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London - Brighton 1896
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- Designation: London - Brighton Emancipation Run
- Date: 14.11.1896
- Racecourse/track: London - Brighton
- Race distance: 80 km
An important event of 1896, which is still commemorated every year, was the so-called "Emancipation Run", which was held over 80 kilometres on the London - Brighton route in November to mark the repeal of the British Locomotive Act. Also known as the Red Flag Act, the 1865 law limited the speed of automobiles and steam cars to 4 mph (6.4 km/h) and required a pedestrian in front of the vehicle to wave a red flag to warn other road users. On 14 August 1896, the law was abolished and the speed limit increased to up to 12 mph (19.2 km/h). Since then, 14 August was celebrated as Emancipation Day in Great Britain for many years, and the industrialist Henry Lawson, who had acquired the rights to use the Daimler patents for Great Britain at the beginning of 1896, initiated the Emancipation Run, in which Daimler and Benz vehicles also successfully took part.
The Earl of Winchilsea in a Panhard-Levassor powered by a "Système Daimler" engine came in third with an average speed of 15,9 km/h. In a Daimler Vis-à-Vis 3 HP driven by Mr. Van Toll Gottlieb Daimler himself partook as a guest.