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 […]
Voiture de Course a Roues Avant Motrices – OMNIA – March-October 1915
The technical oriented, French, monthly magazine OMNIA, with chief editor Baudry de Saunier, even published three separate articles in 1925 on the new Miller racing car. Avec l’authorisation de gallica.bnf.fr/ Bibliothèque national français https://www.bnf.fr/fr Text et photos compilé par motorracinghistory.com OMNIA, Revue Pratique de l’Automobile, 20e Année, No. 58, mars, juillet et octobre 1925 UNE […]
DePalma Wins Indianapolis Classic – Motorage – 3 June 1915
This article contains a very extensive description of the race and very few pictures. So scratch yourself to get in for a long read ( when you’re interested, of course) ! 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 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 […]
