1904 Gordon-Bennett Eliminating Trials
From Graces Guide
Trial for cars, held on May 10th 1904 in the Isle of Man
1904 The first race for cars on the Isle of Man was not billed as a Tourist Trophy, rather as an "Eliminating Trial"[1] for the Gordon Bennett Cup event to be held later that year. The aim was to choose 3 cars for the competition. The race was five laps over a 52.15-mile course and was won by Clifford Earp in a Napier.
Reports.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]
Entrants
- J. W. Stocks - Napier
- M. Edmond - Darracq
- John Hargreaves - Napier
- M. Henri - Darracq
- Clifford Earp - Napier
- Campbell Muir - Wolseley
- S. F. Edge - Napier
- Sidney Girling - Wolseley
- A. Rawlinson - Darracq
- Charles Jarrott- Wolseley
- Mark Mayhew - Napier
Those selected were Edge, Girling and Jarrott
See Also
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Sources of Information
- ↑ The Times May 10, 1904
- ↑ Automotor Journal 1904/04/02
- ↑ Automotor Journal 1904/04/16
- ↑ Automotor Journal 1904/04/23
- ↑ Automotor Journal 1904/04/30
- ↑ Automotor Journal 1904/05/05
- ↑ Automotor Journal 1904/05/14
- ↑ Automotor Journal 1904/05/21
- ↑ The Autocar 1904/05/07
- ↑ The Autocar 1904/05/14
- ↑ The Autocar 1904/05/21