On this day, 118 years ago, on June 10, 1907 (April 30, 1907, the Beijing-Paris Auto Race began. This "Idara" car was favored by the drivers who first arrived in Paris. On June 10, 1907, the Beijing-Paris Automobile Race began, which was probably the most difficult of all races. This is certainly a game full of dangers. Five cars left Beijing that morning. In front of the driver is a dangerous 8000 miles. They hope to arrive in Paris in about two months. They had to pass through the Great Wall of China and cross the Gobi Desert, the Ural Mountains and Prussian Poland. Most of the roads on the route are primitive at best, and drivers will have to endure the biting cold and scorching heat. Racing drivers have refused offers of protection from bandits living along the route. The entire Beijing-Paris Auto Race is on the rough road