N° 114 Louis Chiron / N. Mahé on Delahaye 175S 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.

On a wet track marked with striped cones, Louis Chiron and N. Mahé in their Delahaye 175S undergo the braking and starting test at the 1951 Rallye Monte Carlo. Bearing the number 114, the coupe must accelerate for 200 metres from a standing start and then brake in the shortest possible distance. A crowd watches from behind hay bales, beneath advertising banners for Mobile and CIBIE, the scene reflected on the rain-slicked pavement.

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Cars, Racing, Rallye

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