Daimler Phoenix wins Nice - Magagnosc - Nice

  • Date
    21 March 1899
  • Description
    Wilhelm Bauer wins the Nice - Magagnosc - Nice touring race held during Nice Week in a Daimler Phoenix two-seater racing car. Bauer covers the 85-km route at an average speed of 34.7 km/h. Success proves elusive, however, in both the speed event and the Nice - La Turbie hillclimb. Back in Cannstatt, Emil Jellinek – who had entered the Daimler driven by Bauer under his pseudonym "Mercédès" – subsequently insists on the development of a new car which will guarantee victory the following year.
Nice Week in March 1899. Wilhelm Bauer wins the 85-kilometre Nice–Magagnosc–Nice touring race in a Daimler “Phoenix” racing car on 21 March 1899. Leaning against the vehicle is Hermann Braun, Emil Jellinek’s chauffeur and mechanic.
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