RHODE ISLAND [USA]
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1900 - NEWPORT COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS. Automobile Races.
Automobile racing began at Rhode Island in 1900 with a car race meeting being held on the existing one mile horse trotting track that was within the Newport County Fairgrounds.
A young local and very wealthy young man at that organised the race meeting and also competed in the racing.
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1900 - AQUIDNECK TROTTING PARK. AUTOMOBILE RACES. 6th September 1900. |
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1901 - AQUIDNECK TROTTING PARK. AUTOMOBILE RACES. 30th August 1901.
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1901 - William K Vanderbilt in his Mercedes 35hp nick named "Red Devil" Photographer: unknown.
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1902 - LONG ISLAND. AUTOMOBILE RACES.
The racing at Newport came to an end after an attempt by Willie K Vanderbilt to turn Ocean Drive, a main road that runs along Newports coastline into a race track. His actions resulted in an injunction and terrible local press. In responce he relocated his racing events to Long Island
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1995 - AQUIDNECK TROTTING PARK. Location.
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2022 - AQUIDNECK TROTTING PARK. Location.
