Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-06
STATE AUTOMOBILE RACING ASSN.
GIVEN BOOST BY PHOENIX PAPER

Strong support of the movement,
started in Douglas for the formaticn
of a State Automobile association
for the PRONUNCIATION of races
throughout Arizona is given in last
Sundays issue of the Arizona 1se-
publican.
The following lengthy article SUM
marizes the reasons for sucn an or
ganization and lists the great I'd
vantages which the state possesses
for making it the foremost state in
automobile racing in the union.
Douglas with its fire track and its
support of the state. champion, James
Randolph, has done much to stir
enthusiasm for the formation of a
state racing circuit. The races staged
here July 4, at the county fair this
fall, and then at Christmas time
aroused racing fans all over the
state until they are now anxious to
form racing organization toward
which Douglas racing folks have
worked. The Automobile Club of
Arizona is Interested in the project
and plans are expected to go for
ward at once for the creation of such
an association. This city, as alwayss,
is vitally interested in the matter
and now stands ready to cooperate
in any way with the efforts Of rae.
ing promoters in other cities Of the
state.
The article in the Arizona Repub7
lican outlining the entire situation
and giving its present status is as
followss:
Arizona needs state automobile
association for the purpose of fosters
ing automobile races.
This is the concensus of opinion
among leading automobile men, pro-
fessional drivers, and those keenly
interested in the sport, a checkup
revealed last week.
Public opinion is beginning to sup
port the idea that Arizona could be
made the most popular state in the
union for the promotion and main
tenance of automobile racing.
In other words, what horses have
meant to Kentucky, automobiles
could mean to Arizona.
The reasons for this interesting
and what could be made highly pro-
fitable situation, is Arizona's geogra-
phical location, professional auto
mobile drivers paradise.
Weather Conditions Fine
Weather conditions here are al
ways favorable to outdoor sports.
zona has everything the sporting
world can desire. Aside from the
climate and weather conditions, just
mentioned, Arizona has one of the
most magnificent systems of high
ways in the entire United States. 4
1t is also distinctly an automobile
state. There is no place in America
where more interest is taken in the
automobile In the words of ma
tive Arizonan expressed a few days
ago, Everybody who can-and those
who can't-own an automobile in
You simply can't stay here
without getting one By George, if
you aren't able to buy an automobile
out here, why the dealers will just
give you one. You've got to have
an automobile, and that's all there
is to it,"
This sort of attitude creates a
unique situation. Everybody owns
Cdr VI Is preparing ~ own OAAS' ilAlo
causes much speculation among home
folks as to which car is the best,
which car can beat the other arouses
a degree of curiosity which can only
be satisfied by regular tests staged
on field of action--the race track.
Many Winter Tourists
Aside from this, Arizona is rapidly
becoming the most popular state in
the Union for winter tourists, people
who recognize the wonderful value
Of the climate. It is fundamental, /
yet nevertheless important fact, that |
people who are able to come here for I
the winter are people who are usual
" wealthy and who have both the
money and the inclination for such I
sports as racing.
Wilbur Treadwell, manager of the
Club of Arizona, believes
hat the automobile should be a me-
lium by which Arizona could receive /