Early Auto Racing in New York | A New York Minute in History

May 03, 2022 00:29:27
Early Auto Racing in New York | A New York Minute in History
A New York Minute In History
Early Auto Racing in New York | A New York Minute in History

May 03 2022 | 00:29:27

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Show Notes

On this episode, Devin and Lauren discuss a William G. Pomeroy marker recognizing a 1900 auto race in Suffolk County, New York, and the importance of racing in automobile history. Was that race to Babylon really the first of its kind in the U.S.? And how did Watkins Glen International get its start?

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