Land Speed Records
- 1903 July 17 83.46 mph (134.32 km/h) Ostend, Belgium Gobron-Brillié fr:Gobron-Brillié 'Paris-Madrid'
- 1903 November 5 84.73 mph (136.36 km/h) Dourdan, France Gobron-Brillié 'Paris-Madrid'
- 1904 March 31 88.76 mph (142.85 km/h) Nice, France Gobron-Brillié 'Paris-Madrid'
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