Nazzaro in Fiat Captures Grand Prix – Motor Age – 4 July 1907
The 1907 Grand Prix de l’ACF, the second-ever, was held on one day on July 2nd on the triangular road course of Dieppe. Total distance was about 770 km. In contrast to last year’s Grand Prix at la Sarthe, that took two days. And of course, by chosing Dieppe near the coast, it was much […]
Autour du Circuit – La Vie automobile – 30 June 1906
Some days after the 1906 Grand Prix de l’Automobile Club de France, the journalist Pol Ravignaux writes about he event. As he says: „to discuss the race’s context rather than the race itself“. The feature of the „jantes amovibles“ is discussed, as well as several drivers strategies. Technical features of the cars and the conditions […]
Le Grand Prix de l’Automobile-Club de France. – La Vie automobile – 9 June 1906
Some two weeks before the 1906 Grand Prix de l’Automobile Club de France, the magazine La Vie automobile gave a survey of all the competitors, cars and drivers. Genaral technical specifics of the cars, things like fuel tank capacity, consumption rates etc. are given too, as well as the speed levels to be expected. Several […]
Grand Prix Impression of Two Americans – The Autombile – 12 July 1906
This article is from the hand of Mr. Batchelder; no one less than the well-known starter and referee of the Vanderbilt Cup races, a member of the Vanderbilt Cup Commission and a member of the American A. A. A. Racing Board. A real critical impression is given, not only on the Grand Prix race itself, […]
How the Grand Prix was Run and Won – The Autombile – 12 July 1906
The American journalist-expert William Bradley was stationed in Paris for many, many years. He reported a.o. for The Automobile in technical matters as well as motorracing. As such, he meticously followed the developments of the European automotive industry and racing. This large report covers that first-ever Grand Prix de l’A. C. F. of 1906. Here, […]
Le Grand Prix de l’ACF, Translation – La Vie Illustrée – 6 July 1906
The first ever French Grand Prix on the la Sarthe circuit was a two-day event, covering 26 and 27 June 1901. The time each car set on the first day determined the time they set off on the second day, The weather was not nice to be honest; it reigned a supressive heat over the […]
Le Grand Prix de l’ACF – La Vie Illustrée – 6 July 1906
The first ever French Grand Prix on the la Sarthe circuit was a two-day event, covering 26 and 27 June 1901. The time each car set on the first day determined the time they set off on the second day, The weather was not nice to be honest; it reigned a supressive heat over the […]
Le Grand Prix de l’ACF; Le Circuit de la Sarthe, Translation – La Vie Illustrée – 29 June 1906
The first ever French Grand Prix on the la Sarthe circuit was extensively reported by many French automotive magazines. So too, La Vie illustrée, dedicating two articles to that event. This first one, covers informations on the course itself (consisting mainly of open roads) as well as it’s construction work, A part of the course […]
Le Grand Prix de l’ACF; Le Circuit de la Sarthe – La Vie Illustrée – 29 June 1906
The first ever French Grand Prix on the la Sarthe circuit was extensively reported by many French automotive magazines. So too, La Vie illustrée, dedicating two articles to that event. This first one, covers informations on the course itself (consisting mainly of open roads) as well as it’s construction work, A part of the course […]
Le Grand Prix de l’A.C.F; Translation – Sporting – 26 July 1921
The well known french auto journalist Charles Faroux here writes a remarkable piece, in which technological developments of race engines and racecars are highlighted and compared between US and European developments. Here, one comes aware of how technological developments have taken place in the last twenty years. Text and fotos with permission of Bibliothèque nationale […]