The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-06-10
Radiator Asks Motor
Speedway For Capital
Declares Motordrome Here Would Have Support of
Business Men of Nearby Cites as Well as of
Washington.
BY MONTE soHN.

Washington should have a motor
speedway. II would be a good
thing. The opportunity to see a
high class speed contest 10 not
given to local motor enthusiasts.
Whatever the ability of the driv-
ers no car that ever was built may
be anything but a speedy scow on
Last Labor Day 1000 people jam
: med the weather eaten stands at
Benning to see cars capable OF In
fnitely greater things lumber
heavily through the sand drifts.
They were appreciatiye. The spe;
between fifty-five and sixty miles an
hour were generously cheered when
y, their drivers came down the grand
stand stretch. Even the stock car
races tthe average speed OF which
Seid n ths ran. nt' interest mes a" Of The
crowd. and the little Chevrolets
plucky performance in the "230"
class was applauded again and
again.
in it's time, but today the Oldest
former racing favorite In the serv-
fee of the street Cleaning Depart
ment would turn up her nose at
the suggestion OF running on its
corrugated surface.
vi 10 OUT
OF the question.
There are a dozen sites on which
q modern speedway and stadium
could be buff. and there is little
doubt in our mind that, were the
question properly brought before
fans would start the project with
generous subscriptions.
The, very fact that almost that
number of automobile dealers, mo-
florists. and Government officials
phia Motor speedway-almost 200
miles from this city-indicates that
general local support Of such a
project would be assured.
Outside Interest Assured.
1t Is almost certain that business
men OF Baltimore. Richmond. and
even Norfolk would want to be
identified with such a development,
ana. once having been started, New
York. Chicago. and Philadelphia
financial interests could easily be
awakened.
"A motor speedway in the CAPITAL
q. City OF United States would be a
compelling attraction. and a series
OF race meets between stock cars
and specially built machines would
attract visitors from other cities to
greater extent than the speedways
OF Chicago, indianapolis, PhiladeI-
phia, or New York.
Nothing would so effectually put
washington on the automobile map
or the country and the great num-
Der OF motor tourists who come here
each year would be increased ten
fold II q series of automobile race
meets offered additional interest.
It's a good idea. and worth the
serious consideration OF local motor
A list of entrants at washinstons
to include Resta, De Palma, Chris.
taens, milford. lie Cain, Ricken-
backer. Anderson, Cooper would be
sure TO bring crowds from all over
the East. and that Baltimore, WASH
!. tngton. and Richmond would each
certain.
@. A. NJ. has just bought a
ITS a good car" he writes-"on the
level. And lest you get too obvious
with your cheap humor, / want to
10 a peach"
which leaves US commentless.
We often wonder. when we hear
The time-honored speech OF the en-
thusiaetic motorist that he passed
everything" he met on the road"
And what we wonder at those times
is simply this: Suppose. travelling at
the annihilating speed OF twenty-five
miles per hour he didn't meet any,
thing but cars coming from the op-
posite direction?
Two radicals in the publication
world are bidding for the honors
with the best motorized form of
Shakespearean paraphrase; and they