Straight-8 Race Engine Popular – Motor Age – 26 May 1921
Text and jpegs by courtesy of hathitrust.org www.hathitrust.org, compiled by motorracinghistory.com Motor Age, Vol. XXXIX (39), No. 21, May 26 1921 Straight-8 Race Engine Popular Duesenbergs, Ballot, Sunbeam and Frontenac Exponents of This Type-Flywheel May Be Dispensed with-Better AccelerationBy B. M. IKERT BEFORE taking up the discussion of the modern racing engine it is […]
Small Cars Break Records Regularly in Europe – Motor Age – 13 October 1921
Text and jpegs by courtesy of hathitrust.org www.hathitrust.org, compiled by motorracinghistory.com Motor Age, Vol. XL (40), No. 18, October 13, 1921 Small Cars Break Records Regularly in Europe Rene Thomas, of Indianapolis Fame, Drives 91.5 Cu. In. Talbot-Darracq 72.1 M. P. H. in 279 Mile Race at Le Mans, FranceBy W. F. BRADLEY European Correspondent […]
Racing Engines of the Future- Motor Age – 4 August 1921
Text and jpegs by courtesy of hathitrust.org www.hathitrust.org, compiled by motorracinghistory.com Motor Age, Vol. XL (40), No. 5, August 4, 1921 Racing Engines of the Future Probabilities Are the 122 Cu. In. or 2-Liter Engine Will Be as Fast or Faster Than Its Predecessors-High Crankshaft Speed Demands Best Materials and Design THE fact that the […]
Review of racing Car Construction – Motor Age – 2 November 1922
Text and jpegs by courtesy of hathitrust.org www.hathitrust.org, compiled by motorracinghistory.com Motor Age, Vol. XLII (42), No. 18, November 2, 1922 Review of Racing Car Construction Intimate Views and Descriptions of Three Popular Speed Engines THAT motor car racing contests are beneficial to the industry from anything but a publicity standpoint is doubted by […]
250 Sparks Per Second- Motor Age – 22 June 1922
Text and jpegs by courtesy of hathitrust.org www.hathitrust.org, compiled by motorracinghistory.com Motor Age, Vol. XLI (41), No. 25, June 22, 1922 250 SPARKS PER SECOND Tremendous Duties Imposed Upon the Ignition System of a Straight Eight Engine in a 500-Mile Race – How Battery Ignition is Designed for Successful Operation at Sustained High SpeedsBy A. […]
How Racing Failures Have Improved Car Design – Motor Age – 8 June 1922
Text and jpegs by courtesy of hathitrust.org www.hathitrust.org, compiled by motorracinghistory.com Motor Age, Vol. XLI (41), No. 23, June 8, 1922 From Track Crashes Comes Safety THE reason we have faster, better and safer race cars today is because our engineers and builders have learned from wrecks. Some part lets go, perhaps. To avoid a […]
Racing Experience Helps Designers – Motor Age – 15 June 1922
Text and jpegs by courtesy of hathitrust.org www.hathitrust.org, compiled by motorracinghistory.com Motor Age, Vol. XLI (41), No. 22, June 1, 1922 Racing Experience Helps Designers Obtain Greater Power and Reliability Comparatively Few Engine Failures Noted-Compression Ratios Decidedly Increased-Effective Method of Spark Plug Cooling EvolvedBy PAUL DUMAS A PAIR of American designers A captured the big […]
Ma Course de Paris-Bordeaux, Translation – la Vie au Grand Air – 5 June 1903
Text and photo with authorisation of Bibliothèque national francais, gallica.bnf.fr, www.gallica.bnf.fr, compiled by motorracinghistory.com La Vie au Grand Air, 6e Année, No. 247, 6 juin 1903 BETWEEN US – The Paris-Madrid Race Following the ban on the Paris-Madrid race, of which only the first stage was completed, we are unable to make a logical […]
Madame Camille Du Gast, Translation – Les Sports Modernes – June 1905
Text and photos by authorisation of Bibliothèque national francais, gallica.bnf.fr, www.gallica.bnf.fr, compiled by motorracinghistory.com Les Sports Modernes, 8e Année, IIe Série, No. 2, juin 1905 Mrs. Camille Du Gast From time to time, at irregular intervals, newspapers publish a short, laconic, but eloquent piece of information, worded as follows, or thereabouts:Marseille. The liner X… has […]
Madame Camille Du Gast – Les Sports Modernes – June 1905
Text et photograhies avec l’autorisation du Bibliothèque national francais, gallica.bnf.fr, www.gallica.bnf.fr, compilé par motorracinghistory.com Les Sports Modernes, 8e Année, IIe Série, No. 2, juin 1905 Madame Camille Du Gast DE temps à autre, à des intervalles irréguliers, les journaux publient une courte, laconique, mais éloquente information, libellée comme suit, ou à peu près : Marseille. […]