GOAL: To follow the original 1908 European Schuster route, originating in Japan and finishing in San Francisco, CA, making history as the only auto drivers to complete such a journey around the globe.
The World Auto Tour will be leaving Japan on May 14, 2014 ending in San Francisco in late 2014. This is the only other world auto tour since the 1908 Great Auto Race that certainly put the automobile on the map in many ways. A band of Silicon Valley, Bay Area neighbors have teamed up to make this historical effort.
Luke Rizzuto and John Quam are the organizers of the tour. They are seasoned veterans of long distance automobile tours. They planned and completed the 100th anniversary replication of the North American, New York to San Francisco leg of that 1908 Great Race in 2008. Now they have set the stage to replicate the second leg of that historic event, the Japan to Paris portion and will continue on back to San Francisco going from Paris to Iceland then across the Yellowstone Trail to Seattle then down to San Francisco. They have found eager support from Today Sotheby’s International Realty.
Sotheby’s International Realty offices has over 660 offices in 47 countries. In addition, this Silicon Valley firm is helping to get the word out beyond their offices on route by connecting with prospective sponsors and participants who will want to join the adventure.
Info and images from http://worldautotour.com/
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