Paris-Trouville, Automobiles – Le Sport Universel Illustré – 28 August 1897
Comment is on the way. (Translation included at the end) Avec l’autorisation du Bibliothèque national francais gallica.bnf.fr – Texte et photos compilé par motorracinghistory.comLe Sport Universel Illustré – 2e Année, 28 August 1897 PARIS-TROUVILLE – AUTOMOBILES NOUS avons déjà résumé en quelques lignes la physionomie de la course d’automobiles Paris-Trouville, organisée par notre confrère le […]
La Course Paris-Trouville – Le Sports Universel Illustré – 21 August 1897
The Paris-Trouville race of 14th August 1897 covered almost the same distance and the same speed was achieved as in the three weeks earlier Paris-Diepp race. Here also, cars and moto and motocycles particpated, divided in two classes. Winner of the cars class was Gilles Hourgières in a Panhard & Levassor. This is a very […]
Automobile – Paris-Dieppe – Le Sports Universel Illustré – 7 August 1897
In the Paris-Dieppe race of July 1897 , covering some 170 kilometers, the average speed already had reached about 40 kmh. One of the particpants, Rivierre, tells about his experience during the more than 4 hours lasting race event. The motocycles and light cars definitively were the most advantageous participants, although the 3-tonne weighing break […]
L’Automobile, Les Grandes Épreuves – Les Sports modernes – January 1901
In this article, most of the “Grandes Épreuves” are briefly highlighted. The 1895 Paris-Bordeaux, the 1896 Paris-Marseille, the 1897 Paris-Dieppe, the 1898 Paris-Amsterdanm as well as the 1899 Tour de France. From 1900, the Circuit du Sud-Ouest, Semaine de Nice, Paris-Roubaix as the Bordeaux-Périgueux races. Then finally the Paris-Lyon, being the first Gordon Bennet Cup […]
L’Automobile, Les Grandes Épreuves, Translation – Les Sports modernes – January 1901
In this article, most of the “Grandes Épreuves” are briefly highlighted. The 1895 Paris-Bordeaux, the 1896 Paris-Marseille, the 1897 Paris-Dieppe, the 1898 Paris-Amsterdanm as well as the 1899 Tour de France. From 1900, the Circuit du Sud-Ouest, Semaine de Nice, Paris-Roubaix as the Bordeaux-Périgueux races. Then finally the Paris-Lyon, being the first Gordon Bennet Cup […]
The Paris-Dieppe Race – The Automotor – 18 August 1897
The 1897 Paris-Dieppe race of July here was reported by the young automotive magazine The Automotor and Horseless Vehicle Journal, in its second year and seated in London. Started reporting the newly City-to-City races on public roads. Although, in similarity to the US The Horseless Age, she reported and discussed mainly technical issues, race events […]
The Paris-Amsterdam Race – The Automotor – 15 June 1898
The 1898, the new and young automotive magazine The Automotor and Horseless Vehicle Journal, seated in London, started reporting the newly city-to-city races on public roads. Although, in similarity to the US The Horseless Age, she reported and discussed mainly technical issues, race events also came into her scope. This is an short announvement for […]
The Paris-Amsterdam-Paris Moto-Vehicle Competition – The Automotor – 15 August 1898
The 1898, the young automotive magazine The Automotor and Horseless Vehicle Journal, in its second year and seated in London, started reporting the newly City-to-City races on public roads. Although, in similarity to the US The Horseless Age, she reported and discussed mainly technical issues, race events also came into her scope. This description of […]