The unrelenting search for automotive power resulted in 90/60 hp cars being built as early as 1903. They were made for the motor-racing event of the year, the Gordon Bennett race in Ireland. On 10 June, however, a serious fire destroyed almost all production facilities of the first DMG factory in Cannstatt – including the new racing vehicles. DMG responded by reclaiming three 60 hp that had already been sold to customers and sending them to Ireland. The Belgian Camille Jenatzy, one of the first professional racing drivers in history, clinched victory in one of the cars. The fire also led to DMG moving from Cannstatt to Untertürkheim in 1904, a year ahead of schedule.