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This article was published by Joe Donaldson (@Joey D) on July 28th, 2018 in the Motorsports category.
Thanks for the shout out. Didn't know we'd get to this. I knew there were 25 hour races like Thunderhill and the Fun Cup race at Spa but nothing like a 96 hour race at the Nurburgring.Shout out to @Naveek Darkroom for spurring on this article!
I raced in that! We finished 11th.ChumpCar did a 36 hour race in 2013, not sure if they've done any other races that long since.
There was also the planned 48-hour race in Spain that seemingly fell through.
What about the obscure Peking to Paris race from 1907 (at 14994 km long)?
I know the title says automotive, but if you broaden the scope to include all races where humans pilot a machine, then Vendée Globe and the Volvo Ocean Race would be the longest.
Which is why I specifically stated, “if you broaden the scope to include all machines, not just cars”....but you just couldn’t resist bringing up your aunt’s balls 👍Yes, but if my aunt had balls she'd be my uncle. Automotive is automotive, at least that's my take on it
Wouldnt it be (or was) the Dakar Rally at 6,200 miles from Paris to Dakar Senegal??
Nope, @Joey D's race (continuous) is longer than that. The story still has the 80 Days race incorrectly stated as being the longest non-continuous race despite being 4000 miles-ish shorter than the 1908 race.
JoeyD?,?? Do you mean the boat race, that's not automotive though.