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  • Black Beast Wins Its Class at 2009 Lime Rock Car Show
    Sep 06 2009

    Black Beast Wins Its Class at 2009 Lime Rock Car Show

    It has been a beautiful Labor Day weekend at the 2009 Vintage Festival at Lime Rock Park. On Saturday, the Alco-6 Racer went three laps on the course reaching a speed of over 50 miles per hour. (6 comments)


  • Sep 04 2009

    “Black Beast” at Lime Rock Park This Weekend

    The Alco-6 Racer will be at Lime Rock Park this weekend. (0 comments)


  • The Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge Over Little Neck Parkway in Queens
    Sep 04 2009

    The Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge Over Little Neck Parkway in Queens

    Here is a rare photo of the Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge over Little Neck Parkway courtesy of the Queens Borough President's Collection. Looking north, this 1928 photo was taken in rural Queens. (7 comments)


  • Sep 02 2009

    August 2009 Highlights on VanderbiltCupRaces.com

    VanderbiltCupRaces.com attained its third highest monthly viewership ever in August with 2,774 unique visitors, an average of 89 per day and a 34% increase over the 2008 average. The 13,472 page views were the second highest monthly total in the website's history. The website retained its #1 ranking among the 511,000 websites that appear for a Google search on "Vanderbilt Cup Races" and a #1 ranking among 344,0000 websites that appear on a similar Bing.com search. (0 comments)


  • Sep 01 2009

    Video “Black Beast at the 2009 Vanderbilt Cup Centennial Celebration”

    Tom of Bridgehampton has posted these three marvelous videos on Youtube of the Alco-6 Racer at the 2009 Vanderbilt Cup Centennial Celebration held on August 30th at the Nassau County Museum of Art. Thanks Tom! (1 comments)


  • A Note from a Racing Legend: Janet Guthrie
    Aug 31 2009

    A Note from a Racing Legend: Janet Guthrie

    Just received this email from pioneering racing legend Janet Guthrie: Just a note to say how much I've enjoyed following your historical trails--- Best regards, Janet Guthrie (2 comments)


  • Newsday Article “Black Beast  Returns” for the 2009 Vanderbilt Centennial
    Aug 30 2009

    Newsday Article “Black Beast Returns” for the 2009 Vanderbilt Centennial

    It was a wonderful day on Sunday at the Nassau Museum of Art for the 6th Annual Vanderbilt Cup Centennial Celebration. "The best "Celebration" so far!" Newsday covered the event in this article "Black Beast Returns" by Erick Badia and photographer Pablo Corradi. (2 comments)


  • Celebrate the Vanderbilt Cup Race Centennial Today
    Aug 29 2009

    Celebrate the Vanderbilt Cup Race Centennial Today

    Tropical Storm Danny has gone away and the forecast looks bright! Come join us today for the 6th Annual Vanderbilt Cup Race Centennial Celebration to be held at the Nassau County Museum of Art today from 9:30 AM to 3:30 PM. (0 comments)


  • A Favorite Website: Firstsuperspeedway.com
    Aug 28 2009

    A Favorite Website: Firstsuperspeedway.com

    I highly recommend a new website Firstsuperhighway.com created by writer Mark Dill. (1 comments)


  • Roslyn News “Vanderbilt Cup Celebration to Feature Famous Racer”
    Aug 27 2009

    Roslyn News “Vanderbilt Cup Celebration to Feature Famous Racer”

    Today's Roslyn News cover page article features Sunday's Vanderbilt Cup Centennial Celebration: (0 comments)




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Apr 23 2026 Amazing job on the video Craig and Florence!

Apr 23 2026 Indeed Al! I had read about that in my research of her. Here’s a great article of her WW1 exploits.…

Apr 22 2026 can you add more images

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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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