In the beginning of international auto racing, there was the Gordon Bennett Cup. Established by American ex-pat James Gordon Bennett, Jr., millionaire owner of the New York Herald, in 1900 it revealed in stark terms how uncompetitive American automobiles were. The races were between national automobile clubs or nations and ...
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Boat Building at IMS
As inconceivable as it might sound, for a short time boats were built in the infield at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Carl Fisher loved to race. It didn’t matter if it was bicycles, automobiles, or boats. His obsession with boat racing initially resulted in him having speed boats and cruisers ...
F. W. Cook Brewing Company
With a German heritage, Tony Hulman was familiar with beer. Following World War II, Hulman explored purchasing a brewery. It became a reality in 1949 when he purchased fifty-two percent of F. W. Cook Brewing Company in Evansville, Indiana.
F. W. Cook Brewing had a long history dating back to ...
Eddie Rickenbacker Repaves the Speedway
The opening weekend of racing at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway was disastrous with five dying. It was enough to cause race officials to stop the 300-mile feature race at 235 miles. The future of the Speedway hung in the balance and the owners decided to pave the crushed stone and ...
Book Review: Race to Justice…She Was the Darling of the Indy 500 teams…Until She Was Murdered by Larry Sells and Margie Porter
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 ...