WASHINGTON (USA)
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1914 - TACOMA SPEEDWAY.
Tacoma Speedway was a two mile wooden board track situated near Tacoma, Washington, The track operated from 1914 through to 1922, the spectator capacity was 35,000.
Photo: fine art america.
Photo: unknown.
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1915 - TACOMA SPEEDWAY.
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1918 - TACOMA SPEEDWAY.
1918 - Earl Cooper and Eddie Hearne with there on board mechanic's lining up for a start. Photo: unknown.
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1919 - TACOMA SPEEDWAY. 4th July 1919. |
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1920 - TACOMA SPEEDWAY.
The huge wooden grandstand at Tacoma Speedway burnt to the ground as a result of arson in 1920. It was rebuilt, despite not being insured, but the track never recovered, and closed two years later.
(Editorial Steve Holmes)
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1920 - TACOMA SPEEDWAY MAP.
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1920 - TACOMA SPEEDWAY. Fly Over.
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1922 - JIMMY MURPHY.
