In 1992, Cynthia (Cindy) Albrecht was the executive chef for the Penske-Marlboro racing team responsible for the Penske hospitality tent. She was assistedd by her good friends Sandi Fink and Rebecca Miller, and two men Pete Twiddy and Glen Smith in the efforts. It was a big job. The Penske ...
Montauk
February 13, 2024 by uvsw14Leave a comment
By 1922, Carl Fisher had left Indianapolis. He had a palatial Miami Beach home and his Indianapolis home had been leased to the Boys Preparatory School, later Park School for Boys. He had moved his office from Indianapolis to the Heckscher building at 57th Street and Fifth Avenue in New ...
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1925 Indy Rickenbacker Pace Car Driven by Eddie Rickenbacker
February 6, 2024 by uvsw14Leave a comment
The story of the short-lived Rickenbacker automobile centers on three men—Eddie Rickenbacker, Barney Everitt, and William Flanders.
Rickenbacker had gained fame as a racer during the early days of the Speedway. Rickenbacker’s days of driving a race car ended in 1916 when he went to Europe to drive a car ...
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Eddie Rickenbacker Purchases the Indianapolis Motor Speedway
January 30, 2024 by uvsw14Leave a comment
After Frank Wheeler, one of the original founders, committed suicide on May 27, 1921, Jim Allison bought his shares making Allison the largest stockholder at 56.75%. Carl Fisher had moved to Miami Beach where he was busy developing Miami Beach and was planning an upscale development in Montauk, Long Island. ...
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The Cocobolo Cay Club
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Carl Fisher was busy with the development of Miami Beach when he, Charles T. Kotcher, and James Snowden were cruising on the houseboat “Zigan” when they came across a small island. Eric Collin described Adams Key in a March 19, 1922, article in The Miami Herald. Its “golden sands stretched ...
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