Vanderbilt Cup Races

Jan 29 2010
New Weekend Feature: 2010 Long Island Car Shows, Cruises and Motor Sports

A new feature of VanderbiltCupRaces.com is a weekly update of 2010 Long Island car events including; car shows, cruises and motor sports activities. This is the update for January 30 to 31, 2010: (0 comments)

Jan 28 2010
Can You Identify This California Race Photo?

Matt has supplied this background information on the photo: (6 comments)

Jan 28 2010
Clarence Mackay, the Vanderbilt Cup Races, a Horse and Newsday

Okay, I admit it, the title for today's post is a bit of a stretch....but trust me I will link all these subjects together and it's fun! (0 comments)

Jan 26 2010
The 1906 Accident That Changed Long Island Auto Racing

Tony, the powerful French Hotckiss car involved in the accident was driven by Elliot Shepard, Jr., a 30-year old American and William K. Vanderbilt Jr's cousin. As described in several publications, the accident occurred near the Long Island Railroad crossing on Jericho Turnpike in Mineola: (1 comments)

Jan 26 2010
A Motor Parkway Sign at Wheeler Road in Suffolk County

Throughout the Long Island Motor Parkway, there were signs providing directions and "No Trespassing" signs. This photo shows a typical Motor Parkway sign placed in Suffolk County. (1 comments)

Jan 24 2010
Five Locomobiles with Vanderbilt Cup Mascots

Some of the most sought after Vanderbilia are the Vanderbilt Cup radiator mascots and sterling silver banquet favors issued by the Locomobile Company to celebrate their victory in the 1908 race. These five 1909 and 1910 Locomobile vehicles proudly displayed their Vanderbilt Cup radiator mascots: (0 comments)

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)

Jan 21 2010
Then & Now: Petit Trianon

As described yesterday, in 1911 the Long Island Motor Parkway Inc. built the Petit Trianon Inn as an attraction to the eastern terminus in Lake Ronkonkoma. Today, the Petit Trianon receives the "Then and Now" treatment with images from 1911 to 2008. (1 comments)

Jan 20 2010
The Motor Parkway’s Petit Trianon at Lake Ronkonkoma

When the Long Island Motor Parkway route was completed to Lake Ronkonkoma in 1911, officials decided to build a first-class dining facility and half-way stop for travelers.William K. Vanderbilt Jr. once again commissioned architect John Russell Pope to design the Parkway Inn later renamed Petit Trianon.These two rare photos show the Petit Trianon under construction in early 1911. (0 comments)

Jan 19 2010
Favorite Website: Team Dan Race Archives

Darren Galpin at the Team Dan website has compiled the results for major historic races and drivers including five of the six William K. Vanderbilt Jr. Cup Races held on Long Island. (3 comments)