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Dawson and his mechanic Martin and Don Herr, who relieved Joe would win by a 10 minute margin with a total time of 6 hours and 21 minutes - 21 minutes faster than the record with an average speed of Second would go to Teddy Tetzlaff with Hughie Hughs in third.

DePalma would be the highest of the non finishers, being classified 11th meaning that only 10 of the original 24 would make it to the finish - the same amount of finishers for the following year.

The following year saw the most international drivers in the history of the event - a grand total of 6. The qualification system was also changed, instead of being the first entry-forms to be filled, instead it was a random draw. Gil Andersen would return for another year, whilst Belgian Theodore Pilette would be the first Belgian driver to attempt the Indy Jules Goux would eventually win for Peugeot - the brands' first win since Spencer Wishart would finish second, with Charlie Merz in third.

Guyot, In a Sunbeam, a brand that would last until , would finish 4th and Belgian Pilette would round out the top 5. It was estimated that 90, people attended the race. The following year, other than Gil Andersen, only 6 French and 2 Belgian drivers would race in a rather uneventful race. Germans and Italians would also be present. The organisers would make this race miles as opposed to to see if it would be more interesting for fans. This change also moved the race into the afternoon.

This event had the smallest entry-list in Indy's history. Following this the Speedway would be used for planes during the war. Unbeknown to all, in , The Great War would break out, tens of millions would be killed and many more lives would be destroyed.

Since the war started in Europe, only events prior to the outbreak of war happened, and no European motor-racing events were between - The Indy would run consistently until , two years into The Great War, when America joined to fight. In , the French Grand Prix returned and stayed until , due to the war. Each year the French Grand Prix was consistently improving, although they did return to running over two days, in they ran for 10 laps on each day.

Jean Bassignano was killed in an accident after putting a wheel off the circuit and flipping his car. Sunbeam and Vauxhall were the newest manufacturer to Grand Prix Racing. From 's 60 second interval down to 's second interval the French organisers were constantly improving the spectacle of the French Grand Prix. Of the 47 who entered, 14 finished, though 6 hours behind the leader, Cyril De Vere only finished 1hr and 39 minutes behind the driver in front. The French Grand Prix was one to forget.

With only 20 drivers starting the race, Three drivers were killed in the space of 24 hours. Bigio was killed whilst testing his car before the race, Paul Zuccarelli was killed when he crashed into a cart and a spectator was killed when a driver crashed into a river. Following this, the circuit was never used for Motor-racing again. George Boillot won for the second time in a row. New Manufacturers were also taking an interest in this Grand Prix racing too - brands such as Fiat, Sunbeam, Peugeot, Vauxhall all making appearance.

The French Grand Prix, returned to its former glory despite being the last race before WW1 - and beiing held under political tensions. It kept the 30 second interval between the cars, and though only Opel and Alfa were the only new entrants, it was pretty similar to the previous years. Boillot was about to win his French Grand Prix in a row, however he dropped out on the final lap giving the win to the German Christian Lautenschlager who won for the second time followed by Louis Wagner and Otto Salzer.

During this time, The AAA Championship Car Season was also doing incredibly well for itself, as it was exploring new ways to race, trying out a beach course in Texas and kept racing consistently all the way until World War 2, Through WW1 and then ran consistently until , when it had a name change changing to "USAC Championship Car Season" which then ran to , before having a season over 2 years, before finally having a name change in to Indy Racing League. In , this was a feat of safety and engineering, how times have changed.

Great article had no 8dea about history of early motorsport. Thank you so much Andrzej, it means a lot I love always looking at how things evolve and change over time and seeing how different the "final" product is to the first! Excellent article! The early days of motorsports were filled with truly brave drivers.

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However, once the race began, the battery of the electric vehicle eventually died, and the other motorcycle did not have enough power to make the steep climbs on the course. The Benz cars kept the lead until the return trip. One had collided with a horse and was forced to forfeit. The Duryeas took the lead and won 1st place after completing the mile course in 7 hours and 53 minutes.

A Benz crossed the finish line an hour and a half later, taking second place. None of the other vehicles completed the race. The result was unprecedented. Though only traveling at 7. The news of the race became a national headline. The Herald was successful in their attempt to ignite the auto industry. Only a year later, in , commercial production of cars began in the U. Following the Chicago Times-Herald race, there were not any formal competitions in the U.

In places like France and Belgium, vehicles competed in timed land-speed competitions. This trend eventually made its way to Daytona Beach, Florida. However, races where cars competed alongside each other were born from the bootlegging days of Prohibition.