The Real Race That Inspired This Movie ...
... was full of such exciting moments as using the Trans Siberian railtrack as a road because the regular roads were impassable. Has any movie ever been made of the real story?
See:
http://blog.autonet.ca/time_machines/2008/07/04/the_great_race_in_hd
http://www.thegreatautorace.com/centennial.htm for a promo video
Ken