Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-12
PHILADELPHIA TOHAvE
DESTMOTOR SPEEDWAY
nOBE FOUND ANYWHERE
rro-MiIe Race Track of Wood
plocks Is Being Constructed
Near Willow Grove
Park
FINE CLUBHOUSE, TOO
.s;,o Auto Enthusiasts of the East
Join in Monument to Provide
Track


. miles from Philadelphia there
harIy h hut surely coming into existence
HVw ,wo.nile Philadelphia Motor Speed
.sv that will place thls CITY III tne lo,e- ,,
most 81 autol'oT, =, 10 iocated in WormIn-
unlteo Tonteomery County, not far from
ls,,,an, sc, Grove.
Wn'V" ~, MAN have been Mt work on
For nlV" sround transforming It from
scres VI nd rather fiat farming land
ordna,y viii he the finest race course
INTO .",co " when the work is completed.
y -. rrond stands, a magnificent club
uIea. snd track that will he supei ior
nous, nous IN the world will be the principal
-s,.os 70 ~ of this wonderful undertaking
- me Philadelphia Motor Speedway AS
ls.,,on. an organization of sportsmen
soo,n ali sections of the East.
,.-.,,.,va rights to the holding OF auto
..ah,le racing in this section of the coun-
ssv have been granted to the Philadel-
mia Motor Speedway Association. THIS
snIioved conference between Charles
Hover. secretary-treasurer of the as
.nc,ation. j. Linden Heacock, of Heacock
tfolxanson. architects of the big speed
~sv bejng constructed nea- Hatboro, and
rss,rman Kennerdell, of the American
sr,ornobIle Association.
.,,. oorforence at New York CITY ar
=. wy r,oro also discussed FOR the
fsnsee ~ t,yo-,niIe concrete bricl,
cpenme Va -, .-art, =. ,,, 90 ri,, a,to
ana Woou Wu,I.,o., sui
n the assoeia'''
ONE OF big SEVEN" ,
,,,o "p,o Soyan :" u,hicb IN.
~ o"S ,,ia-a Indi,n,nolt. shoons.
cmues - Sionv r,,,y tho
neaa' Des o,, Iii, -,
Phiiaoeiphia .s,., u,,,,.,,,,,,
tlusivey IN tne a gu ,,,nas
Philadeiphia III HIi tne , mI "u.o,,'o nv
BILE racing me speeu'e'. anu 'l,oe. uai
ing racers VINO nave peen srnasnlns
records recently III onlcaso anu les
Moines VII, Ii,aAe tnsIl aPpea, ".ee n
the Phiiadelpn'h opeeuW"s a.u 40 VI.
track now Deihs Jun, WIN u. VI VIC In'est
and most up-to-uate ueSisi' II ~ eer'niIl 10
be the scene ol ','e iiio9. vNeie'ie au'o
mobile races ever heiu III t"iS country
Prohting by the existence OF the older
tracks in America the Philadelphia
speedway will combine the best features
Of all and eliminate their faults' me
track Will pc constructed oi "oou pioch
laid on concrete TINS pronlu,ns lhe iueal
running surface on Aoui'u"''oii ""ie"
cannot ouShle ,1 OF sees.e. ., ,,h h,,h
Ihere WIN NC uutiei i w Su' - nv .'sI
R,WNfN ttsNNN
sul..,.a ..n ., 80. Soco,,,o ,,n,,1a,,o goobIo
e',s w, '',,',d orStnoriI,. ,,i,,ns,a ,bro,,Cb n
s"adou 80 ,snce Tho c,,rves NJ tho track
wiI he oasv and we'll banked II ia
,boupbt that these points will 90 far
toward making the speedway the fastest
'TS" IT, do AVA y,itb the old nuisance of
,rconsc,ous tresnassinp unon Tho track
during the course of races subways have
sneotators NAV PASS at will from one side
Of the course to the other.
The architects plans call for concrete
grand stands seating 100000 persons
There will be parking accommodations
for S00OO autobomlles, II being expected
that the majority of the spectators will
motor TO the races. The speedway will
be % minutes from the CITY. Excellent
facilities for other spectators. however
are provided nv the Reading Railway
ana the Philadelnhia RAND Transit
comnanv Roth will bova terminoIs al
the speedway
vii, ba one =, tho r'os. s,,oonssr,,, 80 ,ts
lind !, ,ho oo,,,tr,, II, q. oi,s,d o,,t
maj ,,s - tto,, e. t p't
,aa-,,,ia - s"e '',nti
,snnno ronn ,au.us "an,ns pTpu,n''on VI
c,nsn~S,,, pe' soIS upon wlleh " ' uia"'
:" s'Ssp'lohs ~ @ 10 tne speeuWag are pour-
ms IN IN such amounts that othcers assert
.ne success Oh the pian Is ALREADY as
.usu; support OF the project mas been
specially strong in Pennsylvania and
WILL PREVENT FATALITIES
lhe important engineering accomplish
men, OF constructing the curves OF the
tpeedway OF solid earth embankments
viii lead to an avoidance OF fatalities
Or other accidents. one of the purposes
ef the Philadelphia Motor Speedway As
ISOLATION is to take every precaution to
prevent the killing or manning of racers
Who risk their lives to break records.
Plans are being completed for the