Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-04-16
START TO FIX UP
MOTOR OVAL SOON
Running Board Of Local Speedway
Will Be Extended Ten Feet and
Other Improvements Made.
HUDSON BREAKS WORLD RECORD

The knock Of tho hammer. the buzz OF
the saw and the grind OF the corcrete
mixer viii shortly be heard NJ the Omaha
speedway plant IN East Omaha. For Il
was announced yesterday by President
Bert Le Bron that work on the'improve-
nents NJ the speedway viii be started I'm
medlately
The most important improyecnt at tho
4 speedway viii be tho oxtonsion Of the
running board. Tho running board Ia at
! present four feet wide, hut owing to tho
fact that a car cannot cling 10 the steep
pitch on the curves unless travelling at
a ninety-hle-an-hour clip Il has been
decided 10 extend The running board an
additional ten feet IN width, 30 that
achine, or even two machines travelling
4 parallel, can stay on the running board
wien getting up speed
The extension Will he Of manadam,
which VIII be rolled smooth, This extern
sion 10 the running board with the fifty.
foot safety zone ~ dirt which circles
lnsdo the track. Il il believed, win elm.
mate all chance nf accident for cars
which may shoot OFF tho track.
The grandstand, which had IT'S root
repaired and u number of other improve.
rnenta mndc
Hudson urenkH Record.
Guy Smith, local agent for the Hudson,
has received some news that IL inter-
estlng 10 speed enthusiasts Ralph Null
ford. plotting Hudson Bupcr-slx, eBtab.
liahed new worlds record for stock
chassis OF the aog-euhic inch class last
week, Milford sent his Hudson over tho
famous Ocean Beach speedway AZ Day.
tona, Fla, at nm average OF i0i miles
an hour, ilo turned mile IN as Tia sec
onds The time was officially sanctioned
and observed by the American Automo.
bile association Muford made six trials
with the supcr-sis, all being under Is
seconds,
This news Ii Of interest TO speed on
thuaiaAts because IL became known
few weeks ago that the Hudson company
was contemplating entrance into the rae
Ing game. with stock chassis clipping
or iop miles an hour, II Ia now believed
the ifndsop people win see their way
clear 10 so into tho racing game In
earnest.
Hesfa Getting Ready.
Dnrlo hesta. the famous Italian pilot
who coppod such a wad OF the prize
money last year, Ii getting ready FOR hts
1916 campaign. Fiesta has returned from
Europe, where he went 10 obtain new
parts for his peugoot. and he announces
the new parts VIII make his car faster
than ever. Heata has had HIS car doing
block tests lntoly md his motor has becn
turning over considerably faster than il
did last year
Roeta VIII have his machine ali ready
for the casslcs at New York MAY n.
Eddie rullcn, Eorl Cooper, Howard Wi.
cox. Tom Alley. Ralph Do Palma, Johnny
Aiken and Ralph Mulford are among tho
distinguished pilots who have announced
their Intentions Of starting the season
at New York.
Among the many racing men who are
mourning the death Of Wild Bob Bur
man. who was killed NJ Corona week
ago Bill Plckens, who Is expected 10
manage the contests for the omahn
speedway, IL grieying the most.
Gave WiId hob his start.
For II was RilI pickens who introduced
Wild Bob to the racing game. II was
PickenB who tutored that wonderful team
OF Burman, Chevrolet and stfang. These
three pilots were the forefathers Of the
men ono sees today In speedway racing.
But ono or the trio remains Louis
Chevrolet sirang was killed In a Gid
den tour, and Burman saw his end at
Corona
Chevrolet Will De one OF the pilots who
VIII be seen IN Omaha Louis has buiIr
three racing ears which he calls Tronte.
nae. Louis win pilot one OF the machines
and bis brothers. Arthur and CASTOR. win
drive the others When Pickens issues
his call for entries the Chevrolet entries
probably will be the first on the books
because Chevrolet still cherishes fond
ness for the man who gave him a start
In the racing game and what Bill aayr
goes with Louis.
Tho 3oo-mie gasoline derby at De.
Moinea will be held June "a. this year.
A purse OF $4,000 win be offered In
addition TO this race nes Molnes win
stage an Iowa derby on May 90. This
race Will be twenty miles and limited 10
Iowa cars. A ten-mile race also win ba
held exclusively for Des Aullnes cara.
On September 4, Des Moines plans an in
vitatlon meet, which viii be limited 10
six starters. and invitations viii DO is-
sued only to drivers who shall have fin
ished first Or second on the American
Speedway circuit