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1907, Lakeside Calfornia was claimed to be the first purpose built auto racing facility in the country. A 2 -Mile Track Oval Circling Lindo Lake.
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What do you want to bet the track in the next county had "their version" of the first race scheduled on the same day!
The biggest complaint at Lakeside that day was that the Goodyear tires only lasted 7 laps. -
nope....... it was the God awful food and the lack of a/c in the out housesComment
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Lakeside Calfornia was claimed to be the first purpose built auto racing facility in 1907,
what was the land speed record in 1907? 40mph? with a two mile track, these boys were ambitious.
dang, i just checked out the land speed records. it's incredible how fast speeds came up:
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