User talk:JamesHT1967

Hello and a question
Hi James (and welcome to Wikipedia I suppose, sorry I'm not great at greetings!)... Anyway, it's great to see another editor with an interest in early motor racing. I do have a question though: can you provide a citation for your claim that the British Grand Prix Trophy was first awarded in 1950 rather than 1948? I've had a look in Doug Nye's book which doesn't say, the pdf linked to in the British Grand Prix Trophy article (which wasn't clear), and a quick Google search only gave me this ESPN article which gives the 1948 date. I know you're probably new to Wikipedia (I am fairly new myself actually) so in case you didn't know information in Wikipedia needs to be verifiable in reliable sources. Just in case you haven't seen these before, maybe have a read of Reliable sources or No original research. Thanks. A7V2 (talk) 12:00, 17 September 2019 (UTC)

Hello A7V2 and thank you...I am new to this so apologies in advance if anything goes awry as I get to grips with the editing process. The source for my claim is from my small collection of original programmes, which include the British GPs of 1948, 1949 and 1950. I also have photocopies of the programmes from 1926 and 1927. Each programme lists the awards and prizes on offer, and none of 1926, 1927, 1948 nor 1949 mentions any winner's trophy, while the 1950 programme specifically shows the Mervyn O'Gorman trophy. Unfortunately I am not sure whether uploading an image of the relevant page(s) is permissible. Further, the O'Gorman letter I did add as a reference shows that the trophy was not given to the RAC until April 1950, so could not have been awarded at either of the earlier GPs. --JamesHT1967 (talk) 13:52, 17 September 2019 (UTC)


 * Sorry, completely my fault. Not sure how I missed that! Yes I think the letter should be sufficient. Also for future reference you can definitely use programmes or any other print sources as references (as long as they are reliable etc etc). A7V2 (talk) 01:08, 18 September 2019 (UTC)


 * Thanks, that's very helpful - I have added source citations in what I hope is an acceptable format.--JamesHT1967 (talk) 07:55, 18 September 2019 (UTC)

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1921 French Grand Prix
Hi JamesHT1967. Good job digging up those old issues of L'Auto. In future though better to not put the sources in the section title. I'm aware that some older articles still have it this way but it looks terrible and can cause some weird formatting issues. I've put your sources down under the table. Thanks. A7V2 (talk) 23:32, 13 April 2020 (UTC)

Hi A7V2 - Thanks, you're right, it does - did - look terrible! Frankly, I was more concerned to ensure I go the citations right than where they appeared, but will be more careful in future. JamesHT1967 (talk) 13:50, 14 April 2020 (UTC)

1925 Grand Prix Season: A response
Hello James, thanks for the instructive comments!

In reply to point (i), this is actually a joint idea between Philby and myself. However, I would like to say that we thought it would be a good idea to show these results tables because it can't hurt to have a visualization and more complete picture of the results that the best drivers scored at all of the top races. This visualization can enhance the viewing experience if quantified correctly. I know it's subjective, but sometimes it's easy to determine which races are important and which ones aren't, and it would be nice to see the overall performance of one driver's season in context. You can only read so much text on drivers before how each of them did clouds up in your mind.

Cheers! Johannes275 (Talk) 18:01 PM, 6 May 2021 (UTC)