Sometimes we can even forget, but there were times when the car was not seen as a means of transport, but as a “toy” for rich, crazy and daring people. At that time, exploring the limits of a car was much more demanding than it is today and the proof of this is the video we bring you today.
The car that appears in the video is a Darracq 200. Equipped with a 25 400 cm3 V8 engine (yes, you read well) and 200 hp Basically, this Darracq is a chassis with stringers to which a steering wheel, two seats and an engine have been applied, and is more like our idea of a wagon than a car.
Given these characteristics, it is impressive that the pilot Mark Walker has decided to face, in the 21st century, the famous route of the Goodwood Festival at the controls of a Darracq 200, doing it even more in full attack mode. Here is proof of the “madness” and, above all, of the courage of this driver that would make the pioneers of the automotive world proud.
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