Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/1906 French GP

1906 French GP
Voting period ends on 14 Mar 2011 at 04:03:05 (UTC)
 * Reason:rare, good quality (for a century old video), interesting and good EV (first GPs were on dusty or planked roads)
 * Articles in which this image appears:1906 French Grand Prix
 * FP category for this image:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Sport
 * Creator:from Shell History of Motor Racing


 * Support as nominator --Nergaal (talk) 04:03, 5 March 2011 (UTC)
 * Question: is this a significant moment in the race or just a representative snippet? The article is somewhat ambiguous; it mentions Shepard running off the planks but doesn't make clear whether the time lost was significant or whether it contributed to his eventually breaking down. Chick Bowen 20:29, 5 March 2011 (UTC)
 * I'm the major contributor to 1906 French Grand Prix. It would be very hard to say whether Shepard lost time as a result of running off, as he retired soon afterwards. Whether it contributed to his retirement... maybe. The wheels were fragile things and running off the road certainly wouldn't have helped. But I can say the video is a very useful addition to the article, which was unique in its use of plank roads (which were essentially a failure). Aptery  gial  09:36, 9 March 2011 (UTC)
 * Support Very interesting. And as a century old video – rare and unexpected quality. – SMasters (talk) 06:33, 13 March 2011 (UTC)

--Makeemlighter (talk) 08:05, 14 March 2011 (UTC)