Motor racing at the Botanic Gardens

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If you are a faithful reader to Yesterday.sg you would have known that our Night Race is not the first time Singapore’s hosted a motor racing race - we’ve talked about the vibrant motor racing scene here and here. Most of our parents would still remember the Singapore Grand Prix races at Upper Thomson Road, but does anyone remember this race at the Botanic Gardens?

If you don’t, or can’t find anybody who remembers), it’s because this race happened 102 years ago! Uncle Dicko has the answer:

That historic 1st motorcar race took place in June 1907. The venue was Tyersall Road which is where Botanic Gardens is today. Apparently, that was also the year that the Singapore Automobile Club was formed.

But then, I guess the cars are a dead giveaway. Read more in Uncle Dicko’s post here.