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THE MARMON“The Easiest Riding Car in the World”Marmon Wins the Crowning EventThe greatest contest of the for the $10,000 Wheeler Sell ebler Speedway meet—the 206 mile race Trophy and $1,000 cash—was won by the Marmon Six. driven by Ray Harroun.This is the race all the big ones have been preparing for since last August. It wan open to all ears up to 800 cubic inch piston displacement—minimum weight 2,300 pounds—and many of the fastest cars in the country struggled for the supremacy. Among them were several more powerful cars than the Man:im, whose piston displacement is 4 77 cubic inches, with a rating of 48 H. P.Harroun's Lime for the 200 miles was 2:4t:31—200 miles in 1G6minutes, averaging over 72 miles per hour. This captures the * ..National Record for 200 MilesThe Mi:non now holds all the national track records I regardless of classj, from .75 miles to 2(Ki miles. K-iipsing Robertr.m's record for 150 miles in t!ie Fiat and Chevrolet's record for 200 miles. The only big records it. did not br-ak wre (he1 Marmon records made by Harroun at Los Angeles.The entire race was run by t!;e M.urmon without changing any of the Michel in tires—merely another (lenmny;ration of th»* remarkai.lo tire economy cf the Marm n. Buf one step was ttiadti for gasoline only.The wonderful consist'*;’-y of the Marmon was the talk of tha thousands gathered at the Speedway.Records Shattered Friday. - :V: ■ ... ..... —301-405 Cubic Inches Class— ^ t-Twenty miles—Harroun: time, 15:57.63. lowering previous mark of 16:24.17, made at Atlanta, by 26:54. Thirty Miles—Harroun; time 24:18.15. lowering previous mark of 24:31, 73, made at Atlanta, by : 15:58. Forty Miles—Dawson; time 32:30.37, lowering previous mark of 32:31.82, made at Atlanta, by 1:45. Fifty Miles—Lawson: time, 40:23.1, lowering previous mark of 40:32.03, made at Atlanta, by :4.93.Sixty Miles—Dawson; time, 48:27.?4, lowering previous mark of 49:1.6, made at Atlanta, by :9.86,Seventy Miles—Dawson; time, 48:21.74, lowering previous mark of 57:30.53, made at Atlanta by 1:13.13. Eighty idea—Dawson; time, 64:18.7, lowering previous mark of 67:49.17, made at Atlanta, by 3:31.10. .made by Chevrolet at Atlanta.-231-300 Cubic Inches Class— Ten Miles—Harroun; time, 8:16.8, lowering previous mark of 9:3,18,.made by Chevrolet at Atlanta, ...Morel-Bricker Co,418 Main StreetPhone 2121
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Richmond Morning News
Richmond, Indiana, US
Tue, Jun 07, 1910
Page 5
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