Circuit Collection (page 3)

Blitzen Benz record-breaker - painting by Andrew McGeachy
The Blitzen Benz car, built in Mannheim by Benz & Cie running a full speed. At Brooklands on November 9, 1909, at the Brooklands circuit at Weybridge, Surrey

Lt John Cyril Porte (1884-1919) in his Deperdussin shortly before his accident in the Circuit of Britain in 1911. Date: 1919

The Short Biplane No2 which won the Daily Mail 1000
The Short Biplane No2 which won the Daily Mail 1, 000 prize for the first flight of one mile in a closed circuit by a British pilot in an all-British in September 1909. Horace Short is on the right

J T C Moore-Brabazon winning the Daily Mail 1000 prize
J.T.C. Moore-Brabazon winning the Daily Mail 1, 000 prize for the first flight of one mile in a closed circuit by a British pilot in an all-British aeroplane in the Short Biplane No2 at Leysdown in

Samuel Franklin Cody (1862-1913)
Samuel Franklin Cody, 1862-1913, in his circuit of Britain Biplane in 1911. Date: 1913

Cody Monoplane and Circuit of Britain Biplane on Laffans Plain

Cody Circuit of Britain Biplane

Cody Circuit of Britain Biplane at Hendon

Cody No VIA for the Seaplane Circuit of Britain was flown only with land undercarriage. This is the machine in which Cody was killed

Sopwith Tractor Biplane - landplane version
Sopwith Tractor Biplane, a landplane version of the Circuit Seaplane. 1913. Date: 1913

Sopwith Circuit Seaplane rebuilt in the form where it was inspected by King George V at the 1914 Spithead Naval Review. It later served in No 4 Wing RNAS. Date: 1914

Sopwith Circuit Seaplane 1913
Sopwith Circuit Seaplane. 1913. Date: 1913

Sopwith Circuit Seaplane at Scarborough 12 August 1913
Sopwith Circuit Seaplane at Scarborough. 12 August 1913. Date: 1913

Observation post for the officials
The observation post for the officials, enabling them to view the entire circuit

Full speed on the ten mile circuit
At full speed on the ten mile circuit; travelling at 150 mph, even faster than the plane flying above

Three winners of the Circuit des Ardennes Race: Heath (1904), De Crawhez (1903) and Jarrott (1902) Date: circa 1904

HP Panhard
70 HP Panhard, winner of Circuit des Ardennes Race, 1902 Date: 1902

SPAIN. CATALONIA. BARCELONA. Bergued஠Bridge
SPAIN. CATALONIA. BARCELONA. Bergued஠ Bridge over the Llobregat river

Cover design, Circuit of Britain Programme
Cover design, official programme issued by the Royal Aero Club for the Circuit of Britain 1010 Miles Air Race for the Second 10, 000 Daily Mail prize

Pram Race contestants, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex
As part of the week-long fun and games organised for the Walton-on-the-Naze Carnival, these young men were pictured at the start of the annual pram race

Canadian National Exhibition - Motor Racing
Canadian National Exhibition, Toronto - 1914. Motor Racing - the finish line before the Grandstand. Date: 1914

Singer Le Mans
Singer 1.5 litre Le Mans two- seater has indeed performed well on the Le Mans circuit, where sturdy build is as important as high performance. Date: 1936

Silicon Chip
An Integrated Circuit, (IC), more commonly known as a Silicon Chip, a vital component of all computers. Date: 1981

Motocross Scrambler
Doing a wheelie on a motorcycling motocross circuit. Date: 1980

A technician doing miniature work
A technician uses an unidentified instrument, incorporating a microscope and an electomagnetic circuit to work on very tiny electronic components. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

Factory technician at the control desk
A factory technician sits at the control desk for a variety of electronic systems in use at a factory. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

The Reis Telephone system
The Reis Telephone System (developed by Johann Philipp Reis, 1834 - 1874), demonstrated to the Physical Society in Frankfurt in 1861. Reis speaker worked by magnetostriction

Measuring the current of a large electronic device
A man measures the current running through a large electronic device, possibly an early computer or exchange. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

Bicycle Race at the Velodrome d Hiver, Paris, 1921
Illustration showing a Six-day bicycle race held at the Velodrome d Hiver Circuit, Paris, 1921. The cyclists raced for 144 hours to see who could cover the greatest distance over a six-day period

Chester City Walls, Cheshire, England, which uniquely has a complete circuit of ancient walls, almost 2 miles long and affording splendid views of this historic city

Santos Dumont Book
Brazilian aviation pioneer Santos-Dumonts own account of his flying career : the cover depicts his successful circuit of the Tour Eiffel, Paris, on 13 July 1901

Early Racing Brooklands
Cars hurtle round the newly- constructed circuit at Brooklands, Weybridge, Surrey

Brooklands Motor Racing
Motor racing at Brooklands, Weybridge, Surrey - Englands first purpose-made motor racing circuit

Santos Dumont at Paris
Brazilian aviator Santos- Dumont successfully flies round the Tour Eiffel, Paris, though he fails to complete the circuit in 30 minutes to win the offered prize

Lindbergh / L illustration
Charles Lindbergh and his wife, at the time of his Atlantic Circuit

Telegraph Stock Deals
Stockbrokers need high-tech communications to keep pace with their wheeling and dealing - this woman is sending coffee quotations over the ticker circuit

Racing at Brooklands
Two racing cars compete on the new circuit at Brooklands, near Weybridge, Surrey, designed for the testing of vehicles but used most famously as a race track

Paris / Eiffel Tower 1901
SANTOS-DUMONT successfully flies round the Tour Eiffel, though he fails to complete the circuit in 30 minutes to win the offered prize

Circus of Ant. Caracalla
Reconstruction of the Circus of Antonius Caracalla

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