First ever motor race

Hi there everybody,

I've been researching the primary ever motor race, its clearly lengthy earlier than the invention of the inner combustion engine, however I'm additionally more and more satisfied that the effectively documented race in 1867 in Manchester, England was additionally not the primary. I believe "Mr. Schmidt" raced a variety of individuals between 1858 &1867, however I’ve discovered hardly any details about him, his car or any of the races. Does anybody have any extra data??