Speedway Association of America 1915

Thanks to auto racing history researcher  Ken Parrotte we have a pair of articles from 1915 that reflect the unrest and tension between the primary auto racing sanctioning body, the American Automobile Association (AAA) Contest Board and dirt track venues across the country. The AAA operated with a heavy hand and sought to keep competitors in check by banning drivers and penalizing tracks that conducted unsanctioned race meets.
 
The first attachment below contains an attachment with a July 1, 1915 article from The Automobile trade newspaper about the formation of the Speedway Association of America. Noteworthy is that among its principals were Indianapolis Motor Speedway founders Carl Fisher, Jim Allison, and Frank Wheeler. All the men involved represented racing facilities, including  Frank Wheeler who was the driving force behind the ill-fated Twin City Motor Speedway. The critical objectives of the organization are spelled out in the article, but primarily the purpose was to coordinate the date of race events and the availability of the most bankable drivers at different tracks.
 
The second attachment's article (Motor Age, April 1915) concerns the better-known International Motor Contest Association (IMCA). This was formed by the American Association of Fairs and Expositions who were frustrated with the AAA who they felt was overbearing in dictating terms for when, where, and how "official" auto races should be conducted. IMCA survives today as the oldest operating motorsport sanctioning body.