He had joined Panhard & Levassor where he was technical manager in 1902 and was named the riding mechanic to Charles Jarrott (racing driver) when he won the 1902 Circuit des Ardennes race [REF].
He left Panhard in 1905 and joined Gladiator [REF] where he entered a car into the Gordon Bennett Trials on May 23, 1905 [REF] and then into the Isle of Man Tourist Trophy later that year.