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1952 Monte Carlo Rally - Sidney Allard ahead of Stirling Moss

Name: Allard MK II 1952
Brand: Allard

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Created on January 20, 2011

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Bernhard Brägger

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Rally Monte Carlo 1952 - Allard/Barbiton/Lush win with their own Allard design powered by a Mercury engine

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Allard P1 (1952) - Participation in the 1952 Monte Carlo Rally, the 4.3 L engine came from a Mercury - Allard-Warburton

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Allard P1 (1952) - Allard/Warburton won the 1952 Monte Carlo Rally

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Summary

After a relaxed start, the 1952 edition of the Monte Carlo Rally developed into a race with many losses. In the end, it was won by Sidney Allard ahead of the famous GP driver Stirling Moss.

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On a dead straight and even dry road near Mons in Belgium, the two well-known Swiss racing drivers Willy Berger and André Hotz collide with a parked truck. Berger is killed instantly, Hotz succumbs to his serious injuries in hospital. Was it a technical defect in their Citroen or did Hotz fall asleep? There will never be a definitive answer. The accident indicates that the non-stop journey, which lasted for days, exceeded the limits of physical endurance. Unfortunately, this is not the first time that the Monte Carlo Rally has suffered fatalities. When Sprenger-van Eijk - the 1929 winner - suffers a puncture, an approaching car is unable to brake in time and runs over Nostengroter and Loseon, who are busy changing wheels. Nostengroter dies during transportation to hospital.

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