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Tag: Parade Lap


  • Nov 18 2011

    More Memories: Return of the Alco Racer to the Indy 500

    Mark Dill's excellent website Firstsuperspeedway.com brought back fond memories of this year's historic Indy 500 with the reposting of the video of Emerson Fittipaldi's parade lap and the recent New York Times article on the Black Beast.



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Apr 18 2018 Edith Klarmann: Don’t rightly know if this is the way to make further reference to the Hairston’s Property that I have

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The six Vanderbilt Cup Races held on Long Island from 1904 to 1910 were the greatest sporting events of their day, and the first international automobile road races held in the United States. The races had a far-reaching impact on the development of American automobiles and parkways. This site provides comprehensive information on the races, the Long Island Motor Parkway and current Long Island automotive events, car shows and news.

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