Louis Chevrolet wins Harkness Trophy 1917

[afrosheen4040]

Does anyone know eactly where in Brooklyn was the race?

[TigerRocket]

@afrosheen4040 The Brooklyn races were held at Sheepshead Bay Speedway in Coney island, formerly a horse racing track until betting became illegal statewide.

[Capitol516]

numerous racing videos are viewable in the britishpathe archive including the 1919 Harkness

Classic. Louis Chevrolets car is the one in flames. Search for 120 Mph in Brooklyn. Ray

Keech, Frank Lockhart, Harry Hart(Hartz), Leon

Duray, and specific race venues such as Indianapolis, Lemans yield results. Lots of

land speed record videos mostly from British

perspective.

[lesterclaypool1]

ya louis