1937 Vanderbilt Cup Race
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Sep 22 2010
Video “Drive the 1937 Vanderbilt Cup Race Course at Roosevelt Raceway”
In response to criticisms about the 16 curves of the 1936 Vanderbilt Cup Race course at Roosevelt Field, the circuit tor the 1937 race was revamped to encourage faster speeds and make the American cars more competitive.
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Aug 01 2010
Archives: 1937 Vanderbilt Cup Race
Links to related posts on VanderbiltCupRaces.com (Updated: December 31, 2011):
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Jun 02 2010
Film “Rosemeyer’s Victory in the 1937 Vanderbilt Cup Race”
This one-minute film highlights Bernd Rosemeyer's victory at the 1937 Vanderbilt Cup Race at Roosevelt Raceway in Westbury, New York. Rosemeyer drove an Auto Union Type C averaging 82.564 MPH over the 300-mile race.
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May 26 2010
From the Drennan Collection: 1937 Roosevelt Raceway “Australia” Mystery Solved
Onelung: Question: "One of the 1936 Vanderbilt Cup Race photos in the April 9, 2010 post shows the Italian Alfa Romeo team in front of garages at Roosevelt Raceway. You can clearly see the beginning of the word ITALY above one of them. Can you explain why "Australia" appears on the door in the background of a 1937 Vanderbilt Cup Race photo that I found on the web?"
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May 11 2010
From the Drennan Collection: The Roosevelt Raceway Bar & Restaurant
For the 1936 and 1937 Vanderbilt Cup Races, a former huge hangar for Roosevelt Field was converted into the Administration Building for the new Roosevelt Racway. As shown in this 1936 aerial, the buidling was located south of Old Country Road and behind two grandstands. Glass negatives from the Drennan Collection provide insight into one use of the building.
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May 10 2010
In Search of Master Mechanic Charlie Kirschhoffer
Jim Scott has emailed me the following request for information on mechanic Charlie Kirschhoffer:
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May 06 2010
A Treasure Box of Long Island Auto Racing Discovered by the Cradle of Aviation
Last month the Cradle of Aviation Museum received a gift of the photographic archives of a man long-associated with Long Island aviation. Among the hundreds of photos in the collection was one box of 265 negatives and glass plates related to Long Island automobile racing.
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Mar 16 2010
Favorite Website: The Golden Era of Grand Prix Racing
Leif Snellman has developed this marvelous website The Golden Era of Grand Prix Racing providing "race-by-race account of Grand Prix and Voiturette racing during the period 1934-1940". Among the races reviewed are the 1936 and 1937 Vanderbilt Cup Races.
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Mar 15 2010
George Vanderbilt Cup Race Tickets and Passes
Dave, your father likely used this ticket to attend the first George Vanderbilt Cup Race held at Roosevelt Raceway on October 12, 1936. The race was won by the great Italian Tazio Nuvolari, seen here receiving the huge trophy from Willie K's cousin, 22-year old George Vanderbilt III.
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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.
