Great Read: World's most dangerous road race

Risking it on the road | View in browser FROM OUR ARCHIVE, JANUARY 2016 | BOYD HARNELL Great Read: On the road at 1954 Carrera Panamericana – Danger around every corner The charismatic Felice Bonetto was killed 70 years ago today, competing at the fearsome Carrera Panamericana. The 1954 edition would be the last road race of its kind, the final episode in one of the sport's most perilous and challenging chapters. Boyd Harnell was there, chasing the race – he remembers it in today's Great Read       A white Jaguar XK120 hurtled out of a turn near the Mexican town of Tehuantepec and its passenger and driver waved. I later learned that this signalled a last hurrah for two US fans en route to the start of La Carrera in Tuxtla-Gutierrez, Chiapas, Mexico. Seconds later, the Jaguar crashed and the pair perished. Looking back, their demise seemed prophetic, a sign of what drivers faced over five days of this classic open road race. It was to be the fifth and – as it turned out – last Carrera Panamericana Mexico... READ MORE PHOTO: BOYD HARNELL FORMULA 1 | MATT BISHOP Happy Jacques: Laffite and the lost 1979 F1 championship      Two wins from the first two races of the 1979 F1 season set Jacques Laffite on course to win the championship in the brilliant Ligier JS11. Matt Bishop tells the story of how a deserved title slipped through his and the team's fingers READ MORE SHOP PROMOTION Motor Sport shop: Bestsellers Official Motor Sport Magazine 100 Years Calendar | 2024 Build a Porsche 911 | Advent Calendar | Christmas Gift Benetton | The Rebels of Formula 1 | Signed by Damien Smith Formula 1 - Las Vegas Grand Prix - City of Lights - 2023 Binder | Racing Green | Motor Sport Jenson Button Signed | Full Size Brawn GP Helmet Share this newsletter: Stay up to date  Update your preferences to select the content you wish to receive.   UPDATE NOW  Unsubscribe | Privacy Policy. Motor Sport magazine, 18-20 Rosemont Road, London, NW3 6NE Company no. 05471049, Vat no. 871 544 60