kate

pre-war AOWR history. detroit hockey and baseball. shit posting. bonus kate: @champagnepodium (not actually Harry Hartz in a crown)

[kate @racingkate]

Anyway, I do more than stand on a soapbox and shitpost. I run
@100YearsIndy500
which livetweets the Indy 500 from 100 years ago and this year, I'll be posting longer companion newsletters so subscribe now: https://t.co/3yMECXoOOg (first newsletter out on Wednesday 😁)

[kate @racingkate]

Elmer Schuck was how I found the new first mention of George, sometimes the search feature is imperfect so its important to search names that are likely associated because it's fruitful more often than you'd think

[kate @racingkate]

I have in fact started research for the 1927 indy 500 for 100years... I like to start with the winner so lets see what I find about George Souders

[kate @racingkate]

He drops out of the newspaper for a couple months but shows up as a possible entrant for a tippacanoe county fairground race and then i got sucked down a rabbit hole of who i believe his car owner/builder at the time was (a man named Elmer Schuck).

[kate @racingkate]

@LNW1NGS this says the best things imo

[kate @racingkate]

@carmensloski I wish I were a man so I could say whatever stupid thoughts that come into my mind like jesus christ

[kate @racingkate]

lol. lmao even.

[Marshall Pruett @marshallpruett]

IndyCar pitched on potential Colombian street race https://t.co/5g3b4vaIZp via @racerhq

[kate @racingkate]

The lap prize money didn't come from IMS, instead in the 1920's at least, it was raised by a committee. Businesses would sponsor a lap. However for whatever reason in 1925, only 160 laps were covered so I believe only the lap leaders for the first 160 laps got the money

[kate @racingkate]

A little context on "the hundred bucks", Pete was talking about the lap prizes which were $100 for every (almost every in 1925) lap lead. Pete ended up earning an additional $8,800 from leading laps. (An extra ~$167k in today's money)

[Thomsen419 @Thomsen419]

The famous Pete DePaolo "hundred bucks" interview, with video of his 1925 Indianapolis 500 win as well.

[Thomsen419 @Thomsen419]

The famous Pete DePaolo "hundred bucks" interview, with video of his 1925 Indianapolis 500 win as well.

[kate @racingkate]

@Thomsen419 this made my day