what does penya rhin mean .its not a site ,the penya rhin GP was done at different place (montjuich, pedralbes) .is it a club,or a cup like the "targa florio"
penya rhin??
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philippe charuest
, Feb 13 2006 18:14
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a_tifoosi
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Posted 13 February 2006 - 19:14
Catalan: 'penya'.
Spanish: 'peña'.
English: 'club'.
'Rhin' come from a café-restaurant called 'El oro del Rhin' ('The Rhin's Gold'?). It was in the Plaça Catalunya (Catalonian Square), Barcelona. Many friends, like the Molins brothers, Armangué, Lluch... met regularly in this bar just to talk about what happened in sport's world. It included, of course, motor racing.
These meetings began in 1914. Two years later, after an strange discussion about motorcycles, they decided to organize a race in the Baix Penedès track (just for Penya Rhin members) and to bet. With an entry of 56 vehicles (motorcycles, side-cars...), the race was a success.
I hope I've answered your question
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Narcís.
Spanish: 'peña'.
English: 'club'.
'Rhin' come from a café-restaurant called 'El oro del Rhin' ('The Rhin's Gold'?). It was in the Plaça Catalunya (Catalonian Square), Barcelona. Many friends, like the Molins brothers, Armangué, Lluch... met regularly in this bar just to talk about what happened in sport's world. It included, of course, motor racing.
These meetings began in 1914. Two years later, after an strange discussion about motorcycles, they decided to organize a race in the Baix Penedès track (just for Penya Rhin members) and to bet. With an entry of 56 vehicles (motorcycles, side-cars...), the race was a success.
I hope I've answered your question
.Narcís.
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philippe charuest
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Posted 13 February 2006 - 19:43
thanks , its exactly wath i was searching , in all the books i have or on any website theres never any explanation about it
