Cannonball of the Century

The famous Cannonball coast-to-coast race in the United States, between Atlantic City on the east coast and Carlsbad in California on the west, celebrated its centenary in September. Especially for the occasion, 95 competitors from 9 different countries came along to compete in a race ridden on real antiquities. They travelled 5,317 km (3,304 miles) in 17 days. Twenty Indians dating pre-1916 finished the race and came in top of the rankings of this gruelling and memorable event.