Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 29 May 1939 — Page 28
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MONDAY, MAY 29, 1939
THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES
131 M.P.HJUST Protection of Spectators Their Topic
‘TOURING, SAYS RAPID REX MAYS
‘Hopped-Up’ Model Ts or Sparks’ Latest. He Drives Them to Pieces.
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Mavs qushed the Speedway track a little A Week ago at a
of 131 m an
Just after Rex aroma more than watch speed he climbed turned to snvder This said. gomg that was out t The comment was typical of the six-foot Glendale, Cal, driver. Driv. ing fast automobiles just seems to come natural Mavs, He graduated from grade high school in Riverside Cal, where he was born 26 vears ago. During Rex was inTon ¥
his last vear in 1( thought
terested avia hat field, but some a i
stonhour out of his car and his teammate, Jimmy
files
mnyv, Jimmy,” jdea I was
like I
nav sound
he but I no
just
touring
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and
5 1 school
he'd get to tl of his round school had
model T's which they used (0 race
Lost First Race Maj. William P. Carpenter safety director who commands a
1200 on race day,
one and joined in with Along came a promote} stag races between Ts. Mavs and the other “hop up’ the Foras “racing heads’ nice
Rex got the crowd mien m msg the model decided to h special
bovs and did wit and carburetors, It would
be won his it he didn His ea However, he was in th ] been in it
GET HARD TEST
Rigid Requirements Are Laid Down by A. A. A. Contest Board Officials.
hleww uD yace bus ever since He raced for a year side Fair Grounds, Santa Maria Huntin Beach and Burbank race tracks California with just average As a matter of fact he won only two races during | the entire vear, but the experience | he gained has aided him consider ably the past siX or seven years Mays’ first major race was on the Ascot Speedway in Los Angeles back in September, 1332. Ascot 1s a five » mile paved track ana week two second in the ating
NESS on the River-
ion in
SNCCeSS,
An A. A A Contest Board ruling requires that the driver who qualifies a car must actually start the race in that machine The starting driver lieved, however, after a few Before the speeds got so far the 100 miles an hour mark, it to be possible for any dirt driver to race here if he had good fortune to secure a mount Now novice drivers must prove their ability in a series of tests before the A. A. A. will allow them to compete These consist of mmning a car so many laps at 80 miles an hour and gradually sing the speed as they become accustomed to the track Drivers sav there considerable difference in techhique between ariving on dirt tracks and racing here On dirt ovals having unbanked turns the driver will purposely throw the tail of his car into A Wide fish-tail skid to inereass raction He can do this and maintain control because the speeds are refatively slow Here the drivers geht around the tums to keep the back ends of their ears under them. One of the few exceptions to this rule was the late Frank Lockhart who eould fan around the tums herve at 115 miles with the back end mmping sidewavs all the wav The arivers still talk about White, who has entered
relaps over need track the
can he
ciohihe of
Mavs drove it He finished fie Coast championship 1 1933
ever for
fArK
Held Pole Twice Rex his first opporthe 500-Mile Race ed Frame
the race
1934 to drive in of the Fh
out of
RO
tests le broke after 125 miles Frank
} S1ret ined 1 1ST INSt
Rrisco and he money
ved oa ne qe t
won the
120.0%
vear he averagme qualifying He continued his spectacular the race and was leading 250-mile mark when
him out
lowing position ann hour
18 by in the riving
a Bela Hela
in mn at the M SPINE SNACKe pul 31) SUlld
won
an hour around erry-go-round for the uburn- iy Bill 'aireq Californian was in H cars here {or a number eof ars during the . concedes that Lockhart was Wn Nite Ss Alfa Rome of aveatest the business. a 2s orcen he added When Frank w nsed to seare me
nim go mto the
Tree ai race e drove Rill
Mi)
AN
VPA one
but
laps novel - Shorty when it
piloted
the
m
heated (
ran 1111 \ f Ny a 4% 1h
motor. He Rot mto as running, it badly to see that I would
myself in the garage.”
antion’s laps | £0
trmes Gulotta’s ob for Bad Luck Qualifying veal Rex nh a the A { ! He was averagin
2 3
Sy more Ian \ more 1apds. want to lock
ia the qualify 1 he at an average h race tot the 46th
mn there He turned than 130 vA apparently
a hen
tte
oil
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(left),
confers with one of his aids,
Bp © of the
Speedway police force of
Capt. charge
YOUNG DRIVERS Safety Chief Gets Set To Keep Crowd ‘Back’
Rigoest task of Maj. William P tor, is ta be sure that everyone In safely back from the track. He has been doing this job for of his own the first year he was a importance Back in 1909, Maj. Carpenter was in command of the 102d Machine Gun Battery, 26th Division. He was asked hy Speedway officials to col leet a guard of 50 men to police the event, Recalls First Task
Ti that first the close call T had,” he said. to the track a few In
davs
never forget race
and I had been out times and had made my plans making a final check a few before the event was to be run off I started to saunter across the track
and a car whizzed by me much too close for comfort. I guess it was doing all of 60. which then was a world-shaking speed. “My own escape convinced me of the absolute necessity to alwavs see that the track was kept clear.” Reporters have described Maj Carpenter's assignment as the biggest one-day police job in the world but the major contends this isn't strictly accurate “Don't forget the weeks preparation for the few hours the big crowd ig here. And also don't forget that during the qualifying days and ordinary practice days we must guard erowds sometimes totaling as high as 80,000 people.”
