S1 Ep130: The Carrera Panamericana Is One Of The Most Dangerous Races Ever

Past Gas

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Leisure, Comedy, History, Automotive

4.9 • 7.2K Ratings

🗓️ 2 May 2022

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Some call it the most dangerous event in Mexican history… and with a mortality rate of five people killed every year, it certainly proved deadly to participants and spectators alike… Today on PAST GAS, we’re taking a trip to the Sierra Madres and looking back on the original Carrera Panamericana, also known to friends, acquaintances and loved ones as carrera de la muerte… the race of death.

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0:00.0	There's something so romantic about winter and I don't know whether that's just because
0:05.4	I'm a bit for homebody and I love a 5th but I think it's just the holiday period is just
0:10.7	for me it's the most romantic period and I think anyone who's listened to my records
0:15.9	will know that I'm quite a big fan of romance.
0:18.8	Joy in every sip with red carp snout back at Starbucks.
0:27.2	In the bar home with you this holiday season with the new Tails cocktails, an exclusive
0:32.0	range of ready-to-serve cocktails with all the flavor and complexity of handmade cocktails.
0:37.1	Yet none of the work!
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0:51.0	Just that ice, shake shake, pour and enjoy your Tails cocktail.
1:16.8	Topped with Endo, a sausage more fiery than a disappointed Italian fan.
1:25.0	Subject to availability.
1:38.2	Millions of people flooded the streets of Mexico.
1:41.2	They were eager to watch shiny race cars inaugurate their country's monumental new highway,
1:46.4	a feat of engineering unmatched anywhere else in the world.
1:52.2	They expected a thrilling cross-country race.
1:55.6	They got a blood bath instead.
1:58.3	Some call it the most dangerous sports event in Mexican history and with a mortality rate
2:02.6	of five people killed every year, it certainly proved deadly to participants and spectators
2:08.1	alike.
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