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[Vitesse2]

Hmm, Miss Powers appears to have been a well-known Australian music hall artiste of the time. However, I wonder if it was her real name, since 'Fanny Powers' is an eighteenth century Irish jig, written by Turlough O'Carolan

[275 GTB-4]

Hmm, Miss Powers appears to have been a well-known Australian music hall artiste of the time. However, I wonder if it was her real name, since 'Fanny Powers' is an eighteenth century Irish jig, written by Turlough O'Carolan

Fanny was a child star who became a singer and imitatrix and had 14 years of vaudeville until about 1912 when she retired to be married.

[ensign14]

I was thinking it sounded like the sort of superhero whose films would be X-rated.

[robert dick]

Original 1905 Circuit d'Auvergne map for download as *.pdf:

 

https://www.biblioth....php?q=id:81640

[Doug Nye]

Irish speling?

 

DCN

[pnegyesi]

Am I the only one who is a bit surprised -- and disappointed -- that there has not been a recent book detailing these events? These events have layers of intrigue and "interest" that simply need to be captured, developed, and recorded so that the next group can have a launching pad a tad better when they starting sniffing and sorting....

 

Well, returning to this question 18 years later may be a bit too much, but here we go. 
I am now working on a website which will take a detailed look at the story of the Gordon Bennett Cup through the years with photos, race reports, news reels, memorabilia. I just registered gordonbennettcup.racing yesterday, ordered the Montagu book, ordered the Paul Simsa book and started sniffing around. I will keep you informed on the progress. Somewhere down the line (possibly towards the end of this year or early next year) there will be a German-language book on the 1904 Gordon Bennett Cup race published.

Watch this space

[Sterzo]

Do you have access to Rose's Record of Motor Racing, pnegyesi? And Charles Jarrott's Ten Years of Motors and Motor Racing?

[pnegyesi]

Do you have access to Rose's Record of Motor Racing, pnegyesi? And Charles Jarrott's Ten Years of Motors and Motor Racing?

 

I have access to the Charles Jarrott book, which will be heavily featured in our forthcoming book on the 1902 Paris-Vienna race (this will be in English)

I will ask about the Rose book - thanks

[Doug Nye]

I could send you scans of the relevant pages from Rose if you'd like...

 

The book - even the Autobooks reprint these days - is quite highly valued.

 

DCN

[pnegyesi]

I could send you scans of the relevant pages from Rose if you'd like...

 

The book - even the Autobooks reprint these days - is quite highly valued.

 

DCN

That would be much appreciated, thank you.

[Doug Nye]

PM just sent.

 

DCN

[pnegyesi]

https://gordonbennettcup.racing is now live. It features a report on every race, plus 47 biographies and 16 brand histories. More stories will be added over time. Thanks for your help!

 

A book celebrating the 1904 Gordon Bennett Cup will be published next year to celebrate the 120th anniversary of the race.

[Sterzo]

This looks like a gold mine!

 

If I could make a gentle suggestion, pnegyesi, an old-fashoned text index might be a help, so one could navigate straight to a car or driver rather than page through. More work, I know... It looks great, anyway.

[pnegyesi]

This looks like a gold mine!

 

If I could make a gentle suggestion, pnegyesi, an old-fashoned text index might be a help, so one could navigate straight to a car or driver rather than page through. More work, I know... It looks great, anyway.

Thanks, it's actually a good idea - thank you. I will do it in the next few days - it will be in the stories section.

[pnegyesi]

This looks like a gold mine!

 

If I could make a gentle suggestion, pnegyesi, an old-fashoned text index might be a help, so one could navigate straight to a car or driver rather than page through. More work, I know... It looks great, anyway.

 

https://gordonbennettcup.racing/index/