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Commands Force of 1200
Ta carry out his orders, Maj
Carpenter has a force of 1200 composed of members the National Guard, Naval Reserve, Regular Army, Officers Reserve Crops, City Fire Department, City and State Police and sheriff's deputies The whole track area is directed from the press pagoda. There Ma) Carpenter sets up headquarters on race day. He has an open phone to radio station WMDZ, the Indianapolis police band. On the receiving end are 24 police cars, with radios manned every minute of the day, ready to move to any trouble point, should one develop Every man in the force has =n definite post, and each guard, in addition to a general set of direc tions, has printed orders bevond which he must not go. Maj. Carpenter said there weren't any more real headaches on race day
of
Learns to Anticipate
“We have learned to any difficulty, or hope we have The crowds these days are orderly and the guards have their orders Between the two, things go along smoothly enough “But we are all set trouble if any comes our way A Wavne Township justice of the peace sets up temporary quarters right on the Speedway arounds, and a Marion County deputy prosecutor nm hand. But these seem to be almost superfluous precautions. The crowd is there to have a good time and we try to help them have it.” The major enjoys the 500-mile race and thinks’ it is the greatest show in the world. Oh, ves, and for the other 364 davs of the year he sells automobiles
anticipate
for
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'BANKS IS PROTEGE OF RALPH DE PALMA
ROBERTS CHAM BUT HE REMAINS MAN OF CAUTION
Henry Banks is the protege of Ralph De Palma, the old master, Seven years ago Banks decided to | enter the race driving business and | persuaded De Palma to train him, De Palma agreed and taught this
2 Oil Gauges on His No. 1 vouth the tricks he had picked up Mount Tipoff on Floyd's fing. To + oF ® CORO oF ac Careful Nature.
Banks actually is following the (footsteps of his father, William E, Banks, an English driver wha had | a splendid reputation NOUR
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Roberts is NO)’ speed
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champion, and the reason that car twa oil gauges is because the Van Nuys, Cal airplane factory worker is a careful man, In fact Roberts ean with (he fellow who penders and a belt at the same time, he ig something like that Winner of the race here Roberts’ great desire is to make it two straight in succeedmg vears, a feat which never has peen accomplished His belief in the two oil gauges resulted primarily from an experence Mauri Rose had here in 1937 Rose was running third and in an excellent position to win when he suddenly noticed that the gauge on his dashboard showed no oil presAlarmed. he came into the and had his mechanics set the pres [sure up 100 pounds, Again he went out on the track and again the meter read “O" and the mechanics added another 100 pounds of pressure This process was repeated a third time when he roared back on the after this last stop his - motor blew up, Rose didn't find i! out until long after the race was aver. but actually his car had been carrving the proper pressure of 100 pounds when he first came into the The hand on his oil gauge had loose and fallen over to “O though everything was all
has
sympathize Wears suss
because himself. last year,
has been in track since
The ma jor force at the 1909,
aham, safely
in pits
Kraft, Pres.
hut {rack
Carpenter, Speedway safety direethe crowd of 150,000 people Keeps
30 vears, and a personal experience t the track impressed him with its
MOST OF DRIVERS HAVE LUCK TOKENS
of drivers many cary Unique among “1 that Wilbuy nen which Mauri
pills come even right Recause of this had ovdersd 400 when the engine 100
He Sticks to Overalls
error he pressure built only
gauge pounds was {fot have
ome
The majority superstitions and sort of luek eharm the charms 1s one Shaw has on the car Rose of Columbus, O., will drive Shaw owns the drove {t to victory in 193%. which the race a friend set him a miniature wooden elephant which he picked up in Italy I'he eharm has the Italian ine eription Tocca Legano which means Mouch wood The latter an old American custom You knock wood to ward off dange! Shaw the charm on the dash racing car and finished ahead of Ralph Hepthe closest race In his year Shaw finished car and toi Rose ariving the Ital Bovle
want to have this hapI am running up well Roberts said “That the AAURes
tandem
don’t
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ciple. If one goes
what is by one.” The car Roberts is driving in this four-cviinder 270 cubic
and entered by Lou
my pressure
race has a inch motor Moore, a retired driver An expert driver and mechanic Roberts nevertheless presents a problem to the Speedway publicity department, He usually appears on the track in old overalls and heavy work shoes, and doesn't believe in dressing up during working hours His is that they pay l DUSINASS on speed and racing the eut driver's tops
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THIS IS HARD ON BRAKES traMme
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approach and
Motorists who lights at high speeds, their brakes stop them quickly should the signal change, must have
brakes relined more frequently
car first
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