The First Race Across America Was F****ed - Past Gas #275

Past Gas by Donut Media

Donut

Automotive, Leisure, Comedy, History

4.9 • 7.1K Ratings

🗓️ 10 February 2025

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Thanks to Allstate for sponsoring today’s episode! Click here https://bit.ly/3WmvTWB to check Allstate first and see how much you could save on car insurance. Join us as we relive the first automobile race across the US. Before there was a cross-country network of highways, getting from one place to another in one's own state was treacherous, let alone traversing the entire country. From mud pits to sinkholes to raging packs of wild hogs, it's a wonder these two cars made it from New York to Oregon in one piece. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:05.7	What's up everybody?
1:06.7	Welcome back to Pass Gas.
1:08.1	This week, we're telling the story of the first cross-country race in America. There were no roads back then. Imagine if you had to make it across the U.S.
1:15.7	with a horse cart powered by a Briggs and Stratton lawnmower engine. And that's what these
1:21.4	cars are. So really fun one. Bart's here. We got a cool letter from some badasses over in Japan. They sent us this patch and some snack. It's a good one. So, sit there's a. Hi. We got a cool letter from some bad asses over in Japan.
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