On a bright October morning in 1904, thousands of people flocked to
Nassau County on rural Long Island to witness the first
international motor sports competition in America: the newly
created Vanderbilt Cup. By 1906, the number of spectators
multiplied to a quarter million and America's place in motor racing
history was assured. In 1908, the Vanderbilt Cup was joined by a
second international competition, the International Grand Prize,
the first grand prix held outside France. By 1913, the Indianapolis
500 would supplant the Vanderbilt Cup and Grand Prize as America's
preeminent race, forever turning mainstream America's attention
away from road racing and toward the oval tracks then proliferating
around the country. Concentrating on the years between 1904 and
1916 and featuring a wealth of photographs, this book examines the
early and relatively unknown history of American motor racing.
Beginning with an overview of motor racing history, it covers the
French origins of the sport and the first international
competitions such as the annual Gordon Bennett Cup and the
ill-fated Paris to Madrid race. The primary focus is on America's
first three races of international stature: the Vanderbilt Cup, the
International Grand Prize and the Indianapolis 500. Compiled in
great part from contemporary sources such as newspaper accounts and
automotive journals, the book covers not only these races, but also
the ways in which each spurred development of the American
automobile industry, making it at last a true competitor for that
of Europe.
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