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Ray Harroun, the first winner of the Indianapolis 500, poses behind the big taped steering wheel of his Marmon Wasp. firstsuperspeedway.com/photo-gallery/…

This shot is of Case driver Joe Jagersberger in what was purported to be the safety gear he would don for the first Indianapolis 500. There is no photographic evidence that this cumbersome garb was ever used. firstsuperspeedway.com/photo-gallery/…





This photo shows "Smiling" Ralph Mulford in May 1911 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Lozier driver Mulford finished second in a protested finish. Mulford was known for being deeply religious. He and his wife drove his racer from Detroit to Indianapolis. firstsuperspeedway.com/photo-gallery/…

Ray Harroun, the first winner of the Indianapolis 500 in his Marmon Wasp. The Indianapolis 500 winner is surrounded by admirers after his victory. firstsuperspeedway.com/photo-gallery/…



My friend in the exotic automotive space just sent me this regarding the Ferrari Luce and Mercedes GT: “I was chatting with some Mercedes people at their event last week and journalists about why manufacturers keep dropping these electric cars that nobody asked for — and it actually makes a lot of sense once you hear it. The EU has this rule where every car brand’s ENTIRE lineup has to average below a certain emissions number. Not per car — the whole fleet. And if they miss it, they get fined like €95 for every single gram they’re over, multiplied by every car they sold that year. We’re talking hundreds of millions. So every EV they sell pulls that average down. Which means they can keep making the V8s and AMGs and ICE cars we actually love without getting destroyed by regulators. So that MB electric GT 4-Door and the Ferrari Luce? Those aren’t passion projects. That’s compliance math. The irony is those EVs you hate might literally be the reason your favorite ICE cars still exist. Mind-bending but that’s the game right now.”






















