14Nov
Paul Newman on "Old 16"
Locomobile, Vanderbilt Cup
11/14/2010
Mark Dill

Check out this video clip with Paul Newman discussing the importance of "Old 16" the race car manufactured by the Locomobile Company that won the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup.

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Nov.14.2010
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09Nov
Mark Dill on Don Kay's Radio Show
11/09/2010
Mark Dill

I had some fun tonight on Don Kay's Autosportradio show. Go to the Web site and then click the video link - I am the second 30 minutes of the 60 minute show.

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Nov.9.2010
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08Nov
The Famous Borg-Warner Trophy
11/08/2010
Mark Dill

Great article on the Borg-Warner Trophy in Racer.com. There will be a quiz in the morning.

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Nov.8.2010
1316
03Nov
The Fast & The Furious - Original
11/03/2010
Mark Dill

Check out this full-length movie with fast cars and fast women - sort of. John Ireland and Dorothy Malone.

 

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Nov.3.2010
1313
31Oct
Janet Guthrie Rides "Black Beast"
ALCO, Janet Guthrie, Vanderbilt Cup
10/31/2010
Mark Dill

Vanderbilt Cup historian and author Howard Kroplick showcases his Alco "Black Beast" racer regularly at concours d'elegance events. Howard owns the best Web site in the world on the topic of the Vanderbilt Cup races that took place on Long Island, New York from 1904 through 1910.

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Oct.31.2010
1310
15Oct
33 Winners at Indy
Indianapolis 500
10/15/2010
Mark Dill

Check out this time elapse photography of the line-up of 33 Indianapolis 500 Mile Race winners at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway October 12, 2010.

 

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Oct.15.2010
1308
13Oct
500 Miles to Go!
Indianapolis 500
10/13/2010
Mark Dill

Last night I attended Donald Davidson's history class at Speedway High School and shared information about this site with his students. One sent me information about work he had done to load the classic history book of the Indianapolis 500, "500 Miles to Go," on the Web. If you haven't read this book and you have an interest in the Indianapolis 500-mile Race, this is a must. Enjoy.

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Oct.13.2010
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26Sep
Free On-Line Newspaper Search
Vanderbilt Cup
09/26/2010
Mark Dill

Howard Kroplick, the preeminent historian on all things William K. Vanderbilt Jr. Cup International Race, has uncovered a great free resource for researching news clips. This Suffolk County newspaper archive is chocked full of articles from the great newspapers of Long Island, New York, past and present.

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Sep.26.2010
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23Sep
Super Fans of the Indy 500
09/23/2010
Mark Dill

Bruce Barhydt is one of the all-time great fans of the Indianapolis 500 Mile Race. He reveals his secret for success at Indy: buy a ticket!

 

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Sep.23.2010
1295
22Sep
Pace Car Sweepstakes Winner!
09/22/2010
Mark Dill

Check out this video of our winner of the Indianapolis 500 2010 Chevy Camaro SS replica pace car! Remember how IMS Chairperson Mari Hulman-George manhandled this muscle car last May? What a great way to start looking ahead to the Most Important Race in History, the 100th Anniversary of the first running of the Indianapolis 500 Mile Race.

 

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Sep.22.2010
1294