The Ocean to Ocean Automobile Endurance Contest was a transcontinental automobile race held in 1909. The race began in New York City on June 1, 1909 and the first car reached Seattle on June 23. The race was held in conjunction with the Alaska–Yukon–Pacific Exposition, a world's fair held in Seattle, and both events began on the same day. [1]

Feb 28, 2018 · In the spring of 1903, at a time when many people thought that the automotive industry had no future and that cars were merely an invention aimed at fun, Jackson accepted a $50 bet to prove that it was possible to drive a car from San Francisco to New York City.

Jan 22, 2016 · In 1903, though, cars were mostly driven in cities, where the roads were paved, and no car had crossed the entire country. That was the wager: Jackson would have 90 days, in a car of his...

The contest, co-sponsored by the New York Times and a Parisian paper, Le Matin, boasted a 20,000-mile route which ran across America to San Francisco, where a steamer would take the cars to Alaska, allowing a drive across the frozen Bering Strait (or carried by steamer, if needed), through Siberia, Europe, and culminating in the French capital ...

The torturous New York to Paris Race route: NYC, Albany, Chicago, San Francisco, Seattle, Valdez Alaska, Japan, Vladivostok, Omsk, Moscow, St. Petersburg, Berlin and finally Paris. The Thomas Flyer Team covered three continents and over 22,000 miles in 169 days.

Mar 17, 2023 · The intended route of the race would have drivers push across the United States to San Francisco, then ship the cars to Seattle, and forward to Alaska by boat, crossing over the frozen Bering Strait towards Siberia and onward to Paris.

On June 9, 1909, Alice Huyler Ramsey left New York City in a Maxwell Model DA, bound for the West Coast. Two months and 3,800 rugged miles later, she and her three passengers arrived in San...

A White steam car had won the first 418-mile race with a running time of just over 24 hours for an average speed of 17 ½ miles per hour. The route had varied over the years. In 1911, the contestants followed the Coast Road to San Diego before turning east to Phoenix.

Jun 2, 2011 · I have a serious personal desire to to run Boston next year. However, the only race I can realistically run between now and September is San Francisco. I h...

Feb 10, 2024 · San Francisco —> Boston Me and two buddies are driving cross country this spring around mid/late May. We’re all only 18 yo, with a limited budget, and none of us have really done a car trip this big before.