GRAN PREMIO EL NIDO
Building on the unplanned success of 2022’s event, even less planning was done for our 2023 event and the result was even greater success. Our only planned activity was to participate in a small town parade. The parade was canceled over fear of Canadian wildfire smoke (it barely materialized). With no fixed plans, we were free to create an epic road adventure on the fly, enjoy a nostalgic return to
DE DION BOUTON
1903 DE DION BOUTON PARIS-MADRID The DeDion Bouton company was famously founded in 1883 after Jules-Albert de Dion commissioned Georges Bouton and Charles Trépardoux build a toy locomotive model for him. By the turn of the century DeDion was the worlds largest automobile manufacturer and its engines were used by a multitude of other makes (some claim as many as 150). After building Bloody Mary, I was inspired to go
MORS
1905/1917 MORS LE SANGLIER For the Mors story as told by Ab Jenkins click here [Huntsville Grand Prix website]
GN 200 Mile Racer
THE MIDDLE CHILD The GN 200 Mile Racer was my second car. My accidental discovery of CycleKarts, as the Stevensons defined them, occurred when I was looking for ideas to build a GN – something I had idly fantasized about since my teens. The time was now! (then) but I chickened out and found more sensible inspiration in the Peugeot Quadrilette. Building the Quadrilette bolstered my confidence and I plunged
GIPSY
Gipsy was born of malfeasance and negligent ambition. She was the direct product of an intentional disregard for the rule of normalcy and decency. What started as a good-intentioned desire to share in motorsports activities with my offspring quickly devolved into a Rainier-fueled descent into debauchery and stupidity of a magnitude rarely resulting in anything other than financial ruin and medical debt. It was the spring of 2016. Justin and
FIAT 130HP
1911 FIAT S74 CORSA A typical racing giant of its era, the S74 was powered by a 14 litre four cylinder engine. Curb weight was 2755 lbs and a top speed of just over 100MPH was claimed. The S74 was raced with great success both in Europe and America. I selected the S74 as my Edwardian because I have long been fascinated by FIAT and Torino in general but especially
FERRARI 166F2
1951 Ferrari 166F2 The Ferrari was my first cyclekart, and was built over about a 9 month period during 2016. Having gone over to watch the 2013 Targa Maria on Vashon Island, I returned home absolutely convinced that I must build a cyclekart. Then, as the days passed, I began to entertain dark thoughts. Practicality. Sensibility. These two enemies of whimsical creativity and fun crowded in, and I shelved my
MASERATI 250F
1954 Maserati 250F Built almost on a dare, this Maserati was conceived during late night cocktails at the Tieton warehouse in 2018. Having run the Ferrari a while, It was time to put what I’d learned to use, especially with regard to weight. The goal was to save at least 25lbs through the use of lighter frame and suspension materials. The bodywork is the same balsa plank over frames and
PANHARD RECORD
Bon Mots… The present Panhard handler is pressed for time and unable to complete his story. For better or worse, there are many, many profiles to publish and we need to keep moving… The scheme is to launch in rows (of three), gradually tightening the thematic link between the three cars. The Panhard Record was built by René Savage in the early wave of Gittreville cars. It was always a
AUTO UNION TYPE A
1934 Auto Union Type A, the brainchild of Ferdinand Porsche and Adolf Rosenberg. Built in Zwickau, Germany the V16 mid-engine Type A Auto Union performed well in it’s debut year of 1934. Winning the German, Swiss, and Czechoslovakian Grand Prix and finishing 2nd in the Italian Grand Prix, the Type A also became European mountain champion in hillclimbs. With a big emphasis on team, Dutch Bauman formed a group of specialists