Geo. Souders Wins 500-Mile Classic – Motor Age – 2 June 1927
In the 1927 indianapolis 500, polesetter Frank Lockhart, in a Miller, took the lead and dominated the first half. He had to give up in the 120th lap, as a connectig-rod broke. Then, Pete DePaolo in a Miller took the lead till he got out because of a supercharger issue. After that, it was the […]
Mechanical Troubles Plentiful at Speedway – Motor Age – 2 June 1927
In the 1927 indianapolis 500 did not only go in the history books as one with many car failures.There were three serious accidents; Jules Ellingboe, Henri Kohlert and Norman batten were injured; some seriously. Text and jpegs by courtesy of hathitrust.org www.hathitrust.org, compiled by motorracinghistory.comMotor Age, Vol. LI, 51, No. 22, June 2, 1927 Mechanical […]
41 Cars Enter International 500-Mile Indianapolis Race – Automobile Trade Journal – 1 June 1927
Text and jpegs by courtesy of hathitrust.org www.hathitrust.org, compiled by motorracinghistory.comAutomobile Trade Journal, Vol. 31, No. 12, June 1, 1927 41 Cars Enter International 500 Mile Indianapolis Race 11 Front Drives and Duesenberg Specials, With Offset Engine, Feature Annual RaceFernic of Roumania With Bugatti, Lone Foreign Entrant FEATURED by the initial appearance of the […]
Souders makes 97.45 mph to Win 500-Mile Race in Duesenberg- Automotive Industries – 4 June 1927
During the second half of the twenties, most magazines seem to have lost their interest in racing in general. The Indianapolis 500 was no exception in that way. I have the impression, that normal automotive issues such as new passenger cars and in particular the car manufacturing industry was more in focus. For one part […]
Lou Meyer Wins Indianapolis Race – Motor Age – 31 May 1928
This was the first run of the 1926 A.A.A. season. The race itself showed many leader changes. Leon Duray and Clif Woodbury, the first leader combination had to pit with an overheatedand engine, after 133 rounds. Then it was Jimmy Gleason who led the pack, followed by Tony Gulotta as a new number one. After […]
The Milk of Human Kindness – Motor Age – 14 June 1928
During qualifying for Sunday’s 500 miles, Pete DePaolo crahed heavily, sending him directly to the hospital. This aarticle describes how courtuous his other competitors were as „these Lindberghs of the Track“, as they are called here, supported him in more than one way. And that in a firece competition. Could this be transferred to today? […]
Fred Comer is Killed at Rockingham Race – Motor Age – 18 October 1928
Text and jpegs by courtesy of hathitrust.org www.hathitrust.org, compiled by motorracinghistory.comMotor Age, Vol. LIV, 54, No. 16, October 18, 1928 Comer Killed in Crash at Salem – Fred Comer is Killed at Rockingham Race Spills Stop Classic at 50 Miles; Keech, Gleason, Evans Injured – WOODBURY WINNERFred Comer is Killed at Rockingham Race – Woodbury […]
Who Wants 91 1/2 Inch Engines? – MoToR – July 1928
After the 1928 Indianapolis Race, many questioned the small 91.5 cubic inch (~1.5 liter) engined cars and generally the opinion grew more and more that the relatively high costst for these small cars could not be justified any more. One of the main contributors to high costs, was the expensive supercharger. After all, so was […]
The Indianapolis Race – MoToR – July 1928
An very extensive report of the 1928 Indianapolis Race, by the magazine MoToR. Extensively in the manner, that a list of „Positions of Leading Drivers“ were tabled, as well as the „Indianapolis Race Statistcs“, compiled by Dick Woods. Text and jpegs by courtesy of hathitrust.org www.hathitrust.org, compiled by motorracinghistory.comMoToR, Vol. L, 50, No. 1, July […]
Keech Killed at Altoona; What Really Happened at Altoona – MoToR – July, August 1929
Ray Keech, the winner of the 1929 Decoration Day Memorial at Indianapolais, was was killed at the Altoona board track on June 15. Just a merely two weeks after his Indy win! At the Altoona board track, he got caught in a tangle of cars. Keech was thrown clear of the car, but it rolled […]