Motor Grand Prix
FAMOUS RACER KILLED By Cable. —Press Association.—Copyright By Cable. —Press Association. —Copyright Reed. 1.49 p.m. PARIS, Sunday. A sensational fatality occurred in connection with the preliminary heats of the automobile Grand Prix. The famous driver De Courcelles daringly quitted the banking while chasing a rival, and passed the grandstand at a speed of 125 miles an hour. A moment afterwards he lost control and crashed headlong against a tree. There was a tremendous report. The tree was almost uprooted, and the machine was smashed to pieces, which were scattered many yards around. De Courcelles was killed outright. M. Benoist won the Automobile Club’s Grand Prix, travelling 375 miles in 4 hours 45 minutes 41 seconds. Bourliet was second in 4 hours 54 minutes 15 seconds, and More, third, put up a time of 5 hours 11 minutes 31 seconds. —Sun.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 87, 4 July 1927, Page 9
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