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It was August 13 , 1909 when Ed Lingenfelder rolled up yo the starting line at Carl Fisher's brand spanking new 2-1/2 Indianapolis Motor Speedway to successfully run 25 miles in 25 minutes.
It was a demonstration run, at the request of Carl Fisher, in an effort to sell more tickets for the Aug. 14, 1909 scheduled MOTORCYCLE RACES at the Speedway.
The first scheduled "motorsports event" to held at Fisher's newly completed 2-1/2 mile rectangle.
Now On Oct. 2, 2003, a mere 94 years and 48 days later, the motorcycles have returned to the most famous 2-1/2 mile race track in the World !
Who was the man who said, "The more things change, the more they remain the same" ????????
It was a demonstration run, at the request of Carl Fisher, in an effort to sell more tickets for the Aug. 14, 1909 scheduled MOTORCYCLE RACES at the Speedway.
The first scheduled "motorsports event" to held at Fisher's newly completed 2-1/2 mile rectangle.
Now On Oct. 2, 2003, a mere 94 years and 48 days later, the motorcycles have returned to the most famous 2-1/2 mile race track in the World !
Who was the man who said, "The more things change, the more they remain the same" ????????
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