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Kassia St Clair shares the story behind the 1907 Peking to Paris automobile race: a test of endurance that stretched its competitors to their very limits <\/p>

By Jon Bauckham\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Friday, 09 February 2024 at 07:43 AM<\/p>

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In June 1907, five plucky teams departed the Chinese capital and embarked on a 9,317-mile automobile race to Paris. Traversing scorching deserts and perilous mountain passes in ill-equipped vehicles, the participants regularly risked their lives \u2013 but their tenacity would transform attitudes towards the car forever. Kassia St Clair spoke to Jon Bauckham about the story behind the race, and what it can tell us about the wider history of transport, communication and globalisation.<\/p>\n\n

Kassia St Clair is the author of The Race to the Future: The Adventure that Accelerated the Twentieth Century<\/em> (John Murray Press, 2023)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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