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Circuit Of Europe
The Circuit of Europe (''Circuit d'Europe'') was an air race held in 1911. A prize of £8,000 was offered by ''Le Journal (Paris), Le Journal'' for the entire Circuit, with additional prizes for the individual stages. The stages of the race totalled were: *Paris-Liège: 325 km (203 mi). Control at Reims. Prize £1600. *Liège-Spa-Liège: . Control at Belle Fagne, near Malchamp. Prize £400. *Liège-Utrecht: Control at Verloo. Prize £1,200, and a prize of £400 for the first Dutch aviator to finish the stage. *Utrecht-Brussels: Control at Breda. Prizes £1,600 (£1,000 for the time from Paris to Brussels, and £600 for the Utrecht-Brussels leg). *Brussels-Roubaix : Prize £600 *Roubaix-Calais: Prize £400 *Calais-London (Hendon Aerodrome): Controls at Dover and Shoreham-by-Sea, Shoreham. Prizes: £2,500 offered by the Evening Standard, Standard for the overall time between Paris and London, and £400 offered by Shoreham for daily stage. *London-Calais: Prize £400. *C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Air Race
Air racing is a type of motorsport that involves airplanes or other types of aircraft that compete over a fixed course, with the winner either returning the shortest time, the one to complete it with the most points, or to come closest to a previously estimated time. History The first 'heavier-than-air' air race was held on 23 May 1909 - the Prix de Lagatinerie, at the Port-Aviation airport south of Paris, France. Four pilots entered the race, two started, but nobody completed the full race distance; though this was not unexpected, as the rules specified that whoever travelled furthest would be the winner if no-one completed the race. Léon Delagrange, who covered slightly more than half of the ten laps was declared the winner. Some other minor events were held before the ''Grande Semaine d'Aviation de la Champagne'' in 22–29 August 1909 at Reims, France. This was the first major international flying event, drawing the most important aircraft makers and pilots of the era, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
