Race Echos – Motor Age – 4 June 1914
Text and jpegs by courtesy of hathitrust.org www.hathitrust.org, compiled by motorracinghistory.com Motor Age, Vol. XXV, June 4, 1914 Race Echoes from the Resonant Bowl of Speed FOR the first time in the history of the international sweepstakes, Ralph Mulford failed to finish inside the money. In 1911, the perpetual smiler finished second with the […]
The 500-Mile Race as seen from the Repair Pits – Motor Age – 4 June 1914
TText and jpegs by courtesy of hathitrust.org www.hathitrust.org, compiled by motorracinghistory.com MOTOR AGE Vol. XXV, No. 23 Chicago, June 4, 1914 The 500-Mile Race as Seen from the Repair PitsSeven Leaders Did Not Lift Hood During Event-Troubles of the CarsBy Darwin S. Hatch INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., May 30 – It is at the pits that a […]
Speed – Motor Age – 28 May 1914
Text and jpegs by courtesy of hathitrust.org www.hathitrust.org, compiled by motorracinghistory.com MOTOR AGE Vol. XXV, No. 22 Chicago, May 28, 1914 Speed Man, Bird, Beast and Other Mechanisms Must Bow Before the Motor Car ANTICIPATE 2 days. It is 4 o’clock on the afternoon of Saturday and Victory and Defeat are about to make […]
History of the Indianapolis Sweepstakes – Motor Age – 28 May 1914
TText and jpegs by courtesy of hathitrust.org www.hathitrust.org, compiled by motorracinghistory.com MOTOR AGE Vol. XXV, No. 22 Chicago, May 28, 1914 The History of the Indianapolis Sweepstakes Among the noisy thousands that will pack the gray stands of the Indianapolis motor speedway Saturday, there will be one inconspicuous patriarch, one silent and nonchalant figure […]
French Delage Wins 500 Mile Race – Motor Age – 4 June 1914
Text and jpegs by courtesy of hathitrust.org www.hathitrust.org, compiled by motorracinghistory.com MOTOR AGE Vol. XXV, No. 23 Chicago, June 4, 1914 FRENCH DELAGE WINS 500 MILE RACEBy C. G. Sinsabaugh INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., June 1 – Crossing the seas to fight out their feud of long standing which the road races of Europe have been unable […]
How the Race was Run – Motor Age – 4 June 1914
Text and jpegs by courtesy of hathitrust.org www.hathitrust.org, compiled by motorracinghistory.com MOTOR AGE Vol. XXV, No. 23 Chicago, June 4, 1914 How the Race Was RunRene Thomas, the Unemotional, and How He Accepted Victory AFTER years of persistent effort and heart-breaking reverses, Rene Thomas of France came into his own at the Indianapolis motor […]
The Fourth Annual Sweepstakes – Motor Age – 28 May 1914
Text and jpegs by courtesy of hathitrust.org www.hathitrust.org, compiled by motorracinghistory.com MOTOR AGE Vol. XXV, No. 22 Chicago, May 28, 1914 The Fourth Annual SweepstakesBy C. G. Sinsabaugh THE 500-mile race at Indianapolis has done more than any other event to establish motoring as a major sport, for there is no other sporting event […]
