24-25 February: This weekend in Motor Sport History
Discover the momentous motor sports events that took place this weekend in history….. ~24 February~ 1924: Harlan Fengler won the 250 mile season opening AAA Championship race on the 1.25 mile high banked board Los Angeles Motor Speedway. Fengler averaged 116.6 mph in his Miller. It was the 2nd and final Championship race win for…
17-18 February: This Weekend in Motor Sport History
Discover the momentous motor sports events that took place this weekend in history….. ~17 February ~ 1901: The first car named Mercedes, made by Daimler, debuted at the Circuit du Sud-OuestFrance. Maurice Farman recorded his first racing victory, winning in a 24-hp Panhard – his brother, Henri Farman, finished second in a 12-hp Darracq. It…
29 January – 4 February: Motoring Milesones
Discover the momentous motoring events that took place this week in motoring history ……. 120 years ago this week, the Travelers Insurance Company of Hartford, Connecticut, US extended coverage to the owner of an automobile, making them the first company to issue car insurance policy to an individual [1 February 1898]. Dr. Truman J. Martin…
22 February – 5 March: Motoring Milestones
Cars, people and events in this week’s Motoring Milestones include Rudolf Diesel, Daimler, Parry Thomas, Ferrari and Only Fools and Horses 130 years ago today, the Daimler “Benzin motor carriage” made its first test run in Esslingen and Cannstatt, Germany [4 March 1887]. It was Gottlieb Daimler’s first four-wheel motor vehicle. The “Benzin” has nothing…
30 January – 5 February: Motoring Milestones
Cars, people and events in this week’s Motoring Milestones include: rallycross, Daytona, Malcolm Campbell, hillclimb, Toyota and Top Gear. 210 years ago this week, Isaac de Rivaz was issued with a French patent for his explosion motor, an important ancestor of the modern internal combustion engine [30 January 1807]…… 120 years ago this week, the…
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