The International Sweepstakes – MoToR – June 1913
Here a very short report of the 1913 Sweepstakes on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway by MoToR. It must have been written in the very eary days of June as it is merely a short and tight summary of not even the race, but more a description of the drivers and the cars. MoToR’s sense for […]
Champagne, Castor Oil and Gasoline- Motor Age – 5 June 1913
The winner Jules Goux drank sparkling wine as a refreshment, many times during the race. This on itself lead to much astonishment by many Americans…… prohibition was on the lure. And not too less, mind you! „Six pints of bubbling, invigorating champagne“ as was written. This article is a vivid description of the most saillaint […]
To America’s Defenders – Motor Age – 29 May 1913
„Hail Thou. Oh You Valliant Warriors“. These words crossed my mind reading this rhime. Pathetic?….. Yes! This Rhime?…. Yes, and it’s even more beautiful than pathetic. One can only love and admire these kind of illustrations, where motor racing events in the heydays of motoring are compared with Legends of ancient and epic battles that […]
Speedway Honors go to French Car – Motor Age – 5 June 1913
The very well known American journalist C. G. Sinsabaugh wrote this summarizing article on the 500-mile tace. Although a French driver in a French car was the winner of this third Sweepstakes (Jules Goux in Peugeot), the next two were American drivers. Second finished Spencer Wishart in Mercedes; an American driver in a German car. […]
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 […]
Pit Stops Averaged Only Six and a Half Minutes Per Car – Motor Age – 5 June 1924
Text and jpegs by courtesy of hathitrust.org www.hathitrust.org, compiled by motorracinghistory.com Motor Age, Vol. XLV, No. 23, June 5, 1924, page 0 – 23 Pit Stops Averaged Only Six and a Half Minutes Per Car Tire Changes Were Responsible for Greatest Number of HaltGas Tanks Also Showed Tendency to Shake LooseBy J. EDWARD SCHIPPER SEVENTY-TWO […]
Flashes – from the Race as Caught in the Press Stand – Motor Age – 5 June 1924
Text and jpegs by courtesy of hathitrust.org www.hathitrust.org, compiled by motorracinghistory.com Motor Age, Vol. XLV, No. 23, June 5, 1924, page 15 – 19 Flashes ་་་་ From the Race as Caught in the Press Stand This is the story of the race as seen from the press stand, giving an ap proximate idea of what […]