Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 125, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 May 1916 — Auto Drivers in Elimination Trials for Indianapolis Race. [ARTICLE]

Auto Drivers in Elimination Trials for Indianapolis Race.

Drivers and their mounts from all parts ofthe country are arriving in Indianapolis daily for the Speedway race on- Memorial Day. There are thirty drivers entered and of these the most of them are expected to qualify in the time trials being held Friday and Saturday of this week. Sunday and Monday will be used by the pilots to tune up their mounts and prepare for the Tuesday grind. A speed of 80 miles an hour is required of the cars in order for them to line up at the starting tape on race day. Never since the inauguration of this annual grind has there been so many new makes of cars entered and it is probable that some surprises will be recorded from quarter least expected.