by Abel Blin d'Orimont, Sprenger-van Eijk, Bignan and Urdariano. All well-known rally drivers.
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