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On July, 12 the 6th Volhonka verst race organized by SPAK finally took place after three years of silence. The cars were divided into four categories, and besides them there were two categories of motorcycles.
Results (flying start):
Motorcycles:
Patarkin (Tatarkin?) - Mars 5hp 49,0s – 1 category
Freeman - FN 2,75hp 1m22,8s – 2 category
Cars:
Francois Donnier (F) – Mercedes 40hp 43,8s – 1 category
Andrei Nagel (R) – Brasier 30hp 1m1,8s – 2 category
Albert Efron (R) – Werner 20hp 58s – 3 category
Alfonse Deringer (R) – Renault 10hp 1m26,8s – 4 category
After all, 1908 saw the next, IV Beljaeff Cup, this time won by Fedor Tansky on Bianchi – 39 versts for 37m47,2s.
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Q: Could all of you say a few words comparing driving the new cars to last year’s?
JB: <...> I think this car backwards would be almost as good as last year’s car forwards.
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