16,000 Miles to Mexico City: The 1970 London to Mexico World Cup Rally

by Robert Connor

Imagine driving 16,000 miles in 25 days over some of the roughest terrain in the world, at altitudes up to 16,000 feet, where engines and lungs gasp for air. Imagine 500-mile speed trials over rocky mountain tracks, racing against the clock and 95 other cars. Imagine attempting this more than 50 years ago, without GPS or cell phones or modern safety equipment. In April 1970, 241 men and women from more than 20 nations did just that, setting out...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1476669678
• ISBN13: 9781476669670
• Release Date: April 2022
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 371 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.9" x 9.9"