1908 Motor Parkway Sweepstakes
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Nov 25 2010
Starting Lineup- The 6 “J” Cars of the 1908 Jericho Sweepstakes
On September 10, 1908, the AAA Race Commission announced plans to christen the Motor Parkway with an event called, “The Long Island Motor Parkway Sweepstakes.” Five concurrent stock car races were scheduled for October 10, 1908. The idea was to create an opportunity to test the new course, timing systems, and crowd control for the Vanderbilt Cup Race scheduled two weeks later. (0 comments)
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Sep 16 2010
Starting Lineup- The 8 “N” Cars of the 1908 Nassau Sweepstakes
On September 10, 1908, the AAA Race Commission announced plans to christen the Motor Parkway with an event called, “The Long Island Motor Parkway Sweepstakes.” Five concurrent stock car races were scheduled for October 10, 1908. The idea was to create an opportunity to test the new course, timing systems, and crowd control for the Vanderbilt Cup Race scheduled two weeks later. (2 comments)
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Aug 11 2010
The Pits of the 1908-1910 Vanderbilt Cup Races
Robert Richer comments: "Yes, there was a time when the “pit men” who serviced the cars were actually in a pit below the racing surface. What a terrifying view it must have been." (9 comments)
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Aug 01 2010
Archives: 1908 Motor Parkway Sweepstakes
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Jul 28 2010
Starting Lineup - The 1908 Meadow Brook Sweepstakes
On September 10, 1908, the AAA Race Commission announced plans to christen the Motor Parkway with an event called, “The Long Island Motor Parkway Sweepstakes.” Five concurrent stock car races were scheduled for October 10, 1908. The idea was to create an opportunity to test the new course, timing systems, and crowd control for the Vanderbilt Cup Race scheduled two weeks later. (0 comments)
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Feb 10 2010
The Vanderbilt Cup Race Pits: An American Innovation
One innovation of the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race was the first use of service racing pits in an American automobile race. (4 comments)
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Jan 22 2010
Starting Lineup: The 1908 Garden City Sweepstakes Updated: 2/15/16
On September 10, 1908, the AAA Race Commission announced plans to christen the Motor Parkway with an event called, “The Long Island Motor Parkway Sweepstakes.” Five concurrent stock car races were scheduled for October 10, 1908. The idea was to create an opportunity to test the new course, timing systems, and crowd control for the Vanderbilt Cup Race scheduled two weeks later. The cars in the Sweepstakes Races were classified by their sales price. Seven cars participated in the… (1 comments)
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Jan 14 2010
Starting Lineup: 1908 Motor Parkway Sweepstakes
On September 10, 1908, the AAA Race Commission announced plans to christen the Motor Parkway with an event called, “The Long Island Motor Parkway Sweepstakes.” Five concurrent stock car races were scheduled for October 10, 1908. (8 comments)
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Nov 22 2009
The Public Roads of the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race Course
J, you are correct, the 1908 course ended at the then western terminus of the Motor Parkway near the Bethpage Lodge at Round Swamp Road. The drivers made a left turn and went about 200 feet on Round Swamp Road before turning on to Manetto Hill Road (now called Old Bethpage Road). (4 comments)
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Jun 30 2009
Then & Now: The Massapequa Lodge
Continuing our "Then and Now" series, this photo captured Old 16, the eventual winner of the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race, climbing the Long Island Motor Prarkway bridge over Massapequa-Hicksville Road. To the right is the Massapqua Lodge, one of the three John Russell Pope-designed toll lodges opened in 1908. (0 comments)
