This newsreel highlights the 1936 George Vanderbilt Cup Race held at the new Roosevelt Raceway on Long Island. The race was held on October 12, 1936 and was won by the Italian ace driver Tazio Nuvolari in an Alfa Romeo.
The six Vanderbilt Cup Races held on Long Island from 1904 to 1910 were the greatest sporting events of their day, and the first international automobile road races held in the United States. The races had a far-reaching impact on the development of American automobiles and parkways. This site provides comprehensive information on the races, the Long Island Motor Parkway and current Long Island automotive events, car shows and news.
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Thank you for this video. Yesterday, March 29th, I sent out a request for information about Tazio Nuvolari for a presentation I will be making sometime in the future at the International Motor Racing Research Center in Watkins Glen, N.Y. If anyone out there has links or information to share, I would greatly appreciate it.
Thanks, Joe
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