Early Days Of Racing -

The Vanderbilt Cup, 1908.

George Robertson and mechanic Glenn Ethridge become the first winners in an American automobile: the Locomobile.

1916 corona – bob burman (peugeot) dnf fatal acc mechanic eric schroeder also killed “

1921 indy 500 – jimmy murphy (duesenberg raced as #24) dnf 107 laps acc “

1924 italian gp – louis zborowski (mercedes 8-cyl 2-litre sc) dnf 44 laps acc 1 “

1896 narragansett park rhode island (first auto race on closed circuit) “

1916 chicago derby – eddie o’donnell (duesenberg) 4th “

1903 la turbie hillclimb – elliot zborowski (mercedes 60-hp) mechanic albert de palange right “

1915 chicago speedway “

1903 paris-madrid – degrais (mercedes) 69th overall 39th in heavy car class “

Early Days of Racing