Lap-by-Lap Story of Victory – Motorage – 3 June 1915
Text and jpegs by courtesy of hathitrust.org www.hathitrust.org, compiled by motorracinghistory.com MOTOR AGE Vol. XXVII, No. 22 Chicago, June 3, 1915 $3.00 Per Year Lap-by-Lap Story of Ralph de Palma’s Spectacular VictoryHow the 1915 500-Mile Classic Was Run and Won Strategic Moves on the Oval Chess-board of Speed in their Consecutive Order– Intimate Strife Between […]
De Palma Breaks 500-Mile Race Record – Automobile Topics – 5 June 1915
Text and jpegs by courtesy of hathitrust.org www.hathitrust.org, compiled by motorracinghistory.com AUTOMOBILE TOPICS – June 5, 1915 – pages 289 – 312 DE PALMA BREAKS 500-MILE RACE RECORDWins Famous Contest at Indianapolis with an Average of 89.84 Miles an HourEclipses Previous Mark, Set Last Year by Thomas, by Seven Miles an HourResta Is Second in […]
Mechanical Lessons Taught in Record-Breaking Contest – Motorage – 3 June 1915
Text and jpegs by courtesy of hathitrust.org www.hathitrust.org, compiled by motorracinghistory.com MOTOR AGE Vol. XXVII, No. 22 Chicago, June 3, 1915 $3.00 Per Year Mechanical Lessons Taught in Record-Breaking Contest300-Inch Motors Show Speed and Stamina in American DebutBy Darwin S. Hatch INDIANAPOLIS, IND., May 31. – That engine sizes can be reduced materially without causing […]
Entries Vary Greatly in Displacement – The Automobile – 20 May 1915
Text and jpegs by courtesy of hathitrust.org www.hathitrust.org, compiled by motorracinghistory.com The Automobile, Vol. 32, No. 20, May 20, 1915, p. 884 – 887 Entries Vary Greatly in DisplacementWide Variety from 117 to 299 Cubic Inches Shows Period of Transition in DesignMany Dark Horses in this Year’s Race WHILE the annual crop of dark […]
DePalma, in Mercedes, wins at 89.94 mph – The Automobile – 3 June 1915
Text and jpegs by courtesy of hathitrust.org www.hathitrust.org, compiled by motorracinghistory.com The Automobile, Vol. 32, No. 23, June 3, 1915, p. 969 – 977 De Palma, in Mercedes, Wins at 89.84 m.p.h.Breaks Record – Resta in Peugeot Second – Stutzes Third and Fourth INDIANAPOLIS, IND., Motor Speedway Official Stand, May 31 – Special Telegram-Speeding […]
The 500-Mile Race in Retrospect – The Automobile – 10 June 1915
Text and jpegs by courtesy of hathitrust.org www.hathitrust.org, compiled by motorracinghistory.com The Automobile, Vol. 32, No. 24, June 10, 1915, p. 1016 – 1019 The 500-Mile Race in RetrospectEngineering Effect on Touring Car Design Likely to be Pronounced – Future of Sixteen-Valve Motor By A. Ludlow Clayden JUST as the French Grand Prix race […]
First Photographs of Junior 8 Race Car – Motor Age – 14 May 1925
Text and jpegs by courtesy of hathitrust.org www.hathitrust.org, compiled by motorracinghistory.com Motor Age, Vol. 47, No. 20, May 14, 1925 First Photographs of Junior 8 Race Car Head-on view of the Jr. 8 front-wheel drive race car (a Miller product) to be driven by Dave Lewis at the Indianapolis 500-mile race on May 30. This […]
Speedrivalry promised at Indianapolis – Motor Age – 7 May 1925
Text and jpegs by courtesy of hathitrust.org www.hathitrust.org, compiled by motorracinghistory.com Motor Age, Vol. 47, No.19, May 7, 1925 Speed Rivalry Promised at Indianapolis Competitors in May 30th Race Include 12 Millers, Two With Front Wheel Drive, Four Duesenbergs, Two French Guyots, One Fiat and One Schmidt Special THE coming May 30 500-mile race […]
DePaolo sets New Record – Motor Age – 4 June 1925
Text and jpegs by courtesy of hathitrust.org www.hathitrust.org, compiled by motorracinghistory.com Motor Age, Vol. 47, No. 23, June 4, 1925 DePaolo in Duesenberg Sets New Indianapolis Record of 101.13 M. P. H. Front-Drive Miller (Junior Eight) Driven by Dave Lewis and Bennett Hill and Duesenberg in Hands of Shafer and Morton Also Exceed 100 M.P.H. […]
Motor Age’s Picture Pages – Motor Age – 4+18 June 1925
Text and jpegs by courtesy of hathitrust.org www.hathitrust.org, compiled by motorracinghistory.com Motor Age, Vol. 47, No. 23, June 4 +18, 1925 MOTOR AGE’S PICTURE PAGES OF THE INDIANAPOLIS RACE Photo captions June 4, 1925Line up of drivers, mechanics, pitmen and race officials just before the drivers jumped into their car and followed the pacemaker Capt. […]