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A Race in Belgium
On a quiet country road in Belgium near the town of Chimay is the starting line for the Grand Prix des Frontières on May 25. 1947. This was a Formula Libre race which meant colloquially “run what you brung.” On the left is a Maserati 4CL driven by Prince Bira with George Asecassis on the right in a Bugatti T59 with the remains of the 18 starters behind them. Note the crowd of enthusiastic…
His First World Championship Race
His First World Championship Race
Here is a young Stirling Moss about to go out to practice in his first World Championship F1 race, the Swiss Grand Prix which took place on the dangerous Bremgarten circuit at Berne on May 27, 1951. Moss is in one of John Heath’s F2 HWMs which were powered by the two liter four cylinder Alta motor. Heath had been invited (which means starting money) to bring two of his cars, the second one to be…
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On the Isle of Man
On the Isle of Man
This is the start of the British Empire Trophy race which was held on the Douglas Circuit, a course set out on public roads in and around the town of Douglas on the Isle of Man, on August 21, 1947. The Isle of Man is a self-governing island in the Irish Sea where public road racing is still allowed and still used for a major motorcycle competition. The street Circuit at Douglas had been used for…
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In the Wet at Spa
In the Wet at Spa
This is a rather unusual Le Mans start as a mechanic helps Luigi Chinetti climb into his Ferrari 166 Spider Corsa at the start of the Grand Prix of the 24 Hours of Belgium at Spa-Francorchamps which took place on July10-11, 1948. Chinetti, who at this time had returned to France from America where he had spent the war years and was operating a small Ferrari dealership in Paris, will be driving…
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2º Grand Prix JCC de Jersey (1948)
Geoff Richardson competia en la Fórmula 1, en la década de los años cincuenta
Majestuosa instantánea perteneciente al II Grand Prix JCC de Jersey (Gran Bretaña, 1948) disputado en el veloz circuito urbano de “St. Helier” (55 vueltas a un perímetro costero de 5,150 km). El británico Geoff Richardson (1924-2007) estuvo compitiendo en la categoría de la Fórmula 1 a lo largo de la década de los años cincuenta, casi siempre en pruebas -fue eminentemente un piloto privado- no…
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