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| Author: | barttore [ Wed Sep 12, 2012 5:32 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Frederick Lewellen Scholte and his ??? Bugatti |
Even though my study of Dutchmen involved in Bugatti racing (1921-1965) is published in the NL/B register part III, I keep searching for more. What amazed me that I could not find any Dutch Bugatti activity in the UK. But recently I thought that I had found one: A man with a very Dutch sounding name called F.L. Scholte competed with an "8HP Bugatti" in the Westcliff Sprint meeting of the Essex Motor Club on June 25, 1914: He won the kilometer sprint (stationary start) in the 1500cc class. I found this info in the book "Sprint-Speed hillclimbs and trials in Britain 1899-1925" by T.R. Nicholson, David&Charles Publishers, 1969, page 146. Sadly for me all to soon I found out he was not a Dutchman, but an Englishman. But he was of Dutch ascendance, his father was Dutch. He was a a consultant automobile engineer and a Lieutenant Colonel in the Royal Flying Corps. More info on the man here: http://david-crouch.com/Gardner%20-%20Watson/Second%20Site/Gardner%20-%20Watson-o/p314.htm So far the man. But how about his car ? Wiki does not know him. Eaglesfield does not mention him. Who can tell us more ? |
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| Author: | 37quest [ Thu Sep 13, 2012 12:35 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Frederick Lewellen Scholte and his ??? Bugatti |
I have recently acquired a car with UK race history in early sprints but also with a les well known driver and i discovered a there are around 500 les well known/amateur drivers. A book/directory is being compiled but is probably at least 2 years away. http://lewesspeedtrials.co.uk/ |
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