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Gordon Bennett was an American newspaper tycoon who settled permanently in France; he proposed to the Automobiles-Club to organize a car race with national teams.
As France was, at the time, the leading automobile manufacturer in the world, as well as the main organizer of races, it was the Automobile Club de France that organized the first race in 1900.
The last car race will be organized on July 5, 1905 in Auvergne following a mountainous route, which will be called the Auvergne circuit or Michelin circuit because it was the Michelin brothers who proposed it. This video is about this race.
This circuit is the inspiration for the Charade Circuit, also known as Clermont-Ferrand.
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Wonderful time capsule!! Actually, the circuit d'Auvergne was one of the first twisty and technical tracks in history, in contrast with the endless straight lines which characterized the earliest motorsport races …
As a kid we used to say "Gordon Bennet!" as an expletive