Big Race Saturday stopped by Referee – Motor Age – August 26, 1909
The 300-miles long Saturday race for the Wheeler & Schebler Trophy, finally was halted by the referee. Reasons were: 1) the National car of Merz ran off the bank, thereby killing his mechanic Kellum and two spectators. 2) Shortly after that, Keen in a Marmon hit a pole, wherby his mechanic suffered a fractured skull. […]
Friday Produces More Records – Motor Age – August 26, 1909
The Friday races on the Speedway luckily were without incidents, On the program were that day, two 5-mile, three 10-mile, one 50-mile, one record trial over 1-mile and the 100-mile race for the G&J Tyres Trophy. Text and jpegs by courtesy of hathitrust.org www.hathitrust.org, compiled by motorracinghistory.com Motor Age Volume XVI, No. 9, August 26, […]
Burman in a Buick Wins Prest-O-Lite Trophy – Motor Age – August 26, 1909
On Thursday, five races were held, of which the 250-mile race for the Prest-O-Lite Trophy was supposed to be the feature-of-the-day. Just over half of the 100-laps race, William A. Bourque and his mechanic, Harry Holcomb were killed in a fiery accident. Already from the beginning, the track appeared to be unsuitable for this kind […]
Speedway Creates a New Record Table – Motor Age – August 26, 1909
The first series of races on the new Indianapolis Motor Speedway, three days in August 1909, resulted in mere catastophy. The driver William A. Bourque and his mechanic, Harry Holcomb were killed during Thursday’s 250-mile race for the Prest-O-Lite Trophy. Then on Saturday, in the Wheeler & Schebler 300-mile race, Merz‘ National car ran over […]
Sensationelle Entscheidung in Paris- Automobil-Zeitung – 1 January 1905
This article in the Austrian Automobil-Zeitung is one of many more that would make a whole series of reports on the decision of the French ACF for the 1906 Grand Prix as replacement of the Gordon Bennett Cup series. Indeed, there was much protest to the French arguments, by most of the non-French automobile countries. […]
In welcher Sauce werden wir gegessen? – Automobil-Zeitung – 25 December 1904
This article in the Austrian Automobil-Zeitung is one of many more that would make a whole series of reports on the decision of the French ACF for the in 1906 Grand Prix as a replacement of the Gordon Bennett Cup series. Indeed, there was much protest to the French arguments, by most of the non-French […]
Carl Fisher Speedway Builder – Motor Age – May 28, 1914
This impressive article on the person Carl Fisher was written in 1914 on the occasion of the fourth Indianapolis Sweepstakes. It describes not only the person, but it shows how he was driven in attaining his goal, based on his own earlier experience with cars and with motor racing. Once read, you’ll never forget! Text […]
What Kind of Contest – The Motor Way – October 18, 1906
A view on the different kinds of automobile contests by Charles Duryea, the one who won the first ever American race more than ten years ealier; the Chicago-Times-Herald Race of november 1895.Text and jpegs by courtesy of hathitrust.org www.hathitrust.org, compiled by motorracinghistory.com THE MOTOR WAY Vol. XV, No. 16, October 18 1906, page 12 WHAT […]
Practical Test of the Motor car- The Motor Way – October 18, 1906
A view on motor car testing by Asa Goddard, secretary of the Cleveland Automobile Club; directly after the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup race. Here, he articulates the need for a speedway.Text and jpegs by courtesy of hathitrust.org www.hathitrust.org, compiled by motorracinghistory.com THE MOTOR WAY Vol. XV, No. 16, October 18 1906, page 12 PRACTICAL TEST OF […]
Value of Automobile Races, Shanks – The Motor Way – October 18, 1906
Text and jpegs by courtesy of hathitrust.org www.hathitrust.org, compiled by motorracinghistory.com THE MOTOR WAY Vol. XV, No. 16, October 18, 1906, page 9 VALUE OF AUTOMOBILE ROAD RACESBy CHARLES B. SHANKSGENERAL SALES MANAGER WINTON MOTOR CARRIAGE COMPANY, CLEVELAND, OHIO If it were possible to eliminate the element of luck from automobile road racing competitions, […]