History-Making Racing Cars, Part II – Motor Age – 14 May 1914
Text and jpegs by courtesy of hathitrust.org www.hathitrust.org, compiled by motorracinghistory.com Motor Age, Vol. XXV (225), No. 20, May 14, 1914 History-Making Racing Cars, Part II What They Did and How They Did ItBy. Darwin S. Hatch EDITOR’S NOTE. – This is the second and concluding installment of the article dealing with racing cars that […]
The Loyal Legion of Speed – Motor Age – 30 September 1915
Text and jpegs by courtesy of hathitrust.org www.hathitrust.org, compiled by motorracinghistory.com Motor Age, Vol. VI, No. 10, September 8, 1904 The Loyal Legion of Speed Being the Short and Simple Annals of the Mechanician, Unsung and Unhonored Hero By E.V. Rickenbacher and J.C. Burton HE is the Damon of the gasoline circuit, a Damon to […]
La roue métallique détachable R.-W. Translation – La Vie Automobile – 14 December 1912
In tis article, Pierre Maillard describes an important new feature on the all-metal Rudge-Whitworth wheel for 1913. This develoment, a simpler locking device, was a requirement from all-day practice. The ralatively long hub required a cost- and labor intensive activities. Now, by introducing some clearance on the nut- and the hubs threads. It may take […]
La roue métallique détachable R.-W. – La Vie Automobile – 14 December 1912
In tis article, Pierre Maillard describes an important new feature on the all-metal Rudge-Whitworth wheel for 1913. This develoment, a simpler locking device, was a requirement from all-day practice. The ralatively long hub required a cost- and labor intensive activities. Now, by introducing some clearance on the nut- and the hubs threads. It may take […]
Le Circuit d’Ardennes – La Vie au Grand Air – 11 August 1905
Avec l’authorisation du Bibliothèque national francais, gallica.bnf.fr.Text et photos compilé par motorracingistory.com. (Translation by DeepL.com included). La Vie au Grand Air – 8e Année, N°. 361, 11 août 1905. Le Circuit des Ardennes. Photos.Page 0.HÉMERY – Gagnant du Circuit des Ardennes, sur voiture Darracq, munie de pneumatiques Michelin.Page 1.LE CIRCUIT DES ARDENNESWAGNER. GAGNANT DU CIRCUIT […]
La voiture de course Renault gagnante du Grand Prix, Translation – La Vie automobile – 7 July 1906
Immediately after the first French Grand Prix in 1906, the technical oriented magazine OMNIA published this article on the winning Renault racecar. Next to the meany technical items of that car, the „jantes amovibles“ or removable rims were highlighted. Important is also the mentioning that Renault’s victory was not solely a consequence of these new […]
La voiture de course Renault gagnante du Grand Prix – La Vie automobile – 7 July 1906
Immediately after the first French Grand Prix in 1906, the technical oriented magazine OMNIA published this article on the winning Renault racecar. Next to the meany technical items of that car, the „jantes amovibles“ or removable rims were highlighted. Important is also the mentioning that Renault’s victory was not solely a consequence of these new […]
Les Pénalités dans le Sport – la Vie au Grand Air – 3 November 1905
Text et photograhies avec l’autorisation du Bibliothèque national francais, gallica.bnf.fr, www.gallica.bnf.fr, compilé par motorracinghistory.com (Translation by DeepL.com included). La Vie au Grand Air, 8e Année, No. 373, 3 novembre 1905 LES PÉNALITÉS DANS LE SPORT Hémery.Gagnant du Circuit des Ardennes et de la Coupe Vanderbilt, Hémery vient de se voir suspendu pour une année, pour […]
Victor Hémery (1876 – 1950, aged 73)
Victor Hémery Hémery was born on 18 November 1876 in Sillé-le-Guillaume, near Sarthe, France. He deceased at Le Mans on 9 September 1950, at the age of 73 years. He was also known as „le hargneux“, meaning something like „the grumpy one“, because of his mostly sturdy look, of which I beleive was more due […]
Le Grand Prix de France, Translation – la Vie au Grand Air – 29 July 1911
In 1911, the Grand Prix scene slowly came out of her hybernation. The regional Automobile Club de la Sarthe et de l’Ouest decided to organise an event, which was nicknamed by Grand Prix des Tacots (something like the old cars). Not more than 14 registrations and finally a mere three finishers could be noted in […]