Hillclimb to the sixth floor!

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By Bart Oosterling: Even in the pre-war days there were multi-story car parks. For parking of course. But that is not the only thing you can do with them. That is what they must have thought in Paris, early 1927. As there are no hills available in the Paris city centre, why not use the new parking garage for a hill climb? So they did on February 27, 1927 at the opening of the Banville garage.
Georges Pelletier Doisy was invited as a starter. Some of the famous competitors were driving the strangest vehicles: a taxi, and even a boat and last but not least a tractor. In the end no-one had won, because they had "forgotten" to keep time - for safety's sake - to prevent daredevil competitors dropping down a few stories. Trying from photos to pinpoint the location of the garage "aujourd'hui ", it seems that "le Banville" 55 Rue Pierre Demours, Paris, France is the location where it all happened.
Do you know more weird pre-war racing locations? Let us know!

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