| Photo ID # | f06.13.09_AMA_4th_AMA_0026M_1 |
| Car #: | #NA |
| Driver (s) : | Bennett Hill, Dave Lewis, and more (names from inside wall) |
| Location: | Amatol |
| Date: | 1926 |
| Photographer: | Unknown |
| Photo provided by: | George Koyt |
| Comments: | Comment from George: Did a little research, these photos are dated 5/1/26 which was the first race, won by Harry Hartz at a speed of 134.09, (in 1926). |
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| 06.13.09 | 3Wide | Can't imagine the undertaking of such a project...
build a huge speedway out of wood... in the middle of the woods somewhere
between Philadelphia and Atlantic City... But then again, I live
in an era where you can't build a dog house without a few hundred dollars
worth of permits, and a complete environmental impact study... From the looks of the stands, it appears to have been a very popular event, with what could only be described as true daredevils tempting fate at over 120mph in an open wheel car... with out so much as a roll bar. I can't help staring at these photos and thinking about how amazing this really is... World War II was still over 10 years away... Calvin Coolidge was our President, and the pneumatic air hammer was still over a half a century away from being invented! For more info, visit the site below maintained by Robert Benner: http://venus.atlantic.edu/amatol/speedway_menu.html (check out the photo link in the upper left of the page) |
| 06.15.09 | Jack Kromer | Great pics. The amount of wood and labor it took to build those board tracks just had to be insane. |
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