EIGHTY SPEED-BOATS taking part in the “Paris six-hoar race” on the Seine. The boats, representing 11 countries, are shown at the start of the race. Some of the boats reached a speed of 55 miles an hour. The distance they cover on the circuit is equivalent to two return journeys between Nice and Bastin in Corsica.
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Press, Volume C, Issue 29651, 23 October 1961, Page 11
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56EIGHTY SPEED-BOATS taking part in the “Paris six-hoar race” on the Seine. The boats, representing 11 countries, are shown at the start of the race. Some of the boats reached a speed of 55 miles an hour. The distance they cover on the circuit is equivalent to two return journeys between Nice and Bastin in Corsica. Press, Volume C, Issue 29651, 23 October 1961, Page 11
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