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N° 86 Hulsker / Hulsker on Pontiac 25 undergoing the breaking and starting test. Cars will have to accelerate as fast as possible for 200 metres from a standing start, and then pull up in the shortest possible distance, for the cars have to keep a line between the axles. Rallye Monte Carlo 1951. - Photo by Edward Quinn

N° 86 Hulsker / Hulsker on Pontiac 25 undergoing the breaking and starting test. Cars will have to accelerate as fast as possible for 200 metres from a standing start, and then pull up in the shortest possible distance, for the cars have to keep a line between the axles. Rallye Monte Carlo 1951.

At the 1951 Monte Carlo Rally, the Pontiac 25, car number 86, driven by Hulsker and Hulsker, is positioned on a wet track for the braking and starting test. The challenge required drivers to accelerate for 200 metres from a standing start, then brake in the shortest possible distance. Spectators gather behind hay bales, surrounded by advertising banners for Cibié Projecteurs and Bougie AC. The dark sedan, bearing the license plate H-26407, features a single light mounted on its roof.

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Cars, Racing, Rallye

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Photo Edward Quinn, © edwardquinn.com
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