These articles from Barney Oldfield's scrapbook cover events at the opening race meet at the Playa Del Rey boad track in Los Angeles. The key event was the surprising result of a match race between the legendary Barney Oldfield and upstart Caleb Bragg. Bragg defeated Oldfield in a best of three match race to suddenly established himself as a top-flight challenger in the auto racing world. These articles were published in March and April 1910.
This is an aerial view of the world's first board track designed for automobiles, the Playa Del Ray Motordrome near Los Angeles. This photo was most likely taken from a gas balloon, although it might have been possible to capture the image from an airplane by the time the Motordrome was opened for a week of racing beginning on April 8, 1910.