Tire and Mechanical Troubles that Beset Racers- The Automobile – 6 June 1912
Text and jpegs by courtesy of hathitrust.org www.hathitrust.org, compiled by motorracinghistory.com THE AUTOMOBILE VOL. XXVI, No. 23 NEW YORK-CHICAGO, THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 1912 page 1263-1266 Tire and Mechanical Troubles That Beset Racers THIS year’s race had fewer tire troubles than last year’s al- though speeds were much higher in every case; high, in fact, […]
Sweepstakes Won by National – The Automobile – 6 June 1912
Text and jpegs by courtesy of hathitrust.org www.hathitrust.org, compiled by motorracinghistory.com THE AUTOMOBILE VOL. XXVI, No. 23 NEW YORK-CHICAGO, THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 1912 page 1259-1262 Sweepstakes Won by National INDIANAPOLIS, May 30 – A National car, with Joseph Dawson, the boy driver of Indianapolis, at the wheel, won the most spectacular victory in this […]
Making an Indianapolis Motor Marathon – Motor Age – 30 May 1912
Text and jpegs by courtesy of hathitrust.org www.hathitrust.org, compiled by motorracinghistory.com MOTOR AGE Vol. XXI, No. 23 Chicago, May 30, 1912 Making an Indianapolis Motor MarathonWhat it Means to Stage a 500-Mile Meet – Contest Costs Over $300,000 – Unsung Heroes of Pits Decide Race’s Outcome INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., May 28 – Few of the thousands […]
Five-Century Race to Dawson, National – Motor Age – 6 June 1912
Text and jpegs by courtesy of hathitrust.org www.hathitrust.org, compiled by motorracinghistory.com MOTOR AGE Vol. XXI, No. 23 Chicago, June 6, 1912 Five-Century Race to Dawson, NationalSpeedway Records Smashed from Start to Finish – De Palma Forced Out With Only Two Laps to Go – Ten of Twenty-Four Finish INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., May 31-For the second […]