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1. Camille Jenatzy › Date of birth

   • November 4, 1868

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   Camille Jenatzy (1868, Schaerbeek – 8 December 1913, Habay la Neuve) was a Belgian race car driver. He is known for breaking the land speed record three times and being the first man to break the 100 km/h barrier.

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   First man to break the 100 km/hr barrier and winner of the 1903 Gordon Bennett Race. Nationality: Belgium. Born: 1868. Died: 1913 45 Years. From uniquecarsandparts.com/au. Camille Jenatzy (1865 - 1913) He Had 9 Lives, But A Practical Joke Proved Fatal.

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   Belgian Racing Driver. Jenatzy is known for breaking the land speed record three times. On January 17, 1899 in Achères, France he achieved a speed of 66.66 km/h (41.42 MPH) over 1 kilometer, driving a CGA Dogcart.

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   The story of this engineer, builder and racing driver, born in Schaerbeek on 4 November 1868, is one of a man who lived life on the edge. His father, who had Hungarian roots, had opened Belgium's first rubber factory, specifically for tyres.

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   CAMILLE JENATZY, BORN IN 1865, was a Belgian civil engineer turned motor manufacturer who made his competition debut in 1898 at the controls of one of his own electric vehicles, in the Chanteloup hill-climb organised by La Prance Automobile.

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   Camille Jenatzy. First man to break the 100 km/hr barrier and winner of the 1903 Gordon Bennett Race. Nationality: Belgium. Born: 1868. Died: 1913 45 Years. A Belgian race car diver, Janatzy broke the land speed record three times and was the first man to break the 100 km/hr barrier.

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   Who was Camille Jenatzy?

   • Camille Jenatzy (1868, Schaerbeek – 8 December 1913, Habay la Neuve) was a Belgian race car driver. He is known for breaking the land speed record three times and being the first man to break the 100 km/h barrier. He was nicknamed Le Diable Rouge ("The Red Devil") after the colour of his beard.

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   How fast did Camille Jenatzy go?

   • It was against this competitive backdrop that Camille Jenatzy, a Belgian engineer and racing driver, set a road speed record of 105.88 km/h on 29 April 1899, in Achères. In so doing, he became the first person ever to go faster than 100 km per hour. He accomplished this feat in a car he designed himself, "La Jamais contente" (Never Satisfied).

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   How fast did Jenatzy go in 1899?

   • On 17 January 1899 at Achères, Yvelines near Paris, France, he reached the speed of 66.66 km/h (41.42 mph) over one kilometre, driving a CGA Dogcart. That same day, the record was broken by Gaston de Chasseloup-Laubat, topped on 27 January 1899 when Jenatzy achieved 80.35 km/h (49.93 mph).

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   How did Jenatzy develop a car?

   • Following his studies at the Polytechnic Faculty, Jenatzy developed an interest in electric traction for cars. He went to Paris, where he learned how to build electric carriages. In his efforts to generate publicity, he built a car in the shape of a shell, "La Jamais contente".

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   How did Jenatzy become a car tyre maker?

   • His father, who had Hungarian roots, had opened Belgium's first rubber factory, specifically for tyres. Following his studies at the Polytechnic Faculty, Jenatzy developed an interest in electric traction for cars. He went to Paris, where he learned how to build electric carriages.

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   Why is Jenatzy called the Red Devil?

   • Because of his red hair and beard, and his flamboyant driving style, Jenatzy earned the nickname 'Le Diable Rouge' (The Red Devil), although there was nothing diabolic-apart from a liking for practical jokes-about his personality. In 1903, he transferred his allegiance to Mercedes, driving one of the. new 90 hp racers in the Paris-Madrid.

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   Feb 4, 2014 · Though his name is all but lost to history today, Camille Jenatzy was the first human being to crack the 100 kilometer-per-hour (62 MPH) barrier, as well as the first to drive a car built specifically to set a new land-speed record.