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• Oct 30 2023

  Mystery Foto #43 Solved: A Pope-Toledo Touring Car at the East Norwich Turn on the 1906 Course

  Did you identify this location on the 1906 course?

• Jan 07 2023

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• Oct 05 2019

  VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: The Engines of the 1906 American Elimination Trial Racers

  In another VanderbiltCupRaces.com exclusive, below are never-before-published photos of the engines for several racers that were entered in the 1906 American Elimination Trial. The photos were formerly from the Don C. Boulton Collection.

• Jun 08 2019

  The Family of Vanderbilt Cup Racer Herb Lytle Has a Reunion at the 2019 Indy 500

  Herb Lytle was one of the great race driver of the early 1900s, participating in more races associated with the Vanderbilt Cup Races (6) than any other driver and the first Indy 500 Race (1911). Assisted by connections on VanderbiltCupRaces.com, several generations of Lytles celebrated Herb with a family reunion…

• Nov 03 2018

  Herb Lytle’s Great-Great-Grandson Takes a Ride in the Alco Black Beast

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• Mar 10 2014

  Mystery Foto #58 Solved: The White Steamer at Bulls Head Corner in Greenvale in 1905

  This week's Mystery Foto featured the only steam-powered car to race in the Vanderbilt Cup Races.

• Jul 06 2012

  Race Profile: The 1906 American Elimination Trial

  As in 1905, an American Elimination Trial determined the five racers to represent the United States in the Vanderbilt Cup Race. Of 16 entries, 12 cars survived the practice runs to race on Saturday, September 22, 1906.

• Mar 05 2011

  Pioneer Harriet Quimby’s Exciting Ride in a Racing Motor-Car in October 1906

  Harriet Quimby (1875-1912) was noted for her daring courageous spirit , intelligence and beauty. She initially achieved fame as one of the first woman to work as a newspaper reporter and ,then, as a journalist and theater critic for a national magazine Leslie's Illustrated Weekly from 1902 to 1912.

• Nov 20 2009

  Starting Lineup: The 1906 American Elimination Trial

  As in 1905, an American Elimination Trial determined the five racers to represent the United States in the Vanderbilt Cup Race. Of 16 entries, 12 cars survived the practice runs to race on Saturday, September 22, 1906. Here are images and profiles of all 16 cars. (Remember to click…