Vanderbilt Cup Races

Feb 15 2010
The Checkered Flags of the Vanderbilt Cup Races

As Louis Wagner was about to win the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race in the #10 Darracq, starter Fred Wagner waved what is believed to be the first checkered flag used to signify the finish of an auto race. Here are the winners of the six Vanderbilt Cup Races of Long Island...the last four receiving a checkered flag from Fred Wagner. Remember to click on the image to enlarge it. (5 comments)

Feb 13 2010
A Visit to the Amazing Simeone Foundation Museum

On Saturday John Cuocco and I had a memorable visit to the Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum located in Philadelphia. Assembled by renowned neurosurgeon Dr. Frederick Simeone over a span of 50 years, the Museum collection contains over 60 of the rarest and most significant racing sports cars ever built. (3 comments)

Feb 12 2010
AACA Presentation and Feb. Event Update: Club Meetings, Car Shows and Car Cruises

This is the weekly update of Long Island February 2010 car events including; car club meetings, car shows, cruises and motor sports activities. (2 comments)

Feb 11 2010
Video “The Queens Motor Parkway Bike Path”

Nycbikemaps has posted this 2009 five-minute video of the Brooklyn-Queens Greenway bike path including a good portion of the Motor Parkway in Fresh Meadows. The 20-minute bike ride was played back at 4 times the speed. As a result, you can visualize what it was like to ride on this section of the Motor Parkway at around 40 miles per hour. (2 comments)

Feb 10 2010
Jay Leno & the 1906 Stanley Steamer Vanderbilt Racers

In May 1906, Charles J. Swain and John Wilkins, Jr. of the Cape May Automobile Club announced that intended to purchase two specially-built Stanley Steamer racers to compete in the American Elimination Trial for the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race. Swain proudly announced to the automobile trade journals: "Preliminary negotiations were made for the purchase of two Stanley steamers, guaranteed to do a mile in thirty seconds, and capable of standing up for the Vanderbilt Cup car journey". (4 comments)

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)

Feb 08 2010
Long Island Business News Article “Hope for the Vanderbilt”

Long Island Business News has published an article on the Motor Parkway Trailway based on the January 2010 press release issued by the engineering firm VHB: (1 comments)

Feb 06 2010
Starting Lineup: The 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race

These are the 17 cars that raced in the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race held on October 24, 1908. The race was run over a 23.46 mile course including 8 miles of the Long Island Motor Parkway. The winner needed to complete 11 laps of the course for a total of 258.06 miles. Remember to click on the photos to enlarge the image: (3 comments)

Feb 05 2010
February Event Update: Club Meetings, Car Shows, and Car Cruises

This is the weekly update of Long Island February 2010 car events including; car club meetings, car shows, cruises and motor sports activities. (0 comments)

Feb 04 2010
Motor Parkway Trail Update: February 5, 2010

As reported last year, the contract for developing a master plan for a Motor Parkway Trailway in Nassau County has been awarded to VHB Engineering, Surveying and Landscape Architecture, P.C. Members of the Long Island Motor Parkway Panel, including myself, met with VHB, LIPA and Nassau officials yesterday to provide input and the comments submitted on VanderbiltCupRaces.com. (2 comments)