4-10 December: Motoring Milestones
Discover the momentous motoring events that took place this week in history ……. 120 years ago this week, the London Electric Cab Company began regular service using cars designed by Walter Bersey [6 December 1897] . With a top speed of 9-12 mph, Walter Bersey’s taxis, which used a 40-cell battery and 3-bhp electric motor…
25-26 November: This Weekend in Motor Sport History
Momentous motor sports events that took place during this weekend in history ……. ~25 November~ 1920: Gaston Chevrolet, the younger brother of famous automobile designer and racer Louis Chevrolet, was killed during a race in Beverly Hills, California. He joined his brothers Louis and Andre in the establishment of a racing car design company: the Frontenac…
30 October – 5 November: Motoring Milestones
Momentous motoring events that took place during this week in history ……. 120 years ago this week, Ransom E. Olds received his first patent for a “Motor Carriage” (“in which the motive power is produced by a gasolene-motor to produce a road vehicle which will meet most of the requirements for the ordinary uses on the…
6-12 November: Motoring Milestones
Momentous motoring events that took place during this week in history ……. 110 years ago this week, the first track records were set at Brooklands Frank Newton in a 25.6 hp Napier covered the flying 1/2 mile at 77.92 mph and H C Tyron in a 38.4 hp Napier raised this record to 86.75 mph later…
14-15 October: This Weekend in Motor Sport History
Momentous motor sports events that took place during this weekend in history ……. ~14 October~ 1905: Following the success of the 1904 Vanderbilt Cup Race, the second race was held. Competing against the five American cars, France, Germany, and Italy started 14 of their greatest cars and drivers including; Vincenzo Lancia, Louis Chevrolet and George…
7-8 October: This Weekend in Motor Sport History
Momentous motor sports events that took place during this weekend in history ……. ~7 October~ 1906: Birmingham International Raceway, a 5/8-mile oval paved racetrack located at the Alabama State Fairgrounds in the Five Points West neighborhood of Birmingham, Alabama (US), hosted its first motorcycle race, followed by an automobile race three days later. 1907: A…
30 September – 1 October: This Weekend in Motor Sport History
Momentous motor sports events that took place during this weekend in history ….. ~30 September~ 1950: NASCAR promoted a 25-mile, nonpoints race for NASCAR Grand National cars at the 1/4-mile Civic Stadium in Buffalo, New York, US. Won by Bobby Courtwright, the race was the “pilot” event for the upcoming NASCAR Short Track Grand National…
23-24 September: This Weekend in Motor Sport History
Momentous motor sports events that took place during this weekend in history ….. ~23 September~ 1905: The Vanderbilt American Elimination Trial was held to determine the five entries for the Vanderbilt Cup from 12 American candidates. Albert Dingley driving a Pope-Toledo 60 hp won the 113.2 mile race. 1934: Luigi Fagioli, won the Spanish Grand…
18-24 September: Motoring Milestones
Momentous motoring events that took place during this week in history ….. 120 years ago this week, nine-year-old Stephen Kempton died, one of the first recorded traffic fatalities in Great Britain [23 September 1897]. Kempton had been trying to steal a ride from a taxi on Stockmar Road, near Hackney, London by hanging on to a…
9-10 September: This Weekend in Motor Sport History
~9 September~ 1901: The first long-distance motor race in the United States began in New York City, ending 5 days and 464 miles later in Buffalo, New York. In these early days of motor racing, the determining factor was not speed or endurance, but reliability. David Bishop’s winning Panhard et Levassor only averaged a speed…
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