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.

During the 1951 Rallye Monte Carlo, Louis Chiron and N. Mahé undertake the braking and starting test in their Delahaye 175S. The challenge, held on a rain-slicked surface marked by small striped cones, requires drivers to accelerate for 200 metres from a standing start before braking in the shortest possible distance. Bearing race number 114, the car is observed by a crowd gathered behind hay bale barriers, surrounded by period advertising banners for brands like Lucas and Mobil.

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