Delage 15 S8: Lory's 1½-litre straight-eight Grand Prix car
Albert Lory designed the Delage 15 S8, a 1½-litre supercharged straight-eight Grand Prix car, in 1926; its 1,488 cc twin-cam engine gave 170 bhp at…
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Bugatti Type 59: history, racing record and the surviving cars
The Bugatti Type 59 is the last two-seater Grand Prix car from Ettore Bugatti's factory at Molsheim, raced by the works team from 1933 to 1936: a…
The Better Way to Drive South in France From England
If you’re heading south into France from the UK this summer and your journey involves Le Mans, Paris, Bordeaux or any part of the southern reaches of…
Le Mans to Tours via that Mulsanne Straight
Anyone who has visited the Le Mans Museum right alongside the circuit entrance will be left with a burning desire to go and investigate the Mulsanne…
100 Years ago, 19,240 Fell In One Day. The Somme Began.
On 1st July this year, it will be 100 years since the commencement of what became known as the Battle of The Somme.
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Bugatti Type 35: history, versions, racing record and survivors
The Bugatti Type 35 is the eight-cylinder Grand Prix racing car Ettore Bugatti built at his factory at Molsheim, in Alsace, France, from 1924 to 1930, raced with his works team and sold to private drivers.
On Track in The Charente – Circuite de Haute Saintonge in France
France has a rich history of motor racing and while the country did not have the huge number of redundant post war military airfields that started…
Street Racing In The Sunshine – Tour Des Remparts Report
Christophe Terriou over does the slide and is just about to hit the barrier, no real damage, just a little embarrassed If you weren’t at the Masters…
Circuit Des Remparts Preview
Pressing commitments mean that I’ll be missing the Tour De Remparts this year, though a short notice gap in the calendar meant that we did take the…
Dijon Motors Cup 2013
With the temperature at a wonderful 28 degrees C and a bit of a breeze, Dijon in France offered the perfect summer weather for racing over the…
Driving in France? Better Be Ready To Blow
This rather nifty and cost effective packet landed through the mail yesterday.
Want to Avoid Speeding Fines in France? Blame Your Dog
You may have read elsewhere here about the relationship we developed a few years ago with the Gendarmes in France .
Andy Meets The Gendarmes
Anyone used to driving throughout Europe on UK plates smugly thinking you’re immune and un-catchable would do well to think again if visiting France…