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JUST over 120 years ago, an advertisement by the Locomobile Company of Great Britain offered its three ‘Best Cars’ on a map published for the 1903 Gordon Bennett Cup motor race held in Ireland — one each powered by steam, electricity and petrol.
A seminal event in the history of motor racing was marked in Athy over the weekend.
The awards (pictured) include special commemorative plaques, referencing the 1903 stewards’ medals.
Local Tidy Towns volunteers were out yesterday evening to spruce up the town ahead of the unmissable event.
Preparations are continuing for the return of the Gordon Bennett Reliability Trials to Athy later this year.