N° 179 Revis / Brunet on Simca 8 1200 Cabriolet, 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.

An official waves a checkered flag as Revis and Brunet complete the braking and starting test in their Simca 8 1200 Cabriolet. During this challenge at the 1951 Rallye Monte Carlo, cars had to accelerate for 200 metres from a standstill before stopping in the shortest distance possible. On the rain-slicked course, spectators with umbrellas watch the action from behind a barrier of hay bales.

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