Kilomètre Lancé 2022: De Tomaso P72, Delahaye 107 Racer, Porsche 959, Blitzen-Benz, Nomad Mk1

Last Saturday I went to Engadin Airport, in Switzerland near St. Moritz, to attend the Kilomètre Lancé 2022, a revival event of the original competition held in 1929 and 1930 as the starting event of the International St. Moritz Automobile Week. This week consisted of a rally, the kilometer race, a skill race, a concours d'elegance and the Bernina hillclimb race. For the second one, the dead-straight section of road between Samedan and Punt Muragl was the first asphalted road in Engadine and the venue for this spectacular race, in which the only thing that mattered was the maximum speed that could be achieved.

Of course nowdays these kind of sprint competitions are no longer held on public roads. The kilometer race, called by the organizers "Kilomètre Lancé", has been exhumed since last year as part of the modern International St. Moritz Automobile Week and it's held on the runway of Engadin Airport, specially closed for this purpose. However Engadin Airport isn't only within sight of the historic venue, it also has a suitable track with its 1.8 km runway.

Unfortunately the weather hasn't been the best this year, but this didn't take away the participants' desire to have fun! There were some pretty interesting vehicles such as the Streamliner C-16, a modern tribute to the 1939 Mercedes W154 Streamliner Rekordwagen, a 1924 Delahaye 107 Racer (3:50), the mighty 21.5-litre Blitzen-Benz (5:03), the interesting Nomad Mk1 (11:24), the 1952 Jaguar XK 120 Jabbeke Record Car (4:25) and many more. Great to also see one of the development prototypes of the new De Tomaso P72.

0:00 Paddock & Warm Ups
4:25 Cars Heading To The Airstrip
7:40 Accelerations & Action

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Camcorder: Canon Legria HF G30 + Canon DM-100 Microphone
Event: Kilomètre Lancé 2022
Where: Engadin Airport, Switzerland

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