Barney Oldfield Interview

Barney Oldfield gave an interesting interview in 1910. The writer focused on the spectacular: accidents and speed. There were some factual issues with the piece, especially reporting that Oldfield retired for three years beginning in 1906. That just isn't true.
 
Oldfield constantly threatened to retire but until he finally did in 1919 it was always a matter of laying off for at most a few months. This he did in 1906 to pursue a career on stage as did a number of athletes in the day, including his buddy, world champion boxer Jim Jeffries. He had a hand in producing the play, "The Vanderbilt Cup," but quickly grew frustrated with the reality of the work and went back to racing.
 

In the article Oldfield provides some interesting observations about the sensations of speed. He discusses his amazing "Blitzen Benz," and posits he could go 160 MPH in it if it "could only hold the track."
 
I think you'll enjoy reading the original article, but heed the warnings of my preface analysis - this article is suspect and not to be referenced without corroboration or qualified as questionable.