Friday, 2/12/10: Presentation “The Vanderbilt Cup Races of Long Island” in Philadelphia
| Event Date: | Friday, February 12 2010 |
| Location: | Sheraton Philadelphia City Center Hotel |
| Address: | 17th & Race Streets, Philadelphia, PA |
| Description: | Howard Kroplick will be presenting "The Vanderbilt Cup Races of Long Island" at the 74th Annual Meeting of the Antique Automobile Club of America (AACA) on Friday, February 12, 2010. The seminar will be held at 3:00 PM in the Freedom Ballroom at the Sheraton Philadelphia City Center Hotel. |
| Website: | 2010 AACA Annual Meeting |
Presentation “Vanderbilt Cup Races, the Motor Parkway and LILCO” Monday, January 4, 2010
| Event Date: | Monday, January 04 2010 |
| Location: | National Grid Offices, Hicksville Cafeteria |
| Address: | 175 E. Old Country Road, Hicksville |
| Description: | Al Velocci and Howard Kroplick will be presenting to the National Grid Retiree Club on Monday, January 4, 2010 from 1:30 PM to 3:00 PM. Al and Howard will be discussing the Vanderbilt Cup Races on Long Island, the Long Island Motor Parkway and the relationship between the Motor Parkway and Long Island Lighting Company. From the National Grid Retiree Club newsletter: "January 4, 2010- We have two distinguished speakers (and authors) who will take you on a photograpic trip to the time when Long Island was a hotbead for daring young men who raced the fastest driving machines in the Vanderbilt Races. Come and hear Al Velocci and Howard Kroplick tell the story of the races and the crude roads that gave birth to the Long Island Motor Parkway still in use today as a road, and a right of way for electric distribution lines." |
| Website: | National Grid Retiree Club |
Presentation at Smithtown Public Library on June 11, 2008
| Event Date: | Wednesday, June 11 2008 |
| Location: | Smithtown Public Library at 7:00 PM - 8:45 PM |
| Address: | 1 North Country Road, Smithtown, New York |
| Description: | Presentation “The Long Island Motor Parkway and the Vanderbilt Cup Races” |
| Website: | Smithtown Public Library |
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One of the earliest forms of automotive sports was competition against time over an uphill course. The "hill climbs" provided a natural venue for spectators and a challenge for the early automobiles.
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