20-21 October: This Weekend in Motor Sport History
Discover the momentous motor sports events that took place this weekend in history …….. ~20 October~ 1938: Chris Staniland driving a Multi-Union set an all-time Brooklands (England) record for Class D (under 3,000 cc) of 141.45 mph. 1957: Jack Smith edged Lee Petty to win the 100-mile #NASCAR Grand National event at North Wilkesboro Speedway.…
6-7 October: This Weekend in Motor Sport History
Discover the momentous motor sporting events that took place this weekend in history …… ~6 October~ 1906: The third Vanderbilt Cup Race was held, considered the most competitive in the series, featured 17 cars from France, USA, Germany and Italy. The field included several of best European drivers including; Vincenzo Lancia, Camille Jenatzy, Felice Nazzaro…
1-7 October: Motoring MIlestones
Discover the momentous motoring vents that tool place this week in history …… 110 years ago this week, the Ford Model T (cover image)was introduced to the American public, and Ford’s affordable revolution had begun [1 October 1908]. Beginning in 1903, Henry Ford and his engineers struggled for five difficult years to produce a reliable,…
11-12 August: This Weekend in Motor Sport History
Discover the momentous motor sports events that took place this weekend in history ……. ~11 August~ 1953: Tazio Nuvolari (60), Italian motorcycle and #racing driver, known as Il Mantovano Volante (The Flying Mantuan) or Nivola, died. He was the 1932 European Champion in #Grand Prix motor racing. Dr Ferdinand Porsche called Nuvolari “The greatest driver…
23-29 July: Motoring Milestones
Discover the momentous motoring events that took place this week in history ……. 160 years ago this week, Peugeot Freres registered its “lion with or without arrows” trademark, a logo widely used in later years on its automobiles [26 July 1858]….. 140 years ago this week, the Green Bay-Madison steam automobile race in Wisconsin, US…
21-22 July: This Weekend in Motor Sport History
Discover the momentous motor sports events that took place this weekend in history ……. ~21 July~ 1904: Louis Rigolly, driving a 15-litre Gobron-Brillie on the Ostend-Newport road in Belgium, became the first man to break the 100 mph barrier in a car by raising the land-speed record to 103.55 mph. 1946: The first post-war speed…
14-15 July: This Weekend in Motor Sport History
Discover the momentous motor sports events that took place this weekend in history …… ~14 July~ 1900: Miss Wemblyn, driving a 6-hp Panhard et Levassor, won the special Ladies Race in Ranelagh – although for women only, this race is often cited as the first female racing victory in Great Britain. 1935: Rudolf Caracciola driving…
9-15 July: Motoring Milestones
Discover the momentous motoring events that took place this week in history ….. 120 years ago this week, Thomas Cook & Son and the Compagnie d’Automobiles began the first six-day bus excursion, leaving Paris in a DeDion et Bouton steam-powered omnibus and reaching Aix-le-Bains on schedule – although successful, the firms decided against additional trips…
7-8 July: This Weekend in Motor Sport History
Discover the momentous motor sports events that took place this weekend in history …… ~7 July~ 1898: The Paris-Amsterdam race organised by the Automobile Club de France began and was the first occasion when a major motor race crossed an international border. Held over 7 days and covering 890 miles, the race was won by…
2-8 July: Motoring Milestones
Discover the momentous motoring events that took place this week in history ….. 120 years ago this week, the Paris-Amsterdam race organised by the Automobile Club de France began and was the first occasion when a major motor race crossed an international border [7 July 1898]. Held over 7 days and covering 890 miles, the…
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