Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-08
Big COAST RACE POSTPONED
Panama Pacific Auto Contest Set for
February %.
DRrvERs HoLD no HOLIDAYS
Competitors Put Date Forward 20
spend season Of Celebration at
Home-Msny Firms Will



SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. lin accordance
with the wishes OF the automobile racing
powers. the Panama Pacific, formerly
known as the Portola road race, has been
postponed until February p. The course
however. has not been changed, and the
motor cars viii wbirl over the San Fran
disco raceway, Is planned several months
ego.
An arno, roemfn 70 the effect that the
promoters were asked to postpone the race
owing to lack Of funds was made. Doubtless
this ls true. but there Is another reason.
Il is known that several prominent drivers
did not care TO be away from their homes
during the holidays. This would have been
their lot had the original date OF January
. been held TO. A. result the entries
did not come IN as fast as expected One
Of the leading men in automobile racing
had the following t. say regarding the
pOstponemciit:
I told the pre- moters that they had
better change the date Of their race as
they would have trouble getting entries
for a race on January ?. and that It wound
be better to sttgc the contest on Wash
inRtons birthday. January was q bad
month for the race. The automobile pub
lie is interested in shows at that time
and the contest would not have been
given the ctter hon II really merits. For
the Panama Pacific race promises to be
tile most important held on the coast.
When you consider that Bruce Brown s
time at Savannah was bettered by Tez-
teleff az Santa Monica the weight OF my
assertion is evident The end OF February
win he a busy time in the buying season,
and the showing cars make at this race
is expected TO influence purchasers to q
certain extent
Twenty-FOur-Hour Race.
Then there is the twenty-four-hour
race at the Los Angeles Motordrome in the
middle Of January. with the Panama-Pa-
cific event on January II would be
examining too much automobile racing into
the state of California. with the former
contest down for the end OF February II
will feed the native sons about the propel
amount Of motor car speeding.
The importance of road racing in Cal
Hornia canno be overestimated. The stat,
Is fairly Wild about 1t. New mortordrome'
are being built and planned. Eastern
agents advertise the work Of their cart
I'm far coast competition, and there is tall
of the American Automobile association
rsDrganizing a special racing board FOL
the far coast. Surely the state is a racing
center Undoubtedly the Panama Pacific
event will assume proportions that will
give it the name Of the California Van
derbilt."
1t Is said that all the well-known firm
favoring the speed game will enter carr
at San Francisco. The postponed dat,
VIII give plenty Of time to prepare for tn
contest Il Is announced that the condi
lions Will not he changed. As in the origi
nal entry blanks. the following events will
be held;
FIRST EVENT.
Glass C-stock chassis First division
&c and &C, cars up TO 230 cubic inches cyl
inder displacement, and not over; secon
division, &c, 2Sl to 300 cubic inches cylin
der displacement, and not over. No weigh
restrictions. Entrance fee, 500
The length OF the circuit is 1929 miles
which must be covered nine times. maxim
total OF 9S.307 miles.
Awards-Tp the first car, 20 per cent o
all entry fees; to the second car. 20 pc
cent OF all entry fees to the third car
~ per cent OF all entry fees and the Oak
land Tribune" trophy, value, $1,000.
SECOND EVENT.
Glass C-stock chassis. Cars from Sc
cubic inches cylinder displacement up I
60 No weight restrictions. Entranc
Ihe length of the circuit is 1923 mile,
which must be covered fourteen time,
making total OF i52.922 miles.
Awards-To the first car. 20 per cent {
all entry fees TO the second car 20 DC
cent of all entry fees; 10 the third car,
per cent of all entry fees and the s
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