The San Francisco call., 1906-11-23
Project Is on Foot to Build Speedway
around Clear Lake for Races
COURSE WILL BE
NINE TY -FIVE E
MILES LONG
BY r. r. I.Hor,,nedieu

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The automobiIists OF California are
10 have an automobile highway. LII the
project under way is completed the
motorists of the State Will have the
finest speedway in the world. DIR. Fer
uinand Butterfeld states that; lit has
been proposed TO build the highway
around Clear Lake. The course Will he
ninety-five miles long and will run the
Whoie distance private property.
work has been started on the road.
winch fs to be ninety feet wide. Three
times around this course VIII be equal
10 ten times around that of the VAN
derbilt cup course. The road is TO have
heavy rock bottom and VIII be work
ed up to good top, which VIII be
thoroughly oiled, that the whole dis
tance of nearly a hundred miles Will be
free from dust.
The course runs through Soda
Springs Lakeport, Upper Lake and
Lower Lake. The land is owned by
the realty company of that place and
the course as laid out will not cross
any of the county highways, and
therefore the automobiiists will be at
liberty to go any pace that may suit
their pleasure
The road from Cloverdale to the
lake is TO be improved so that the
have good roads all the way from the
metropolis TO the highway. The inten-
tion of those who are building the road
is to make course that will prove an
attraction to the racing automobilists
throughout the world and induce them
TO spend their winters in California
II has been proposed to hold series
Of road races during the winter and
summer months.
The first race has been scheduled
for September 8, 1907 From the pres
ent outlook those in charge feel justi-
fed in selecting that date for the first
contest. The building of this road
will prove a solution of the road-rac
ing question in California and will
make it possible for those who are
after road records TO race TO their
hearts content"
L. p. Lowe OF the executive commit
tee of the Automobile Club of Califor-
MIA stated last night that he had
heard of the proposed road around the
lake. but had not heard that il was to
be used as an automobile highway. He
said; Il have heard that il was pro-
posed to build a good hundred mile
roadway around the lake to open up
that country. but it was not stated
that 1t was for the exclusive use of
automobilists. From what 1 under
stand. it is to be highway for the
use of all kinds of vehicles sort of
county highway. As for being an
attraction for the racing automobilist
there is nothing in that proposition. for
the racing of high-power cars only
pays when the contests are held near
one of the big cities in the East
IF there are any roads near San
Francisco that are in fit condition
fnx oofv, 4t.a z<<txs yse.te,
want to hold contest over them they
do not have to apply to the Legisla-
ture for permission to use them I'm
der the law, all that has to be done is
to get permission of the County Super
visors TO use the roads on a specified
day or days If the Supervisors think
favorably of the proposition they can
grant the desired permission. This
can be done In the case of racing to
Los Angeles. but under the law, with
out this permission, it is illegal to race
over the roads"