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 […]
Histoire du Grand Prix – La Vie au Grand Air – 11 July 1914
Texte et images jpg compilé par motorracinghistory.com, avec l’autorisation aimable de gallica.bnf.fr / / Bibliothèque national françaisLa Vie au Grand Air, 17e Année, No. 825, 11 juillet 1914 L’HISTOIRE DU GRAND PRIX PAR JACQUES MORTANE LE Grand Prix de l’A. C. F. est sans contestation possible la plus imposante épreuve de l’année. Seul le Grand […]
Apres la Defaite de Lyon – La Vie au Grand Air – 11 July 1914
exte et images jpg avec l’authorisation du Bibliothèque national français gallica.bnf.fr compilé par motorracinghistory.com La Vie au Grand Air, 17e Année, No. 825, 11 juillet 1914 APRES LA DEFAITE DE LYON BY PAUL MEYAN QUELQUE pénible que puisse être pour notre amour-propre la journée du 4 juillet, nous devons reconnaitre loyalement que nous avons été […]
