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Tracta, 1929 race car
« on: April 02, 2012, 01:25:50 PM »
Who knows this racing car?
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Re: grob 2012_04_02 (05)
« Reply #1 on: April 04, 2012, 02:47:35 AM »

Chenard Walker??
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Re: grob 2012_04_02 (05)
« Reply #2 on: April 04, 2012, 06:31:59 AM »
No, but it is french and the make is, I think, better known than Chenard & Walcker.
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Re: grob 2012_04_02 (05)
« Reply #3 on: May 10, 2012, 03:34:17 PM »
One step up to the Experts.
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Re: grob 2012_04_02 (05)
« Reply #4 on: May 11, 2012, 08:44:28 AM »
1923 Bugatti Type 32 Tank?
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Re: grob 2012_04_02 (05)
« Reply #5 on: May 11, 2012, 12:30:57 PM »
Not a Bugatti.
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Re: grob 2012_04_02 (05)
« Reply #6 on: May 11, 2012, 04:40:34 PM »
1929 Tracta front wheel drive 933cc
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Re: grob 2012_04_02 (05)
« Reply #7 on: May 11, 2012, 05:32:35 PM »
Right, itīs the victorious Tracta at the 1929 Gaillon race, with its driver Monsieur Bourcier.
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Re: Tracta, 1929 race car
« Reply #8 on: May 12, 2012, 01:21:49 AM »
The engine was a supercharged two-stroke unit!
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Re: Tracta, 1929 race car
« Reply #9 on: May 12, 2012, 03:24:53 AM »
And it had front wheel drive, of course.

An exclusive mixture, indeed...
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Re: Tracta, 1929 race car
« Reply #10 on: May 12, 2012, 10:57:00 AM »
The car pictured ran at Le Mans in 1929 driven by R Bourcier and Tribaudot.  It failed to finish.

I may have the capacity wrong as the book I'm consulting says 933, 985, 988, 993, & 999 cc for the four Tractas in the race!
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Re: Tracta, 1929 race car
« Reply #11 on: May 12, 2012, 12:48:39 PM »
Quote from: D-type on May 12, 2012, 10:57:00 AM
I may have the capacity wrong as the book I'm consulting says 933, 985, 988, 993, & 999 cc for the four Tractas in the race!
Bellu has this one as 999 cc.
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Re: Tracta, 1929 race car
« Reply #12 on: May 12, 2012, 02:10:13 PM »
Letīs call it Tracta 1000, O.K.?  ;)
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Re: Tracta, 1929 race car
« Reply #13 on: May 14, 2012, 07:07:50 AM »
Quote from: Wendax on May 12, 2012, 01:21:49 AM
The engine was a supercharged two-stroke unit!
Gegoire in Best Wheel Forward (trans Charles Miesl) "In 1929 again three Tractas started [at Le Mans]. Fenaille also entered under the same name a car of his own design equipped with a curious engine, a two-stroke, twin cylinder engine with two pistons per cylinder and equipped with a supercharger"
Normal Tracras had SCAP engines, some with Cozette supercharging.
I have a photo of this car when it ran at Le Mans driven by Bourcier and Tribaudot (as Duncan has stated) but I can't be sure it's a Gregoire Tracta or the Fenaille job.
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