May 2011 Highlights and Archives for VanderbiltCupRaces.com
May 2011 Summary
VanderbiltCupRaces.com attained the second highest monthly visitors in its three-year history (6,351) . The daily unique visitor average of 205 represented a 46% increase over May 2010. For the first five months of 2011, a total of 28,034 unique daily viewers have visited the website, a daily average of 184 and a 46% increase over YTD 2010. Thanks for stopping by!
Current Search Engine Rankings
VanderbiltCupRaces.com has retained its #1 ranking for all six leading search engines for "Vanderbilt Cup Races":
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VanderbiltCupRaces.com also received a top 8 ranking for all six leading search engines for "Long Island Motor Parkway":
Google: Ranked #4 of 1.08 million websites
Yahoo!: Ranked #8 of 2.75 million websites
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Ask: Ranked #8
AOL Search: Ranked #7 of 108,000 websites
blekko: Ranked #4 of 1 million websites
Website News
VanderbiltCupRaces.com was linked recently by the following websites:
You may also want to take a look at this web site, which gives a tribute to Ray from a friend who owns a race car that competed in the very first Indianapolis 500 in 1911. There are a couple of photos of Ray sitting in the racer as well as some snapshots from his childhood.
There's an aerial photograph of the whole track on Howard Kroplick's wonderful Vanderbilt Cup site, which seems to show a mixed surface.
Blog Archives: May 2011
100th Anniversary of the Indy 500 Race
Newsday: “Vintage race cars celebrated at Indy 500”
Memorable Images From the 2011 Indy 500 Pre-Race Ceremonies
Patch.com: “Black Beast to Run Centennial Lap in Indy 500”
Roslyn News “The Alco Black Beast Racer Returns to Indianapolis”
“The Black Beast” in the 100th Anniversary Indianapolis 500 Official Program
Huffington Post: “The Indy 500 Celebrates Its 100th Year”
Carl Fisher’s Stoddard Dayton- The First Pace Car
100th Anniversary Indy 500 Article “Homecoming: The Marques of 1911”
Vanderbilt Cup Races
VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: Krug’s Hotel in Mineola During the 1904 Vanderbilt Cup Race
Elsie Janis and The Broadway Show “The Vanderbilt Cup”
VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: The Vanderbilt Cup Trophy Today and a Feedback Request
Long Island Motor Parkway
Second Meeting of the Long Island Motor Parkway Preservation Society
Census of Existing Motor Parkway License Plates
Art Kleiner’s Exploration #3: The Motor Parkway West of Bagatelle Road in Melville
Update #3: Damage to the Old Bethpage Village Restoration Motor Parkway Bridge
Alco-6 Black Beast Racer
Newsday: “Vintage race cars celebrated at Indy 500”
Memorable Images From the 2011 Indy 500 Pre-Race Ceremonies
Patch.com: “Black Beast to Run Centennial Lap in Indy 500”
Roslyn News “The Alco Black Beast Racer Returns to Indianapolis”
“The Black Beast” in the 100th Anniversary Indianapolis 500 Official Program
Take the Alco Black Beast Road Test
A Tribute to Ray Jacobs (1919-2011)
“The Black Beast” in the 100th Anniversary Indianapolis 500 Official Program
In Search of the Alco “12”: #9 1913 Alco Model 6 Berline Limousine at Crawford Auto Aviation Museum
Long Island Automotive Museum
Postcards from the Long Island Automotive Museum: Alcos
Cars
A Request for Information on a Historic Indy Christie from Barney Oldfield’s Great-Great -Nephew
Postcards from the Long Island Automotive Museum: Alcos
Carl Fisher’s Stoddard Dayton- The First Pace Car
Forums, News, Car Shows and Automotive Events
VanderbiltCupRaces.com Forum #13 -Saturday, May 21, 2011
This Weekend’s Eight Featured Long Island Automotive Events
VanderbiltCupRaces.com Forum #12 -Saturday, May 7, 2011
Films, Videos and Slideshows
Patch.com: “Black Beast to Run Centennial Lap in Indy 500”
Newsday: “Vintage race cars celebrated at Indy 500”
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