~22 July ~ 1894: A Peugeot driven by Frenchman Albert Lemaître won the Paris-Rouen race and the first prize of 500 francs. It was sponsored by Le Petit Journal, who declared that ‘the competition is…
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~ 15 July ~ 1911: Jake DeRosier, on an Indian, defeated Charlie Collier, on a Matchless, in a 10 lap (22 mile) motorcycle race at Brooklands, England. He was one of the first factory-backed motorcycle…
~ 8 July ~ 1950: The first race meeting was held at the former wartime airfield of Castle Combe, Wiltshire although spectators were not allowed. Spectators were allowed in to the next meeting on the…
~1 July ~ 1899: Mme Labrousse, believed to be the first woman to compete in an automotive speed event, finished fifth in the Paris-Spa race. 1900: Vincenzo Lancia made his racing debut, winning a speed…
~24 June ~ 1923: Opel recorded its finest racing moment when a 12-litre car built in 1913 won a beach race on Fano Island, Denmark at a speed of 128 mph. 1951: Peter Walker and…
17 June 1904: The Gordon Bennett Cup, formally titled the V Coupe Internationale, was held on the Homberg Circuit in Germany. The race consisted of four laps of the circuit to make the total distance…
Momentous motoring racing events that took place during this weekend in history ….. ~ 10 June ~ 1907: Five vehicles left Peking at the start of the Peking-Paris rally sponsored by Parisian daily newspaper Le…
~3 June~ 1908: Alfred Velghe, known as Levegh, driving a Mors 28hp car won the Bordeaux-Perigueux-Bordeaux race (195.5 miles), in 4 hours 1 minutes 45 seconds The first stage of the race (72 miles) was…
~27 May~ 1905: White’s ‘Whistling Billy’ steam car made its racing debut, with Webb Jay winning the opening 10-mile race at Chicago’s Harlem Racetrack. Arguably the most famous steam car ever produced, ‘Whistling Billy’ was…
~20 May~ 1903: The first commercial vehicle race began in New York City, with two races on two days sponsored by the Automobile Club of America (ACA). The light truck winner for both races was…