• WRP Presents: Car Racing at the Olympics

  • Aug 5 2024
  • Length: 28 mins
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WRP Presents: Car Racing at the Olympics

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  • What happened in the 1900 Olympics in Paris? From crazy car racing on dirt roads from Paris to Toulouse, hot- air ballooning, and a lot of confusion about what was and wasn't a sport.

    Automotive journalist Raphael Orlove talks to ARBL Murray (Alex Brook Lynn) about the haphazard, and dangerous olympic car races that ushered in a new era.

    Raphael Orlove is a writer, editor, and automotive expert you can find his latest article for Robb Report here:

    Motor Racing Was an Olympic Sport 124 Years Ago. Here’s What It Was Like.

    In this Episode we reference:

    Les Jeux olympiques oubliés : Paris 1900 by André Drevon published in 2000 - Raphael recommends this source.

    and

    The 1900 Olympic Games by Bill Mallon - Raphael sites as an incomplete source with some glaring omissions

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    Alfred ‘Levegh’ Velghe, won 8,000 francs and a gold medal!
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