N° 108 Costa / Orsetti on Gordini Simca 8 S 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.

The Gordini Simca 8 S of Costa and Orsetti undergoes the breaking and starting test at the 1951 Rallye Monte Carlo. Bearing race number 108, the coupe is positioned on rain-slicked paving slabs for the challenge: a 200-metre acceleration from a standing start, followed by braking in the shortest possible distance. Officials and spectators watch from behind a barrier adorned with advertisements for Lucas and Bougie AC, near a lattice-style timing gantry. The wet ground, marked by striped cones, reflects the overcast sky of the classic motorsport event.

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