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ion nnn « ii« * kTWENTY MILE AUTOSPEEDWAY ISPresident Sellers and Other Fflir Officials to Have Magnificent Race Course Constructed On Mesa.r)tifclt;*«hntlt;The longest auto »i*e« * In theand on* on which the earn can be .ill The time. i* pro|os#»d bylt; oloncl !. K S»-ll»r . president of the First Annual New Mexico I air an*so* tat ion. The plan u to la* carried out h the officers and members of the! association. The speedway will he I wenl in I lea in length and oval in shape. It will he built on the mes.i east of Albuquerque and (instructed In such a way that the cats on the course run In seen in action over • w ry foot of th** speedway,it is proposed to survey the speedway at an early date and then place the course in shape for record*breaking driving. It wilt bo used f«»r racing lt;luring the state lair in October and is expected to tumoh one of the biggest features of fair v\«ik. lateral purs* a will be hung up tor both speed and endurance runs.The course will be along the base of Tijcrax and Hear canyons and then across the mesa. covering In round figures twenty miles. The high side « f the course along Hear canyon will furnish a nitural amphitheater for spec tators, whu, besides being able to see cars running over the course for the entire distance, will also have a magnificent view of th»* It to lt;»rande valley for almost a hundred miles west, north and south. The view is an entrancing one and will be a revelation to visitors to the fair, not only from over tin* state, but from a distance.It is proposed to have the races •ulled off each nmrrpng of fair week, these furnishing the chief morningattraction. The idea is a happy oneand is sure to furnrh one **f the greatest events of the state-wide exposition.ittiVsiM11htlPuaItbhtiio*enE
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Albuquerque Morning Journal
Albuquerque, New Mexico, US
Sun, Jun 23, 1912
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