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i~iur uuranz, w eauny tzace azar moreConcerned With New Motors Than VictoryTOMMY MILTON WHO is preparingDURANT:v*k•»DURANT AND THE DETROITINDIANAPOLIS, IND. — Cliff Durant, multimillionaire sports-,man who at 38 is the veteran of the American drivers who will duel with Europe's champions in the International 500-mile race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, May 30, probably is making his swan drive on the speedways.Durant, who has been a bountiful patron of an expensive sport, humoring a boyhood curiosity for mechanics always has insisted on experimental cars with scores of futuristic gadgets on his cars. This year Tommy Milton, onlyXwo time winner of the Indianapolis race who retired two years ago after thirteen years of successful and consecutive competition, is preparing Durant’s car. #, It has more novelties under its hood than a Christmas tree. “But that is the fun we get out of racing,” explains Durant. “It is not merely the thrill of speed. We want to find out if some advanced engineering ideas are practical. We can have almost as much fun out of failure as we can out of victory.” Durant’s car is exceptionally fast in early trials.
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Rushville Daily Republican
Rushville, Indiana, US
Sat, May 25, 1929
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