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If you started reading the book you know that G.W. (my grandfather) and Cyrinthia (my grandmother) married in 1911.
On May 30, 1911 the first race was held. Ray Harroun won that day with an average speed of 74.6 mph.
Click below to watch a You Tube video from a historic news reel.
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| Charles Bigelow and mechanic in Mercer car, 1911 http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Charles_Bigelow_and_mechanic_in_Mercer_car_1911.jpg |
