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1900 April 23rd. Organised by the [[1900 Automobile Club of Great Britain and Ireland| Automobile Club]] it started from London and went through Bristol, Birmingham, Derby, Manchester, Kendal, Carlisle, Edinburgh, Newcastle, York, Leeds, Sheffield, Lincoln, Nottingham, Leicester, Northampton and back to London. | 1900 April 23rd. Organised by the [[1900 Automobile Club of Great Britain and Ireland| Automobile Club]] it started from London and went through Bristol, Birmingham, Derby, Manchester, Kendal, Carlisle, Edinburgh, Newcastle, York, Leeds, Sheffield, Lincoln, Nottingham, Leicester, Northampton and back to London. | ||
Revision as of 08:26, 3 November 2022
The great Thousand Miles Trial of 1900 extended from April 23 to May 12.
See also -
- List of Judges
- List of Entries and Drivers
- The Route and Report by F. H. Butler
- Awards Section 1 - (Trade Entries)
- Awards Section 2 - (Private Entries)
Reports.[1]
1900 April 23rd. Organised by the Automobile Club it started from London and went through Bristol, Birmingham, Derby, Manchester, Kendal, Carlisle, Edinburgh, Newcastle, York, Leeds, Sheffield, Lincoln, Nottingham, Leicester, Northampton and back to London.
It left from Grosvenor Place, London and there were 83 entries of whom 65 actually started. By Edinburgh 51 were still running. 35 vehicles made it back to London.
Eleven of the Daimlers took awards.
The following maintained a speed of not less than the legal limit throughout:—
Four hill-climbing competitions were held during the trial. At Taddington the following ascended at 12 miles per hour or over:
- Ariel tricycle (Mr. A. J. Wilson),
- 12-h.p. Panhard (Hon. C. S. Rolls),
- Ariel quadricycle,
- Ariel tricycle with trailer,
- 8-hp Napier ( Mr. E. Kennard), and
- 12-hp Daimler (Mr. J. A. Holder).
At the steep portion of Shap Fell the Empress tricycle and Mr. Rolls's Panhard were the most successful.
On Dunmail Raise the Napier, Empress tricycle, and Mr. Rolls's Panhard were 'up to the limit,' while on Birkhill the Ariel quadricycle, Ariel tricycle with trailer, Enfield quadricycle, and Mr. Rolls's Panhard achieved the same result.
Listed finishers [2]
- C. S. Rolls - Panhard
- J. S. Montague - Daimler
- Mark Mayhew - Panhard
- Holder - Daimler
- Mayhew - Peugeot
- Butler - Panhard
- Browne - Panhard
- Kennard - Napier
- Pinnan - Daimler
- Cordingley - MMC
- Gregson - Daimler
- Siddeley - Daimler
- Exe - Daimler
- Bazalgette - Benz
- Phillips - Mors
- Ashby - Tricycle
- Iliffe - Quadricycle
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ The Autocar 1900/01/06
- ↑ The Leeds Mercury, Monday, May 14, 1900
- Vital to the Life of the Nation. Published 1946.
- The Early History of Motoring by Claude Johnson
- Autocar 1900/01/13