history is important and we get hundred-year-old vehicles out and run we
hundred-year-old vehicles out and run we
hundred-year-old vehicles out and run we feel that the educational aspect of
feel that the educational aspect of
feel that the educational aspect of someone being able to see these cars in
someone being able to see these cars in
someone being able to see these cars in motion is well beyond what someone would
motion is well beyond what someone would
motion is well beyond what someone would learn simply by watching the cars in a
learn simply by watching the cars in a
learn simply by watching the cars in a museum welcome to race to the century
this event race of the century we’re
this event race of the century we’re highlighting the chronological
highlighting the chronological
highlighting the chronological advancements of transportation
advancements of transportation
advancements of transportation technologies from the mid 1800s up to
technologies from the mid 1800s up to
technologies from the mid 1800s up to the 1930s through a series of competing
the 1930s through a series of competing
the 1930s through a series of competing races I get to help tell a great story
races I get to help tell a great story
races I get to help tell a great story that is America it’s a lot of work it’s
that is America it’s a lot of work it’s
that is America it’s a lot of work it’s a lot more work than you would expect
a lot more work than you would expect
a lot more work than you would expect compared to what we drive today your
compared to what we drive today your
compared to what we drive today your hands are constantly busy you’re either
hands are constantly busy you’re either
hands are constantly busy you’re either breaking with a hand lever on the
breaking with a hand lever on the
breaking with a hand lever on the outside you’re pumping fuel pressure
outside you’re pumping fuel pressure
outside you’re pumping fuel pressure you’re shifting so you’re very busy
you’re shifting so you’re very busy
you’re shifting so you’re very busy inside the car you’re dealing with a lot
inside the car you’re dealing with a lot
inside the car you’re dealing with a lot of vehicles here that are over 100 years
of vehicles here that are over 100 years
of vehicles here that are over 100 years old and quite temperamental
old and quite temperamental
old and quite temperamental they were temperamental 100 years ago
they were temperamental 100 years ago
they were temperamental 100 years ago and they haven’t gotten any better over
and they haven’t gotten any better over
and they haven’t gotten any better over time
time
time so really gives you an appreciation of
so really gives you an appreciation of
so really gives you an appreciation of what a challenge it was I get a chance
what a challenge it was I get a chance
what a challenge it was I get a chance to race a 1904 Franklin against a
to race a 1904 Franklin against a
to race a 1904 Franklin against a stagecoach and this woman on a bicycle
stagecoach and this woman on a bicycle
stagecoach and this woman on a bicycle driving the Franklin
driving the Franklin
driving the Franklin is kind of a bit embarrassing it’s
is kind of a bit embarrassing it’s
is kind of a bit embarrassing it’s really slow it’s only got about seven
really slow it’s only got about seven
really slow it’s only got about seven horsepower but it’s illustrative because
horsepower but it’s illustrative because
horsepower but it’s illustrative because you could see how effective the horse
you could see how effective the horse
you could see how effective the horse and stagecoach was for a very long time
and stagecoach was for a very long time
and stagecoach was for a very long time this is a 1906 Stanley Steamer model F
this is a 1906 Stanley Steamer model F
this is a 1906 Stanley Steamer model F it’s a 20 horsepower boiler this is one
it’s a 20 horsepower boiler this is one
it’s a 20 horsepower boiler this is one of the first hybrid cars doesn’t use
of the first hybrid cars doesn’t use
of the first hybrid cars doesn’t use much gas that uses steam power the
much gas that uses steam power the
much gas that uses steam power the Stanley Steamer
Stanley Steamer
Stanley Steamer can take anywhere between 45 minutes and
can take anywhere between 45 minutes and
can take anywhere between 45 minutes and three hours to get it ready to function
three hours to get it ready to function
three hours to get it ready to function for the day you really do have to be a
for the day you really do have to be a
for the day you really do have to be a craftsman you’re working on these old
craftsman you’re working on these old
craftsman you’re working on these old cars because you can’t just run to the
cars because you can’t just run to the
cars because you can’t just run to the local auto parts store to pick up a
local auto parts store to pick up a
local auto parts store to pick up a gasket or a piece of equipment you have
gasket or a piece of equipment you have
gasket or a piece of equipment you have to be able to craft and make some of
to be able to craft and make some of
to be able to craft and make some of these new pieces so it’s very
these new pieces so it’s very
these new pieces so it’s very challenging to work on these cars my
challenging to work on these cars my
challenging to work on these cars my favorite part is when I go home at night
favorite part is when I go home at night
favorite part is when I go home at night and I still have my eyebrows and all the
and I still have my eyebrows and all the
and I still have my eyebrows and all the arm hair because there are days where
arm hair because there are days where
arm hair because there are days where the steam mop process has become
the steam mop process has become
the steam mop process has become difficult and where I’ve lost eyebrows
difficult and where I’ve lost eyebrows
difficult and where I’ve lost eyebrows and singed hairs on my arm
and singed hairs on my arm
and singed hairs on my arm history’s critical for all of us to
history’s critical for all of us to
history’s critical for all of us to grasp by seeing this competition people
grasp by seeing this competition people
grasp by seeing this competition people can see firsthand how the car frankly
can see firsthand how the car frankly
can see firsthand how the car frankly was a joke in the beginning and then how
was a joke in the beginning and then how
was a joke in the beginning and then how it evolved so quickly into something
it evolved so quickly into something
it evolved so quickly into something that we take for granted today we went
that we take for granted today we went
that we take for granted today we went from a horse to a flying machine to
from a horse to a flying machine to
from a horse to a flying machine to humans on the moon within the span of a
humans on the moon within the span of a
humans on the moon within the span of a hundred years it’s this sort of
hundred years it’s this sort of
hundred years it’s this sort of revelation
revelation
revelation this unique inspiration as far as
this unique inspiration as far as
this unique inspiration as far as discovery that I really enjoy in this
discovery that I really enjoy in this
discovery that I really enjoy in this event
he heard it through the final swinging
he heard it through the final swinging curves on the shuddering braking to La
curves on the shuddering braking to La
curves on the shuddering braking to La Source and over the line to Victor
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