Vanderbilt Cup Races

Highlights and a summary of posts placed on the website during a record-breaking month.

Enjoy,

Howard Kroplick

September 2012 Summary

VanderbiltCupRaces.com achieved a daily unique visitor average of 289 in September 2012, representing a 15% increase over September 2011.  The total of 8,675 unique visitors was the highest monthly total in the website 3 1/2-year history. According to the web analytics company Alexa, VanderbiltCupRaces.com is currently ranked 3.02 million of over 30 million global websites evaluated, representing a top 10.1 % ranking as compared to12.1% in August 2012.  A total of 111 websites currently link into VanderbiltCupRaces.com, a 12% increase over prior month.

For the first three-quarters of 2012, a total of 62,424 unique daily viewers have visited the website, a daily average of 227 and a 28% increase over YTD 2011. Thanks for stopping by!

Current Search Engine Rankings

For the 40th consecutive month, VanderbiltCupRaces.com has retained its #1 ranking for the six leading search engines for "Vanderbilt Cup Races":

Google: Ranked #1, 2, 3, 4 & 5 of  109,000 websites

Yahoo!: Ranked #1 & 2 of  4.65 million websites

Bing: Ranked #1 & 2 of 4.66 million websites

Ask: Ranked #1 & 2

AOL Search: Ranked #1,2,3, & 4 of  109,000 websites

blekko: Ranked #1, 2 & 3 of 4 million websites

VanderbiltCupRaces.com currently has a top 6 ranking for the six leading search engines for "Long Island Motor Parkway"- the highest overall ranking in the website's history:

Google: Ranked #3 of 1.02 million websites

Yahoo!: Ranked #6 of 20.0 million websites

Bing: Ranked #6 of 20.3 million websites

Ask: Ranked #5

AOL Search: Ranked #3 of 1.02 million websites

blekko: Ranked #2 of 16 million websites

Blog Archives: September 2012

Vanderbilt Cup Races

 Then & Now: The First Deadman’s Curve in Bethpage

 1911 Vanderbilt Cup Race Pennant Sells for $5,778 on eBay

 The Repair and Tire Stations of the Vanderbilt Cup Races

Long Island Motor Parkway

 John Russell Pope’s Last Motor Parkway Commission in Garden City

 Then & Now: The First Deadman’s Curve in Bethpage

Levittown Tribune 1/16/2004: “The Motor Parkway and Questionable Real Estate Deals”

Nassau County’s Attempt to Acquire the Levittown Grandstand Motor Parkway Section From 2009 to 2011

 The Motor Parkway Toll Collection Structures: #1 Nassau Boulevard Lodge In Fresh Meadows, Queens

 Fresh Meadows Motor Parkway Blueprint: #1 The Western Terminus and North Hempstead Turnpike Bridge

 Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge Series:#23 Roslyn Road Parkway Bridge in East Williston

Alco Black Beast

 Video “Alco Black Beast Cruise from Roslyn to Tappen Beach in Glenwood Landing”

 The Alco Black Beast and the White Speedster Featured in History Channel’s “Men Who Built America”

 Smiles and Thumbs Ups from the 2012 Sea Cliff Fire Department Antique Car/Truck Show & Swap Meet

Chrysler’s Chrysler and Alco Black Beast a Hit at the Great Neck Autofest

Smiles and Thumbs Ups from Lime Rock’s Sunday in the Park Concours

Chrysler's Chrysler

 Chrysler’s Chrysler and Alco Black Beast a Hit at the Great Neck Autofest

Long Island Automotive Museum 

SouthamptonPatch: “Fate of Former Long Island Auto Museum? [Empty in Southampton]”

 Cars

 Hemmings Daily: All Blowed Up: Putting the Marmon Wasp’s block back together

Videos & Films

Video “Alco Black Beast Cruise from Roslyn to Tappen Beach in Glenwood Landing”

 The Alco Black Beast and the White Speedster Featured in History Channel’s “Men Who Built America”

News, Car Shows and Automotive Events

 Newsday: “Classic car coup: Rare autos on parade and on display in the park”

 Smiles and Thumbs Ups from the 2012 Sea Cliff Fire Department Antique Car/Truck Show & Swap Meet

  Chrysler’s Chrysler and Alco Black Beast a Hit at the Great Neck Autofest

 Great Neck Record: 28th Annual Plaza AutoFest and Street Festival

Smiles and Thumbs Ups from Lime Rock’s Sunday in the Park Concours

Howard Kroplick

 The Island Now Article: “From vintage racing to town historian”

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