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  • Newsday Article: “Moses exhibit shows builder’s ups, downs’
    Jun 19 2011

    Newsday Article: “Moses exhibit shows builder’s ups, downs’

    Newsday reporter Bill Bleyer reports on a new exhibit on Robert Moses that has opened at the Planting Fields Arboterum State Historic Park in Oyster Bay. The exhibit includes historical documents from my collection concerning Robert Moses and the Long Island Motor Parkway: (1 comments)


  • Jun 18 2011

    VanderbiltCupRaces.com Forum #15 -Saturday, June 18, 2011 (Events and Vintage Car & Truck For Sale)

    Feedback and sharing of information are much appreciated on VanderbiltCupRaces.com. Today's Forum provides information on this weekend's three car shows and a new vintage car & truck sales service: (0 comments)


  • Roslyn News “Black Beast Returns to Indy 500”
    Jun 16 2011

    Roslyn News “Black Beast Returns to Indy 500”

    This week's issue of the Roslyn News features a full-page back cover article by Joe Scotchie highlighting the return of the Black Beast to the Indy 500. (0 comments)


  • In the Indy Formula One Garage:  The  1939 Maserati Racer  that Won the 1939 and 1940 Indy 500 Races
    Jun 15 2011

    In the Indy Formula One Garage:  The 1939 Maserati Racer that Won the 1939 and 1940 Indy 500 Races

    One day prior to the 2011 Indy 500 Race, the Black Beast and other race cars that participated in this year's pre-race ceremonies were stored in the Indianapolis Motor Speedway's Formula One Garage. Among these racers was the Maserati 8CTF Boyle Special that won the 1939 and 1940 Indy 500 Races driven by Wilbur Shaw: (3 comments)


  • In the Indy Formula One Garage:  The 1912 National that Won the 1912 Indy 500 Race
    Jun 14 2011

    In the Indy Formula One Garage:  The 1912 National that Won the 1912 Indy 500 Race

    One day prior to the 2011 Indy 500 Race, the Black Beast and other race cars that participated in this year's pre-race ceremonies were stored in the Indianapolis Motor Speedway's Formula One Garage. Among these racers was the 1912 National that won the 1912 Indy 500 Race driven by Joe Dawson: (0 comments)


  • The Last Intact Motor Parkway Bridge in Suffolk County
    Jun 13 2011

    The Last Intact Motor Parkway Bridge in Suffolk County

    Over the last five years, there have been numerous unsuccessful attempts to photograph the reportedly last intact Motor Parkway Bridge located in the Melville Sand Pits. Long Island Motor Parkway Preservation member Chris Giffuni sadly reports that this bridge was in destroyed sometime during the last ten years. (10 comments)


  • VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: Video II “The 2011 Indy 500 Parade Lap with Emerson Fittipaldi”
    Jun 11 2011

    VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: Video II “The 2011 Indy 500 Parade Lap with Emerson Fittipaldi”

    This 8-minute film documents the parade lap driven by two-time Indy 500 winner Emerson Fittipaldi and Howard Kroplick in the Alco Black Beast during the 2011 Indy 500 Pre-Race Ceremony. This second view is primarily from a RCA lap camera mounted above the right front wheel. (1 comments)


  • Jun 10 2011

    VanderbiltCupRaces.com Forum #14 -Saturday, June 11, 2011 (Events and Comments)

    Feedback and sharing of information are much appreciated on VanderbiltCupRaces.com. Today's Forum provides information on this weekend's six car shows and recent comments: (0 comments)


  • More Memorable Images from the 2011 Indy 500 Pre-Race Ceremony
    Jun 09 2011

    More Memorable Images from the 2011 Indy 500 Pre-Race Ceremony

    Laura Greco, wife of the Black Beast's master mechanic Sam Greco, has forwarded these memorable images of the 100th Anniversary Indy 500 Pre-Race Ceremony: (3 comments)


  • Nassau County Website: “Vision Plan for  Motor Parkway Trail”
    Jun 08 2011

    Nassau County Website: “Vision Plan for Motor Parkway Trail”

    Nassau County Department of Public Works has launched a website detailing the vision plan for the Motor Parkway Trail: (2 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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