I just uploaded the latest in my series of articles about the first Indianapolis 500, this one from the Indianapolis News of May 25, 1911. This collection is so comprehensive it is like reading the daily newspaper on any month of May as you keep up with daily activities of the track. Even Indianapolis 500 fans that are familiar with most of the facts surrounding the first 500 in 1911 will find new things to learn.

I am expanding my archive of news coverage for the first Indianapolis 500. Over the next couple of weeks you will see all the articles published in the Indianapolis News and the Indianapolis Star about the 1911 Indianapolis 500 between May 7 and June 1, 1911.
 

In 1910 the Indianapolis Motor Speedway planned to host a 24-hour race in August. Those plans were scuttled as Speedway reassessed the level of interest in their events during the season and the costs of promoting them. This brief article from July 1910 will fill you in.

I came across an article yesterday that proved very interesting. It was an item from July 1910 providing an update on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway management's plans  for a calendar of events for the 1911 season. Interestingly, they had not yet considered a 500-mile race yet, but were looking at another aviation show, a military exhibition, and, of all things, a gyroscope monorail. This is really interesting. Check it out.