La Carrera Panamericana
Known worldwide in its initial stage as The Mexican Road Race , the sports car competition would receive the name of La Carrera Panamericana. La Carrera , a rally -type sporting event , cataloged as one of the most important of its kind, in addition to being the longest in the world, even surpassed the Mile Miglia and Targa Florio races in Italy.
The history of La Carrera Panamericana is divided into two stages, the first is the old stage that goes from 1950 to 1954, where great drivers participated, aboard vehicles with renowned European brands such as Ferrari, Osca, Lancia, Mercedes, Porsche or Maserati, in addition to the North American Ford and Oldsmobile.
In 1954 the fifth and last race of the old era was held, since the Mexican government at that time decided to cancel the event, for security reasons, after the tragic incident at the 24 Hours of Le Mans , in France, in the year of 1955. It took a little over three decades for the legend to revive in 1988, giving birth to the second era of La Carrera , known as the modern stage , which has been celebrated uninterruptedly to date.