Le Grand Prix de l’ACF – Translation – La Vie au Grand Air – 23 June 1906
Text and photos by authorisation of Bibliothèque nationale de France- gallica.bnf.fr https://www.bnf.fr/fr Translation by DeepL.com of Le Grand Prix de l’ACFLa Vie au Grand Air, 9th Year, No. 405, 23 June 1905, page 464-469 THE GRAND PRIX OF THE A. C. F. – By C. FAROUX Final farewell to the Gordon Bennett Cup.This year’s event […]
Le Grand Prix de l’ACF – La Vie au Grand Air – 23 June 1906
Texte et photos avec l’autorisation du Bibliothèque nationale de France- gallica.bnf.fr https://www.bnf.fr/fr La Vie au Grand Air, 9e Année, No. 405, 23 juin 1905, page 464-469 LE GRAND PRIX DE L’A. C. F. – Par C. FAROUX Dernier adieu à la Coupe Gordon-Bennett.L’épreuve de cette année est plus équitable, parce qu’elle assure à chaque pays […]
Le Grand Prix de l’ACF – Translation – Les Sports modernes – July 1906
Text and photos by authorisation of Bibliothèque nationale de France – gallica.bnf.fr https://www.bnf.fr/fr Translation by DeepL.com of LE GRAND PRIX DE L’AUTOMOBILE-CLUB DE FRANCELes Sports Modernes, 9th Year, 11th Serie, No. 15, July 1906 THE GRAND PRIX OF THE AUTOMOBILE CLUB OF FRANCE „Oh my dear, what am I hearing? What news is this? […]
Sensationelle Entscheidung in Paris- Automobil-Zeitung – 1 January 1905
This article in the Austrian Automobil-Zeitung is one of many more that would make a whole series of reports on the decision of the French ACF for the 1906 Grand Prix as replacement of the Gordon Bennett Cup series. Indeed, there was much protest to the French arguments, by most of the non-French automobile countries. […]
In welcher Sauce werden wir gegessen? – Automobil-Zeitung – 25 December 1904
This article in the Austrian Automobil-Zeitung is one of many more that would make a whole series of reports on the decision of the French ACF for the in 1906 Grand Prix as a replacement of the Gordon Bennett Cup series. Indeed, there was much protest to the French arguments, by most of the non-French […]
Le Grand Prix de l’ACF- Les Sports modernes – July 1906
Texte et photos avec l’autorisation du Bibliothèque nationale de France- gallica.bnf.fr https://www.bnf.fr/fr Les Sports Modernes, 9e Année, 11e Série, No. 15, juillet 1906 LE GRAND PRIX DE L’AUTOMOBILE-CLUB DE FRANCE « Ah ma chère, qu’entends-je ? qu’apprends-je ? Vous avez assisté à la victoire de Szisz, au triomphe des Renault ? Quelle chance vous […]
Lessons of the Grand Prix – Automobile Topics – 14 July 1906
This report shows a very critical opinion on the first Grand Prix race in itself. It states that this first Grand Prix was a failure, the two-day racing was mostly disapproved and that the road anti-dust praparation didn’t function. Above that, starting sequences the second day, were as if all cars were sent on their […]
The Flying Szisz Wins Grand Prix – Automobile Topics – 30 June 1906
The 1906 Grand Prix de l’Automobile Club de France was the first ever Grand Prix, being the successot to the Gordon Bennett Cup races. The Grand prix was run on the Sarthe circuit, a triangular form with several long stretches, resulting in high average speeds. It was run over two days in dry and very […]
Far-Reaching Effects of the Grand Prix – Automobile Topics – 28 July 1906
The detachable wheel rims are described here. Additionally, Louis Renault, the car deisgner and Ferenc (or Francois) Szisz the race driver are given many credits for their work; despite a poor evaluation of the Grand Prix race. Text and jpegs by courtesy of hathitrust.org www.hathitrust.org, compiled by motorracinghistory.com Automobile Topics, Vol. 12, No. 16, July […]