Track record and triple victory for Simplex

  • Date
    7 April 1902
  • Description
    E. T. Stead wins the Nice - La Turbie hillclimb in a new course record at the wheel of a 40 hp Mercedes-Simplex. In the one-mile race on April 13, the Mercedes-Simplex cars of Degrais, Werner and Lemaître complete a clean sweep of the top three places.
Nice Race Week, April 4-11, 1902. Nice-La Turbie hillclimb, April 7, 1902. E. T. Stead won this hillclimb in a record time in a Mercedes-Simplex 40 hp in the category for racing cars up to 1000 kg.
Standing aside of the car Henri Degrais.
U71895
Nice Race Week, 1902
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