Here is some great footage from the 1904 Vanderbilt Cup Race. Try and imagine a Nascar race if they allowed the crowds beyond the fence.
Here is another video from the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race.
This last one takes a very interesting look at various parts of the track when compared to then and now. I wonder how many people have walked on some of the closed sections without having a clue as to what used to take place there let alone those who took part in it.
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Gary
These are great documents of the races.
Notice how high the driver and his mechanic sit on these smoke-belching monsters, especially on the hairpins, drifting around like they do. Even the cameraman was brave!
Cheers!
Paul