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 […]
Troisième Course d’automobiles, Paris-Marseille-Paris, Translation – La Nature – 7 November 1896
La Nature here brings more information on the Paris-Marseille-Paris race. Results for both A classes. The winner averaged just over 25 kmh on the entire distance. Most interesting is the diagram showing the times of arrivel over the complete distance., showing car # 6 and 8 were quickest. The first separation already took plave after […]
Troisième Course d’automobiles, Paris-Marseille-Paris – La Nature – 7 November 1896
La Nature here brings more information on the Paris-Marseille-Paris race. Results for both A classes. The winner averaged just over 25 kmh on the entire distance. Most interesting is the diagram showing the times of arrivel over the complete distance., showing car # 6 and 8 were quickest. The first separation already took plave after […]
La Course d’automobiles, Paris-Marseille-Paris – La Nature – 3 October 1896
An advance notification for the 1896 Paris-Marseille-Paris race, that was published àfter the race was completed, seems a bit out of timing. But for the popular scientific magazine La Nature, that wasn’t an issue, as they had many more to report on. Nontheless, contests of a new industry always could count on enough interest of […]
La Course d’automobiles, Paris-Marseille-Paris, Translation – La Nature – 3 October 1896
An advance notification for the 1896 Paris-Marseille-Paris race, that was published àfter the race was completed, seems a bit out of timing. But for the popular scientific magazine La Nature, that wasn’t an issue, as they had many more to report on. Nontheless, contests of a new industry always could count on enough interest of […]
La Course Paris-Marseille-Paris, Translation – Le Sport Universel Illustré -15 October 1896
Le Sport Universel Illustré was a sport magazine that principally wrote about equestrial events. Logical, as in those days, the only real motive power was the horse. In the issue, the Paris-Marseille-Paris race of September 1896, organised by the young Automobile Club de France is highlighted. It started in Versailles, took about four days and […]