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  • 2014 Brickyard Invitational: Video “A Lap on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway with the Black Beast”
    Jun 14 2014

    2014 Brickyard Invitational: Video “A Lap on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway with the Black Beast”

    The Alco Black Beast returned to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the 2014 Brickyard Invitational and was on thee track on both Saturday and Sunday. This eight-minute video and images document the Black Beast pacing the pre-war racers on Saturday, June 7, 2014. (5 comments)


  • Memorable Moments From The 2014 Brickyard Invitational
    Jun 11 2014

    Memorable Moments From The 2014 Brickyard Invitational

    Our five days at the Brickyard Invitational at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway were filled with fun, smiles, and thrills. Here are some additional memorable moments. (4 comments)


  • The 2014 Brickyard Invitational: Smiles and Thumbs Ups
    Jun 10 2014

    The 2014 Brickyard Invitational: Smiles and Thumbs Ups

    The 2014 Brickyard Invitational held last week at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway was a real blast! Among the thousands who attended the event, several hundred experienced being a Black Beast driver or mechanician. (0 comments)


  • Mystery Foto #71 Solved: A Bust of Louis Chevrolet at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway
    Jun 09 2014

    Mystery Foto #71 Solved: A Bust of Louis Chevrolet at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway

    This weekend's Mystery Foto was a real bust! (10 comments)


  • Hemmings Classic Car receives national award for the “Black Beast” article
    Jun 06 2014

    Hemmings Classic Car receives national award for the “Black Beast” article

    As reported on the Hemmings Daily Blog, the American Auto Racing Writers and Broadcasters Association has recognized Hemmings Classic Car for excellence during its annual awards banquet in May 2014 at the Indianapolis 500. The article also appeared in the September 2014 issue of Hemmings Classic Car. (1 comments)


  • Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge Series #47: Powell Avenue Bridge in Central Park (Bethpage)
    Jun 03 2014

    Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge Series #47: Powell Avenue Bridge in Central Park (Bethpage)

    The 47th bridge in the series documenting the 65 bridges built by the Long Island Motor Parkway is the Powell Avenue Bridge in Central Park (now Bethpage). It was one of the original bridges built for the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race. (1 comments)


  • Mystery Foto #70 Still A Mystery: Is this Dario Resta?
    Jun 02 2014

    Mystery Foto #70 Still A Mystery: Is this Dario Resta?

    Wayne Carroll Petersen, the great great nephew of Barney Oldfield, forwarded this weekend's Mystery Foto from his collection. (15 comments)


  • VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: Spectacular Photos of the 1904 Vanderbilt Cup Race
    May 31 2014

    VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: Spectacular Photos of the 1904 Vanderbilt Cup Race

    On Friday, October 7, 1904, the day before the first Vanderbilt Cup Race, 60 superintendents and engineers of the Association of Licensed Automobile Manufacturers (A.L.A.M.) gathered for a 65-mile "meet" covering Manhattan, Bronx and Westchester. On the next day, many of the participants ventured to Long Island to see the first Vanderbilt Cup Race. One A.L.A.M. member documented the 1904 Vanderbilt Cup Race.. (1 comments)


  • Locomobile Vanderbilt Cup Sold for $2,300 on eBay
    May 28 2014

    Locomobile Vanderbilt Cup Sold for $2,300 on eBay

    A Locomobile Vanderbilt Cup issued by the Locomobile to celebrate their victory in the 1908 race was sold for $2,300 on eBay earlier this month. (0 comments)


  • Was the “Bagatelle” Mansion in Half Hollow Hills Built by a Vanderbilt?
    May 27 2014

    Was the “Bagatelle” Mansion in Half Hollow Hills Built by a Vanderbilt?

    Leroy Douglas: "I wish you would show photos of the Vanderbilt estate in Wheatley Heights, now known as Madonna Heights School for Girls." (20 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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