SATURDAY, APRIL 14, 1934
RADIO ALGIERS BROADCAST COVERAGE
If you are just joining us now, this is Radio Algiers, broadcasting on 745 kilohertz, Marcus al-Wasir reporting from circuit side near La Bridja, Algeria. We are just seconds from the green flag that will mark the start of La Grande Épreuve of 1934. The racers, hailing from a dozen countries in Europe, are lined up in their starting grid positions, with John Milk of England in the coveted P1, his British Racing Green Amilcar C6 gleaming in the sun. The weather is excellent with only a few clouds in the sky to the southwest.
For the racing pilots, ahead lies the town of Staouéli, where they will face their first real driving challenge. It will be a fast start, rapidly pushing engines and shifting to the highest gears before braking into the sudden right hand turn in the city center, at Place Staouéli. After that, in quick succession, they'll face the curves of Ibn Ziri, El Wahid, and the deadly chicane called Sinistere, before racing down another long straight to the hairpin turn at La Trappe, another long straight to the final hairpin here at La Bridja, and then racing home for the checkered flag. It will be quite a race.
The sound of the engines is deafening now, nearly drowning out the crowd of race fans who line the stands. Goggled drivers glance side to side and then, one by one, focus their eyes ahead on the start official. He raises his green flag once upward and then, with a sudden downward motion, the race begins....
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