1903 newspaper BARNEY OLDFIELD Early Famous AUTO RACE CAR DRIVER is Interviewed

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1903 newspaper BARNEY OLDFIELD Early Famous AUTO RACE CAR DRIVER is Interviewed
1903 newspaper BARNEY OLDFIELD Early Famous AUTO RACE CAR DRIVER detailed interview
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(CO) dated Oct 17, 1903. This original newspaper contains an inside page heading, woodcut engraving, and a long detailed
interview with the early automobile racing star BARNEY OLDFIELD shortly after he became the first man to drive a car at 60 miles per hour.
On June 20, 1903, at the Indiana State Fairgrounds, Oldfield became the first driver to run a mile track in one minute flat, or 60 miles per hour.
Berna Eli "Barney" Oldfield (January 29, 1878 – October 4, 1946) was an American pioneer automobile racer; his "name was synonymous with speed in the first two decades of the 20th century". After success in bicycle racing, he began auto racing in 1902 and continued until his retirement in 1918. He was the first man to drive a car at 60 miles per hour on a circular track.
Oldfield was loaned a gasoline-powered bicycle to race at Salt Lake City. Through fellow racer Tom Cooper, he met entrepreneur Henry Ford, who was at the beginning of his career as an auto manufacturer in Michigan. Ford had prepared two automobiles for racing, and he asked Oldfield if he would like to test one in Michigan. Oldfield agreed and traveled to Michigan for the trial, but neither car started. Although Oldfield had never driven an automobile, he and Cooper bought both test vehicles when Ford offered to sell them for 0. One was "No. 999", which was debuted in October 1902 at the Manufacturer's Challenge Cup. Today it is displayed at the Henry Ford Museum in Greenfield Village, Michigan.
Oldfield agreed to drive against the current champion, Alexander Winton. Oldfield was rumored to have learned how to operate the controls of the "999" only the morning of the event.[6] Oldfield won by a half mile in the five-mile race. He slid through the corners like a motorcycle racer rather than braking. It was a great victory for Ford and resulted in both Oldfield and Ford becoming nationally known.
John Wilkinson, who designed an air-cooled engine for Franklin Automobile Company and was their chief engineer, raced against Oldfield in 1902. He won the state 5 miles championship in the record time of 6:54:06.
On June 20, 1903, at the Indiana State Fairgrounds, Oldfield became the first driver to run a mile track in one minute flat, or 60 miles per hour.
Two months later, he drove one mile in 55.8 seconds at the Empire City Race Track in Yonkers, New York.
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