New Zealand Motor Racing Photos from 1922 to 1946 This new contribution comes from artist Richard McWhannell and John Hearne - 'doyen of vintage motor sport in New Zealand'. A modern view of the beach shown in the photos can be found by clicking on this Muriwai Beach, link.  You might also like to enjoy this link on Modern racing in New Zealand.

Une sortie 4CV dans la Vienne. Dimanche 17 septembre 2006 - rendez-vous à 9 h 30 àTercé pour un départ à 9 h 45 précise. Café, gâteaux nous y attendent.

Tours is the capital city of the Indre-et-Loire département, on the lower reaches of the river Loire, between Orléans and theAtlantic coast. Touraine, the region around Tours, is known for its wines and for the perfection of its local spoken French. It is also the site of the cycling race Paris-Tours.

From Martin Stubbs

Peter D’Abbs - Motor Sport Photographer, 1921-2006 By Martin Stubbs with the assistance of his widow, Judith D’Abbs. Peter’s career in the photographic industry and his passion for motor sport photography probably started quite by accident early in 1948 when he met Dacre Stubbs who likewise had recently migrated to Australia after the war. Dacre was just establishing his commercial photographic business and had a shared interest in vintage cars and motor sport. He encouraged Peter’s growing interest in photography and in the possibility of combining this with motor racing. Peter soon mastered the necessary skills to eventually become a leading motor sport photographer starting in 1956 with the Melbourne Olympic Grand Prix at Albert Park. Over the subsequent 40 year period he amassed approximately 180,000 images, mostly shot at Victorian events including what has probably become his most famous image, the start of the 1958 Melbourne Grand Prix.  

Text & Photos by Carol Corliss                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        This privately owned gem of a circuit nestling in the Leicestershire countryside prides itself on the term “The Friendly Circuit”.   This is not a fancyful claim, the set up of the staff and personnel staffing it make a visit there a pleasant taste of what racing was like right up into the early sixties in the U.K.  Most of the staff are long serving, a good example is Gwen who has been a cheerful presence in the cafeteria for over 25 years. 

Photo reportage J-P Bush Dans le village de LÉSIGNY (grand rendez vous de tous les copains fanas d’Anciennes sur les bords de la Creuse) a peu près 300 vieilles voitures de collection, provenant pour la plus part de l'Angleterre et des Pays Bas, se sontréunies récemment dans la région de la Vienne pour faire un tour des châteaux et des vignerons de la région.

Research by J-P Bush.   In 1932 a stock model 8 hp Citroen set an extraordinary record, never since been beaten, of travelling 300 000 km in 134 days at an average speed of 93 km/h. A 1932 newspaper described the exploits of the Citroen C6G, otherwise known popularly as a Little Rosalie, a name which will be well known to Citroen enthusiasts.

The Chenard & Walcker Type TT was produced from 1913 to 1924. The Firm was based in Asnières toIn 1908, the company moved to Gennevilliers Department of the Seine - today Hauts de Seine 5 km from the heart of Paris. Peugeot absorbed this firm in 1951 and continued to produce their vans type of models. manufacture tricycles and light cars with two and four cylinders.