Central Garage Opens Gordon Bennett Cup Exhibition In Bad Homburg

BAD HOMBURG, 20 April, 2024 — This year marks the 120th anniversary of the 1904 Gordon Bennett Cup, the first truly international motorsport event.  Hosted between 1900-1905 the race [...]

Report on the 1905 French elimination trials with entry list, map

Following the 1904 run it was soon apparent that Wolseley will use its two 1904 “Beetle” racers again. There was to be a third Wolseley-built entry: Siddeley. Wolseley have been [...]

After S.F.Edge won the 1902 Gordon Bennett Cup in his Napier, the duty of hosting the 1903 Cup fell to Great Britain. It was decided that out of three local contenders, two will be nominated by [...]

By 1904 there were a lot of French car companies, which wanted a piece of the action. After some internal debacle, the Sporting Committee of the French Automobile Club (ACF) decided to hold a [...]

Every year the International motor Racing Research Center together with the Society of Automotive Historians hosts the Michael R. Argetsinger Symposium on International Motor Racing History. The [...]

One of the best-known sports photographers of his time, over the years Jules Beau covered the Gordon Bennett Cup races extensively. His photo albums have been made available by the Bibliotheque [...]

Napier’s first six-cylinder racing car, the L48, was first shown in June 1904. It was built for the 1904 Gordon Bennett race and contested many competition events in the U.K., including the 1905 [...]

The Dufaux brothers, Charles and Frédéric set out to build a Gordon Bennett Cup-winning racing car in the Swiss town of Geneva. Circumstances beyond their control prevented them fulfilling their [...]

Harry Harkness was an early racing driver and airplane pilot in America. In 1903 he decided to take part in the Gordon Bennett race with his self-built racing car! The effort failed.. You can [...]