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Alec Wise at the 1911 French Grand Prix (Upd. Renfrew, Wise, Reid and Christiaens)
From Tim Amyes of the Scottish Motor Museum Trust we received several evocative photos of an Arrol-Johnston that took part in the 1911 French Grand Prix. Its driver was Alec Wise (*) who joined Arrol-Johnston in Paisley in 1909. He became company test driver In 1911. Three cars were entered in the French Coupe des Voiturettes at Boulogne, he was reserve. In 1912 he was driver of one of three Arrol-Johnston's entered in the 1000 mile French Grand Prix. He finished fifth at an average speed of 56.4 mph. Subsequently he joined Hillman as a test driver. After retiring he came back to Hillman as test driver for the hush-hush Hillman Imp and he and Bill White drove Imp WHS 171 100,000 miles in one year all over Britain to prove its reliability.
(*) Can you tell us more about Alec Wise, or perhaps who's who in the photo of the three drivers?
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lunedì luglio 11th, 2011
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Sconosciuto
13 Luglio 2011, 07:39
Sconosciuto
12 Luglio 2011, 17:59
No Arrol-Johnston in the 1911 Grand Prix de France held on july 23, 1911 at Le Mans. (don't mix up the "Grand Prix de France" and the "Grand Prix de l'Automobile Club de France". It's two different races at that time).
Wyse is in the midle of the second picture, at the right his team-mate James Reid. Don't know who is the man on the left. (sure not Crossman)
The third picture show Joseph Christiaens and his Excelsior! (1912 Grand Prix de l'Automobile Club de France at Dieppe)
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Wyse is in the midle of the second picture, at the right his team-mate James Reid. Don't know who is the man on the left. (sure not Crossman)
The third picture show Joseph Christiaens and his Excelsior! (1912 Grand Prix de l'Automobile Club de France at Dieppe)
Sconosciuto
12 Luglio 2011, 10:21
I expect T.A.S.O. Mathieson's "Grand Prix Racing 1906-1914, a History of the Grand Prix De L'Automobile" can answer the questions: will look it up later.
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From left to right - Renfrew who was Wise's riding mechanic in the 1912 GP de l'ACF/Coupe de L'Auto at Dieppe, then Wise, and Arrol-Johnston teammate Reid.
Photo with car #50:
Christiaens' Excelsior in the 1912 GP de l'ACF at Dieppe.