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In , the Mexican government sponsored a race to inform the world that Mexico had a new system of roads known as the Pan-American Highway, which stretched across the country from north to south for commerce and tourism.

That race was the original Pan-Am.

Today, known as the La Carrera Panamericana, the race features up to vintage racecars starting down in southern Mexico in October to race nearly 2, miles back up north.

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It’s seven days of racing, around miles of speed stages, over closed, public roads through some of the most beautiful country north of the equator. The race has been compared the likes of the Mile Miglia, the Targa Florio of Italy and the Grand Prix of Tripoli.

The original race was canceled in because of cost and concerns about safety, but by that point its purpose had been accomplished.

However, in , a group of Mexican and North American auto enthusiasts revived the Pan-Am as a “pro-rally” or “stage rally” ra