Rally Monte Carlo 1932 - Outside help is banned
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In 1932, Maurice Vasselle wins the Monte Carlo Rally in a robust Hotchkiss, which copes best with the rigors of the difficult route. For the first time, outside help is no longer permitted.
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Athens (3,786 km) or Umea (3,751 km) are the furthest starting locations in 1930. Athens is classified as very difficult. Never before has a competitor who started in Athens arrived in Monaco. Nevertheless, eight competitors make their way to the Acropolis. The plus points are tempting. 57 teams prefer Umea in the far north to the other 18 starting locations. The "Automobil Revue" is also there: "The snow in particular is terrible. The whole country is covered in a thick blanket. The last 200 kilometers lead through a dense fir forest. For hours we wander from one side of the road to the other. The driver constantly has to turn the steering wheel. Once - ten times - a thousand times - a hundred thousand times perhaps." And another piquant detail: at the end of this stretch in Helsingborg, a ferry is waiting for the competitors. Not surprisingly, everyone wants to arrive at the quay first. Full throttle in the snow flurries is the order of the day.
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