This one-minute film highlights Bernd Rosemeyer's victory at the 1937 Vanderbilt Cup Race at Roosevelt Raceway in Westbury, New York. Rosemeyer drove an Auto Union Type C averaging 82.564 MPH over the 300-mile race.
Note the very high banked curve at one of the Roosevelt Raceway turns at the 0:28 second mark of the film.
Other links concerning the1937 Vanderbilt Cup Race on VanderbiltCupRaces.com:
Winner of the 1937 Vanderbilt Cup Race
"The greatest driver of the past, the present, and the future"
Finished 4th in the 1937 Vanderbilt Cup Race
The six Vanderbilt Cup Races held on Long Island from 1904 to 1910 were the greatest sporting events of their day, and the first international automobile road races held in the United States. The races had a far-reaching impact on the development of American automobiles and parkways. This site provides comprehensive information on the races, the Long Island Motor Parkway and current Long Island automotive events, car shows and news.
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