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    team of three riders. The Bol d’Or, first organized by Eugene Mauve, in 1922, was a race for motorcycles, and automobiles limited to 1100cc engine capacity...
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    (new Corre La Licorne 6/8 CV, Petit) 2nd - Bol d'or automobile 1931, (Fernand Vallon) 1st - Bol d'or automobile 1932 (Fernand Vallon) 1st - Circuit de Torvilliers...
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    were soon separated. The most notable motorcycle endurance race was the Bol d'Or, first run on the circuit of Vaujours, near Paris in 1922. Only one rider...
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    race is organized by the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO) and is part of the Endurance FIM World Championship. When the Bol d'Or moved from Bugatti Circuit...
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  • the Bol d'Or. Burgess Wise 2004, p. 527. Burgess Wise 2004, p. 527. Burgess Wise, David (2004). The New Illustrated Encyclopedia of Automobiles. Greenwich...
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    organized from 1924 to 1937 with the best French and British racers. The Bol d'or, the well-known French motorcycle endurance race of 24 hours, was held...
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    two versions of the CB1300: the standard, unfaired model, and the Super Bol D'Or (in Europe the CB1300S), with half fairing. The CB1300 has never been sold...
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  • by Carrosserie Autobleu. The Autobleu Simca appeared in the 1949 Bol d'Or automobile. Driven by Just-Emile Vernet, it won the 1100 cc class, and placed...
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    polyurethane material for the seat cushion. From 2005, the CB400 Super Bol d'Or has been available with a half-fairing in Japan and later in SE Asia as...
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  • knocked unconscious and the boat washed up ashore. Winner of the 1984 Bol d'Or, 2nd in the 1984 Motorcycle Endurance Championship 3rd of the Transat Jacques...
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    Giraud-Cabantous also competed in sports car racing, winning the 1930 Bol D'Or and finishing second at the 1938 24 Hours of Le Mans and at the 1953 12...
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    twelfth place at the Coupe d'Automne, and in 1955 placed tenth at the Bol d'Or automobile with John Simone. Blumlein, David (July 2012). "Monopoles at Le Mans"...
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  • An 1,100 cc E.H.P. driven by Boris Ivanowski also won the 1926 24-hour "Bol d'Or" race in St. Germain, with an average speed of 66.9 km/h (41.6 mph). Le...
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    VFR was announced in 1986, after an initial press viewing at the 1985 Bol d'Or. The previous VF700/750F models revealed Honda's new devotion to the V4...
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  • successes, a Lambert 1100 being placed second in its class at the 1951 Bol d'Or race with further racing successes following in 1952 and 1953. "Automobilia"...
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    motorcycle which was unveiled at the 1977 Milan show. It entered the 1978 Bol d'Or 24 hour endurance race, however it retired with mechanical issues after...
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    During this period, the firm entered road racing competitions and won the Bol d'or endurance race. After the Second World War they produced the single-cylinder...
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  • second race of the day. He reunited with Thirion to win his class in the Bol d'Or at Montlhéry. In June, he raced at Le Mans as part of the official Porsche...
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  • company was founded by M. Eugene Mauve, who was also the instigator of the Bol d'Or race for cyclecars and latterly motorcycles, now held at the Le Mans circuit...
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    used a Benjamin cyclecar. She competed in the Tour de France Automobile in 1923; Bol d'Or 1922, 1923, 1926-8; Paris~Pyrenees 1922, 1923; Paris~Nice 1923...
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  • driving a "Rally" (Automobiles Rally - Colombes), he finished 4th in the 24-hour race at St. Germain-en-Laye (France) the "VII° Bol d'Or" driving the full...
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  • Renault 4CV) amidships. The BMS was a regular at Montlhéry, and won the Bol d'Or in 1952 and 1953. Another project that Chappe et Gessalin were involved...
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    entered a 750 cc Panhard-Monopole, but did not finish due to an accident. Bol d'Or 1955 — Drove a 750 cc Panhard-Monopole with teammate de Montrémy to a tenth...
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    1972 to 1977 CB 450 N, a later, simpler version of the CB450 CB 900 F/F2 "Bol d´Or" (also built in 750 and 1100 versions) 1979 to 1984) CB150R Streetfire...
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    Federation of Motorcycles (FFM) and an engines controller for races such as Bol d'or, Coupe du Salon and the Lapize hill climbing event. In 1973, with three...
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  • company produced a rally-car which went on to win many races, such as the Bol d'or race, during a time when it was raced by cars and motorcycles. The factory...
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  • and two further rallies in Belgium. He entered the Mille Miglia and the Bol d'Or at Montlhéry but did not attend either race. He reunited with Houel to...
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    lady racer Violette Morris at the wheel of the winning car), at the 1927 Bol d'Or. In 1928 a BNC finished in seventh place at Le Mans. At the 1929 Le Mans...
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    and Georges Casse had just finished 1–2–3 at the single-driver 24-hour Bol d’Or cyclecar race the weekend before Le Mans. Two VAL-3 voiturettes were entered...
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    prepared for the 1952 racing season. After the crash of 356/2-060 at the Bol d'Or in Montlhéry on June 8, 1952, a new car was needed with a high roof to...
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