Alco-6 Racer
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Aug 31 2009
A Note from a Racing Legend: Janet Guthrie
Just received this email from pioneering racing legend Janet Guthrie:
Just a note to say how much I've enjoyed following your historical trails---
Best regards,
Janet Guthrie
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Aug 30 2009
Newsday Article “Black Beast Returns” for the 2009 Vanderbilt Centennial
It was a wonderful day on Sunday at the Nassau Museum of Art for the 6th Annual Vanderbilt Cup Centennial Celebration. "The best "Celebration" so far!" Newsday covered the event in this article "Black Beast Returns" by Erick Badia and photographer Pablo Corradi.
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Aug 29 2009
Celebrate the Vanderbilt Cup Race Centennial Today
Tropical Storm Danny has gone away and the forecast looks bright! Come join us today for the 6th Annual Vanderbilt Cup Race Centennial Celebration to be held at the Nassau County Museum of Art today from 9:30 AM to 3:30 PM.
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Aug 27 2009
Roslyn News “Vanderbilt Cup Celebration to Feature Famous Racer”
Today's Roslyn News cover page article features Sunday's Vanderbilt Cup Centennial Celebration:
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Aug 26 2009
“The Black Beast” Visits the Vanderbilt Museum
Yesterday I brought "The Black Beast" to my favorite museum, the Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum. It is likely the first Vanderbilt Cup racer to visit William K. Vanderbilt, Jr's home ...with the possible exception of "Old 16" Locomobile when it was owned by Peter Helck.
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Aug 18 2009
Great Neck Record ” Plaza Autofest/Street Festival Oct.11”
The August 13th issue of the Great Neck Record featured an article on the October 11, 2009 Plaza AutoFest/Street Festival.
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Aug 13 2009
Why the Alco was Assigned #19 for the First Indy 500 Race
After winning its second consecutive Vanderbilt Cup Race in October 1910, the Alco-6 Racer was one of the favorites for the Inaugural Indy 500 Race to be held on May 30, 1911. For this race, the Alco-6 was assigned # 19. Unlike, the Vanderbilt Cup Races, the… (3 comments)
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Aug 06 2009
Video “Hear the Black Beast Roar at the Second Annual Vanderbilt Autocross”
This two-minute film documents the 1909 Alco-6 Racer at the Second Annual Vanderbilt and Autocross held on July 26, 2009 at Roosevelt Field. As described in the New York Times Wheels Blog, you can see and hear "The Black Beast" roar with Howard Kroplick driving and Steve Lucas… (2 comments)
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Jul 31 2009
Video “The Alco-6 Black Beast Racer at the Second Annual Vanderbilt Autocross”
This two-minute film documents the Second Annual Vanderbilt Autocross at Roosevelt Field in East Garden City, New York held on July 26, 2009. The event marked the return of the 1909 Alco-6 Black Beast Racer to run on Long Island and was recently covered in the The New York… (2 comments)
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Jul 29 2009
New York Times Wheels Blog “1909 Alco-6 Race Car Roars”
Last Sunday's Second Annual Vanderbilt Autocross and Concours was profiled in the New York Times Wheels Blog published on July 28, 2009 by editor Dan Neville.
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The partially completed train crossing is obviously Mineola or Albertson. Staring at the picture it could easily be…