1903 Gordon Bennett Cup
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The 1903 Gordon Bennett Cup, formally titled the IV Coupe Internationale, was a motor race held on 2 July 1903 on the Athy Circuit, a circuit consisting of closed roads in Leinster, Ireland. The race
Jenatzy 1903 Gordon Bennett
Commemorative monument to the race in the Moat of Ardscull
Magazine spread showing three Gordon Bennett Cup Teams in 1903: German Mercedes (top), USA Wintons and Peerless (middle) and British Napiers (bottom)
Paris–Madrid race
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The Paris–Madrid race was a city-to-city motor race that began on 24 May 1903. The event was organized by the Automobile Club de France and the Royal Automobile Club of Spain,.
1903 Gordon Bennett Cup
…saved motorsport" and was the first to be held on a closed circuit. This shift toward safer, closed-circuit formats came immediately after the deadly Paris–Madrid race of 1903, which had resulted in numerous fatalities and led organizers to seek more controlled environments for motor racing. British driver Selwyn Edge…
Mark Mayhew and riding mechanic Alex Mosses on their Napier L1 at the start. Their race ended in a crash after a steering failure.
Henri Rougier driving his Turcat-Méry 45-hp finished 11th overall, and 9th in the heavy car class
Illustration of the accident that took the lives of Marcel Renault and his mechanic.