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Two verst race with obstacles near Moscow.

In the same 1913, on September 29, First Russian Automobile Club together with a military office have organized a very unusual competition near Moscow. Drivers had to cover two versts through a cross country with natural obstacles. The route has been kept in secret until the very start – it has been only known that there should have been a hill somewhere. Any cars with 4 seats, headlamps, fenders and mufflers were allowed to start with an equipage of 2-4 people, and there was no division on categories. In case of a breakdown only competitors’ own equipment could have been used.
14 entrants decided to try themselves and their cars (from 7 to 28hp) in this discipline. When the track has been uncovered, it turned out that they have to overcome a bulgy road, a ravine with a river on its bottom, a sharp rise and a river again, this time to be passed lenghtwise its bed, then a sharp turn and a rise on a slick forest road. In general - only two versts and 30 minutes to finish. Many competitors used chains and ropes, which were put on their wheels. First cars have broken the already bad road, and the following competitors had to run in even more difficult conditions. That didn’t prevent Teffersfeld from winning the event of his 12hp Ford within 4 minutes 42 seconds. The best woman in the race was E.Samsonova, who has completed the distance in 8 minutes 13 seconds in a Hupmobile.