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The Automobile Club de l'Ouest (Automobile Club of the West - referring to the western region of France), sometimes abbreviated to ACO, is the largest automotive group in France. It was founded in 1906 by car building and racing enthusiasts, and is most famous for being the organising entity behind the annual Le Mans 24 Hours race. The ACO is also lobbies on behalf of French drivers on such issues as road building and maintenance, the availability of driving schools and road safety classes, and the incorporation of technical innovations into new vehicles. It also runs a roadside assistance service for its members. Car redirects here. ...
1906 (MCMVI) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...
The 24 Hours of Le Mans (24 Heures du Mans) is the worlds most famous sports car endurance race, held annually at Circuit de la Sarthe near Le Mans, France, in the French Sarthe département. ...
Emergency road service (also called roadside assistance or onroad assistance) is provided by many motor clubs and vehicle insurances to their members. ...
History The ACO's history begins with the Automobile Club de la Sarthe, the ancestor of today's ACO, which was founded in the town of Le Mans; in 1906 that group, with the help of the larger Automobile Club de France organised a race on local public roads that would eventually evolve into the French Grand Prix. After World War I, the ACO turned its attention to designing a shorter circuit (again on public roads), and the organisation's chief secretary Georges Durand, together with magazine editor Charles Faroux and tyre manufacturer Emile Coquille, came up with the idea for a 24-hour race. The first Le Mans 24 Hours was held in 1923. Le Mans is a city in France, located at the Sarthe River. ...
The Automobile Club of France (French : Automobile Club de France) (ACF) is a prestigious mens club founded on November 12, 1895 by Albert de Dion, Paul Meyan, and its first president, the Dutch-born Baron, Etienne van Zuylen van Nijevelt. ...
The French Grand Prix is a Formula One race held as part of Fédération Internationale de lAutomobiles annual Formula One automobile racing championship season. ...
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A tire or tyre (see spelling differences and etymological origins) is a device covering the circumference of a wheel. ...
1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar). ...
Presidents Adolphe Singher (1906-1910), Gustave Singher (1910-1947), Paul Jamin (1947-1951), Jean-Marie Lelievre (1951-1973), Raymond Gouloumes (1973-1992), Michel Cosson (1992-2003), and Jean-Claude Plassart (2003-) have all served as president of the A.C.O.
Racing The ACO is responsible as a ruling body for race series, specifically sportscar series. The ACO has run or backed the following races or race series: The 24 Hours of Le Mans (24 Heures du Mans) is the worlds most famous sports car endurance race, held annually at Circuit de la Sarthe near Le Mans, France, in the French Sarthe département. ...
The French motorcycle Grand Prix is a motorcycling event that is part of the World Motorcycle Racing season. ...
The 2003 1000km of Le Mans was one-off sports car event run under the organization of the Automobile Club de lOuest (ACO) in preperation for the Le Mans Endurance Series. ...
The American Le Mans Series (ALMS) is a series of automobile races. ...
The Le Mans Endurance Series or LMES is a European sports car racing series created as a support series to the famed 24 Hours of Le Mans race. ...
The Le Mans Endurance Series or LMES is a European sports car racing series created as a support series to the famed 24 Hours of Le Mans race. ...
The Japan Le Mans Challenge (JLMC) is an endurance sportscar series based in Japan built around the 24 Hours of Le Mans that began in 2006. ...
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