June 24th
The first event to attract the public was a match between the Hon. C. S. Rolls, riding a De Dion motor tricycle... The Autocar, 24th June 1899
The First Race
Geo Ham (Georges Hamel) died in Paris.
It was a small funeral. Surprising, really, given that the was the most important French artist in the aviation and automotive sector, as well as a designer of cars and motorcycles including the Motobécane Superculasse.
Geo Ham