The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-05
SPECIAL RACING
CARS WILL LEAD
Coming Season to BE Marked
by Appearance of Various
New Speed Machines.
STRONGER SHOWING IN
STOCK CLASS THIS YEAR
Fastest Drivers in the Country
Lined Up for Memorial
Day Event.
Special to The Tribune.

Special to The Tribune.
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. Feb 4.-The au-
tomobile race season OF 1911 bids fair TO
be one in which the special racing car
will predon'inate as never before in the
history of the sport. While the stock car
cless will be represented more strongly
than ever before through the entry OF
dozen manufacturers who heretofore have
not raced, the special racing car will be
seen In more big contests this year than
In the past. Manufacturers have found
that the building OF special racing cars
has broadened their scope OF mechanical
knowledge, SO that they are making bet
ter stock cars because OF the lessons they
have learned in the manufacture OF the
freaks.
As an example OF what Will be done
with special racing cars this year, the
800 mile International sweepstakes race
mortal day may be cited Out OF the
thirty cars which will start In this event.
II is probable that less than one third
OF them will be stock cars. the other two
thirds being either special racing cars
or stock ears with special equipment
which brings them under the classifica-
1ion OF special cars
Christie Builds Freak.
Perhaps the most interesting OF these
special cars ANNOUNCED is the freak racer
which has been built by Walter Christie.
Christie has built many special cars and
created sensation few years ago with
his front driven racer, which he used
both in beach and speedway races. The
story is given out that Christie Is now
finishing a douhle-driven motor car with
g four cylinder motor driving the front
wheels and another four cylinder motor
driving the rear. Just what the result OF
all this power at the drivers command
will be is unknown. but Christie Is said
20 have developed his idea TO a point
which makes him confident that the
speed of his machine will be greater than
any before made. Caleb Bragg. the
TO he planning to drive the car, This
car may he entered in the Internal tional
sweepstakes race.
Special Cars Being Made.
Among those who are building special
cars this year for this race are Nordyke
& Marrnon,o OF Indianapolis. who are build
ing large motor which will come just
under the 500 cubic-inch limit; the Sim
Ind, who are building two special AM
plex racing cars which will have a piston
displacement OF sos cubic inches: the
Clarke Garter Automobile company Of
Jackson Mich, who are constructing a
monster Cutting motor: the Pope Hart
ford company OF New York. who are
building special speed creation for
Louis Disbrow, and several others These
cars win compete with special racing
cars which have been huilt during the
past season and arc being overhauled for
cars OF the country will enter into COM
petition with these.
Those who are entered in the 500-mile
race are Lewis Strang. in Case; Johnny
Aitken H. National 40" c. b. Bald
win, in an Interstate $50" Louis Dis
brow and Frank Fox In Pope -Hartfords
and Simplex for which The driver has
not been named. "Wild Bob Burman
and Arthur Chevrolet OF the Buick team
Spencer Wishart. with a specially built
Mercedes: Frank 7 Dearborn OF Los An
geles. in a Flat; Ralph De Palma, prob
ably in Simplex: w. II. Turner. In an
Ampiex: Joe Dawson. in Marmon. and
others.