The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-06
FAMOUS RACERS
 COMING FOR MEET Marm0n Wasp" Will Be
 Here Next Thursday BUSY Outlook Growing Brighter Every Day for the Big Aviation Show and
 Automobile Meet to Be
 Held in Birmingham
MOTORCYCLERS BUSY

The famous Marmon racing automo- bile. Wasp which won the interna- tiona1 sweepstakes 500-mile race at h. dianapois, is coming to the great avia-
 ton meet-automobile show and races at the Alabama State Fair grounds from April 15 to 20 inclusive under tho auspices of the Business Mems league and direction of the Berger Aviation company.
 The news was received here by M. z. L. Fuller of the Highland garage, the company wiring him that the noted car would leave the Indiana city on Monday This would bring 1t in Bir
 mingham about Thursday. At least.
 MT. Fuller Is looking for the arrival of the great speed demon on that day. Along with the racer will come two touring cars and a group of mechan- icians.
 The coming of the Wasp" has aroused fresh interest among the auto- mobile men of Birmingham and they are talking about what a fine draw ing card it will be at the big automo- bile show and races, as well as about the interesting history of the car
 The Famous Racing Car
 In the fall of 1909 when the Marmon cars made their first appearance in races, the color adopted for them was yellow and black, with the yellow pre- dominating. These cars showed their capability at once by winning a num- Der of races and they were dubbed yellow jackets" by the motor tiends who attend the big events
 laa ef.ri,, Nf laAr, ha Ia mon six-cylinder car was prepared for races 1t was immediately spoken of as the Wasp" and this name has remained with the powerful racer. The Wasp was victorious Decoration Day of 1910, when it won the International sweep stakes race of 300 miles. The car has won a number of short and less inn portant races. It has been noticeable that makers of cars which have been defeated by the Wasp have been very careful to refer to it as a special rac- ing car and to convey the impression that it is an extraordinarily large and powerful car It is powerful car but not a special one. The Wasp is a six-cyllnder car of the regular parts of other Marmons. As a result tke Marmon Wasp is with the exception of the six-cylinder crank shaft and crank case, very much the same as the stock model, including the oiling system, since OlneTWlSe the engine IS built up of the same material the com pany uses in their daily production.
 Motor Bugs Running Triumph Song
 While the automobile men are thus discussing the approaching automobile races and automobile exposition with animation, the motor bugs are not re- maining idle. Each day they may be seen, individually and collectively winging their way over the suburban roads, beyond the covert eye of the omnipresent motor cop, burning up the roads to their hearts content and get ting into fettle for the big motorcycle races out at the fair grounds. Local money seems to be about di- vided on Gail Joyce, the home boy with his Indian, and Arthur Mitchell, the aero winged motor bug from the Windy City. who rides for the laurels of Chi cago and the Flying Merkle. Both have their tires on exhibition over at Bobb Stubb's place, where they are attract ing considerable attention. Bob" says that he is not going to ride, for busi- ness reasons, but that he will add a cheerful note to the winged family's triumphant chant, whenever he has a chance.
 Business Men Pleased at Outlook