New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-09
Z. RICKENBACHER
IN MOTOR RACE
Runner-Up to Resta in
Last Years Speedway
Race Enters Again.

indianapolis, April s.-Two Marvel
cars, racing under the banner OF N,
Prest-0-Lite racing team, have been
entered in the sixth annual inten..
tional sweepstakes race to be held On
the Indianapolis Motor Speedway
May 30.
Eddie Rickenbscher and Pete Hen.
derson are nominated as drivers.
Henderson was a Duesenberg protss,
and won his gasolene spurs under his
direction. Rickenbscher persuaded
Henderson TO join forces with hin.
Rickenbacher believes he has a conner
in Henderson.
Last year Rickenbacher came in zee.
ond only to the famous Dsro Resx,
who quit last season with the title Of
speedway champion Rickenbschu
has been quietly working under cover
at Indianapolis for many months GEL.
ting his two Maxwell cars IN condition
at the Prest-O-Lite factories. He woa
the Providence, r. l., l0O-mie speed.
way race last year; the Sioux City
300-mile speedway race ard the
Omaha 302-mile speedway race. A.
Omaha he averaged Ola miles per
hour. In each race he drove a MAJ
well.
He finished third al Chicago ard
third at New York. Probably his mos
sensational stunt in 1915 was the win
ming of the Century az Providence,
which showed his driving ability. In
that event there were fourteen start
ers, the track being a one-mlle aspnali
affair laid out like the conventions.
horse track. and poorly banked, so tina,
it was necessary for each pilot to ride
high on the turns and passing drivers
had TO go on the inside instead Of 'ne
out.
Rickenbacher had 70 stop at ;el
miles and lost three laps. This in ltss'i
seemed to spell defeat. FOR up in irori'
setting the pace and never sioppitl'
were Burman, in a Peugeo', and De
Palma, in a Stutz. Still R.ckenosehe
| tuckled down to work, and he not ony
made up the three laps, but added a.
other one 70 them for good measure
/ the only time during 1915 that drive
came up from the rear ike TINS ana
won.
But for the Hardness trophy n's'
run at Sheepshead Bay November .
/ Rickenbacher would be to-day ne
f Speedway champion Of 1915; but IN US
event Resta romped away with we guy
aud clnched the title, although. Klen..
bacher made a nonstop race OF ~ WIZ
an average OF 1888 miles an hour.
During the season Resta mace se'eI
starts: finished first three times seeO.s
once and was unpaced three times -
compared 20 this, Rickenoacnef ms.'
seven starts, finished first ihree um.''
;hird twice and Was unplaeed t"ise, ~
according to the dope sheet kie"n
bacher and Resta shOlld put up 81
4 Ceedingly thrilling duel on the 'P'''
way this season.
The Maxwell cars. which many ~
lleve were originally the produe' u -.
brain OF Ray Harroun, have oeen
tyilt and improved extensively ~
Rickenbachec. although usually
laxative as a sphinx. mas eonh'se
+ his closest friends that he mas '0'-'
unusual speed under his hood.
lie Is familiar with the lndIahSp'
track, and will be on the 100 ear
practice. He is what Is KNOWN q.
Savage" driver OF AZ the starr on "a ~
/ iimp and never knows what soy
means unless an accident or lAe.
fuel forces him. tie has brains a
as physical endurance, and Is e III iy
- many 20 usurp The position n''p psr.
such stars as Oldteld, De fS'H''
man and Resta.