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23rd January 2016, 01:55 #1
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Firsts and Lasts in Motorsports
The place to post firsts and lasts in motorsports so for a start off maybe the first event that could be considered a motorsport:
It was on July the 27th of 1811 and it was a race between two steamboats. At Albany NY, the Hope under Captain Bunker and the Clarmont under Captain Bartholomew squared off in a one on one race. Hope took the early lead and essentially won the event when Bunker put a block on Bartholomew as he tried to make an inside pass at a bend in the river. The result was also the first motorsports accident which ended the contest although no one was hurt and neither craft was seriously damaged.This is my opinion and to the best of my knowledge, that is, if I'm not joking
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