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Dream drive...yes indeed.
Previous Peking To Paris Rally edition in 2010 passed through Kazakhstan. This year it won't :(
What's the Chinese sentiment in Peking being called Beijing now? From what I understand they never liked Peking.Don't they get peeved that the rally is still called Peking - Paris?
@Sanchez: Do you know why they skipped KZ this time?
@F1O: I don't think any Chinese people care now, they're too busy making money.Peking was just an old way of spelling Beijing. But it does sound old fashioned. Like calling Taiwan "Formosa".
I guess some safety concerns though not sure.You've got serious comments boost after "Why I Blog", haven't you?!
@Sanchez: Everybody has something to say now.
Did little homework. Here are few world tours which passed through Kazakhstan within last few years ( in no particular order ) :- Mercedes F-Cell World Drive http://www.daimler.com/technology-and-innovation/special-topics/f-cell-world-drive - Zero Race Zero emission race by Swiss.http://www.zero-race.com/en/route/- Vislab Intercontinental Challenge In robot- vehicles by Italians from University of Parma.http://viac.vislab.it/- 80 Electric DaysFirst electric car around the world race by Spaniard in Tesla Roadster.http://www.1e-race.com/- Electric OdysseyFirst world tour in standard electric car by French in Mitsubishi badged as Citroen.http://www.electric-odyssey.com/
Dream drive...yes indeed.
ReplyDeletePrevious Peking To Paris Rally edition in 2010 passed through Kazakhstan. This year it won't :(
ReplyDeleteWhat's the Chinese sentiment in Peking being called Beijing now? From what I understand they never liked Peking.
ReplyDeleteDon't they get peeved that the rally is still called Peking - Paris?
@Sanchez: Do you know why they skipped KZ this time?
ReplyDelete@F1O: I don't think any Chinese people care now, they're too busy making money.
ReplyDeletePeking was just an old way of spelling Beijing. But it does sound old fashioned. Like calling Taiwan "Formosa".
I guess some safety concerns though not sure.
ReplyDeleteYou've got serious comments boost after "Why I Blog", haven't you?!
@Sanchez: Everybody has something to say now.
ReplyDeleteDid little homework.
ReplyDeleteHere are few world tours which passed through Kazakhstan within last few years ( in no particular order ) :
- Mercedes F-Cell World Drive
http://www.daimler.com/technology-and-innovation/special-topics/f-cell-world-drive
- Zero Race
Zero emission race by Swiss.
http://www.zero-race.com/en/route/
- Vislab Intercontinental Challenge
In robot- vehicles by Italians from University of Parma.
http://viac.vislab.it/
- 80 Electric Days
First electric car around the world race by Spaniard in Tesla Roadster.
http://www.1e-race.com/
- Electric Odyssey
First world tour in standard electric car by French in Mitsubishi badged as Citroen.
http://www.electric-odyssey.com/