Organized by the Automobile Club of Great Britain & Ireland (forerunner of the Royal Automobile Club), the Thousand Mile Trial started in London on 23rd April and followed a route that included Bristol, Birmingham, Manchester, Carlisle, Edinburgh, Newcastle, Leeds and Nottingham. At the beginning of the 20th century motoring was just starting to catch on in Britain. Yet throughout the country people remained sceptical about the impact of the motor car. Against this background a group of leading motorists proposed the Thousand Mile Trial that would test the current crop of motor cars.  

1900年4月23日，由英国及爱尔兰汽车俱乐部(皇家汽车俱乐部的前身)组织的“千里试驾”活动从伦敦出发，经过布里斯托尔、伯明翰、曼彻斯特、卡莱尔、爱丁堡、纽卡斯尔、利兹和诺丁汉等地。20世纪初，汽车开始在英国流行起来。然而，在全国各地，人们仍然对汽车的影响持怀疑态度。在此背景下，一群领先的驾驶者为了测试一批现有的汽车，便提出了“千里试驾”活动。

编译/周伟平

审核/郑姣姣 闫宏宇

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