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  • Alley Pond Striders on the Long Island Motor Parkway Greenway
    Jan 22 2009

    Alley Pond Striders on the Long Island Motor Parkway Greenway

    Lynn Henry has submitted information on the Alley Pond Striders. This running and walking club has over 250 members and serves the communities of Eastern Queens and Nassau County. (2 comments)


  • When the  Alco Black Beast Warmed Up for the First Indy 500 on the Motor Parkway
    Jan 20 2009

    When the Alco Black Beast Warmed Up for the First Indy 500 on the Motor Parkway

    Mark Dill has discovered an Indianapolis Star article published on May 21, 1911 describing how Harry Grant warmed up the Alco Black Beast for the first Indy 500 Race. The Alco reached a speed of over 107 mph on a practice run on the Long Island Motor Parkway. (0 comments)


  • Excellent Article on Eddie Rickenbacker
    Jan 19 2009

    Excellent Article on Eddie Rickenbacker

    The website absolute astronomy.com has a new article on Eddie Rickenbacker. (0 comments)


  • Video: The Alco Black Beast Racer Arrives On Long Island
    Jan 15 2009

    Video: The Alco Black Beast Racer Arrives On Long Island

    The restored 1909 Alco-6 Black Beast Racer arrived on Long Island on Tuesday, January 13, 2009. (10 comments)


  • The Revival of the Vanderbilt Cup Races in 1936 and 1937
    Jan 14 2009

    The Revival of the Vanderbilt Cup Races in 1936 and 1937

    American Auto racing in the 1930’s had dwindled in the face of the Great Depression. Road racing was dead. Gone, too, were the wood plank bowl speedways of the roaring twenties, leaving the Indianapolis 500 as the one occasion each year to spotlight the sport. The spirit of American road racing survived, however, in the hearts of men like George Robertson, the burly, determined competitor that had unabashedly staked a claim for America as an international force with his stirring triumph in… (0 comments)


  • The Alco Black Beast Racer Arrives Back in the US
    Jan 13 2009

    The Alco Black Beast Racer Arrives Back in the US

    I am pleased to announce that the restored Alco Black Beast Racer has arrived in the United States and has passed Customs. The above photo was taken last Friday at a New Jersey warehouse. (0 comments)


  • Vanderbilt Cup Races of Long Island Cited in Roslyn News “Year in Review”
    Jan 11 2009

    Vanderbilt Cup Races of Long Island Cited in Roslyn News “Year in Review”

    The January 9, 2009 issue of The Roslyn News cited the book Vanderbilt Cup Races of Long Island in an article 2008: The Year in Review by Joe Scotchie: (0 comments)


  • Efforts to Save the Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum
    Jan 11 2009

    Efforts to Save the Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum

    Efforts to save the Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum were described in the January 10, 2009 issue of the New York Times Enjoy, Howard Kroplick (0 comments)


  • The Alco at the 1911 Indy 500 Race
    Jan 09 2009

    The Alco at the 1911 Indy 500 Race

    Driver Harry Grant with mechanician Frank Lee drove the 1909 Alco Black Beast in the greatest races of its time; two Vanderbilt Cup Races, two Elgin National Trophy Race, one American Grand Prize and the Inauguaral Indy 500 Race in 1911. (2 comments)


  • The Henry Ford Museum Cites VanderbiltCupRaces.com
    Jan 08 2009

    The Henry Ford Museum Cites VanderbiltCupRaces.com

    The Henry Ford Museum has cited VanderbiltCupRaces.com as the only source for information on the races. (1 comments)




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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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