1915 Vanderbilt Cup Race Video
This newsreel shows the 1915 Vanderbilt Cup Race held as part of the Pan-Pacific Exposition in San Francisco, California on March 6, 1915. The winner was Dario Resta in a Peugeot.
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Randy, congratulations on owning this car! Unfortunately, the above newsreel is the only film that I have found concerning the 1915 races.
According to this database, your car was driven by Jack Gable and finished 10th in the American Grand Prize Race held on February 27, 1915:
http://www.teamdan.com/archive/gen/1915/1915.html
Two weeks later, your car finished 22nd in the Vanderbilt Cup Race on March 6, 1915:
http://www.teamdan.com/archive/gen/indycar/1915.html#5
I have a photo of the cars at the starting line for the 1915 Vanderbilt Cup Race. The #3 Tahis Robinson-Wisconsin is barely visible on the inside of the #4 Mercedes (driven by the 1912 and 1914 winner Ralph DePalma). Here is a link to the image on the blog: http://www.vanderbiltcupraces.com/index.php/blog/article/images_from_the_1915_vanderbilt_cup_races
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The 128-page book by Howard Kroplick, a researcher and lecturer on the races, contains rare images of the races from the archives of major museums, libraries and private collectors. The book Vanderbilt Cup Races of Long Island will be available from Arcadia Publishing in March 2008.
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Mr. Kroplick, I own the Tahis Special (car #3 in this race). Is there any more footage from this race or the U.S. Grand Prix on Feb. 27 available? Thank you. Randy