Savannah Stock Cars - 1908

These articles discuss plans for a stock car race on the emerging road course located in Savannah, Georgia. This road course would  host the first American Grand Prize later that year. Under construction in the spring of 1908 for a stock car race there was also talk of hosting the Vanderbilt Cup which had struggled with crowd control issues throughout its history since 1904, resulting in a spectator death in 1906.
AAA Rules on Track Racing

This article from the November 10, 1907 Indianapolis Star reports on the direction of a special committee the American Automobile Association (AAA) established to render decisions on the future of "track racing," or auto races conducted on dirt horse tracks.
Racing Rules America vs. the World

The attached article from the January 19, 1908 Indianapolis Star discusses the state of American racing cars as opposed to those found in Europe. A central theme are the rules used on both sides of the Atlantic. Differing rules packages were the core issue between the Automobile Club of America (ACA) and the American Automobile Association (AAA) in 1908 and nearly caused the cancellation of the Vanderbilt Cup for the second year in a row.
 
Brooklands Financial Struggles?

This is a news digest published by the Indianapolis Star on Sunday, December 27, 1907. It covers a variety of short topics relevant to the automotive industry but I found the second item on the financial challenges facing the Brooklands track in England worthy of note.
Chicago Auto Show - December 1907

Apparently there were two major auto shows held in Chicago during 1907 - one in February, the other in December. Attached are four articles from the Indianapolis Star and two from the Indianapolis News referring to the December event.
 

This category for the 1908 Briarcliff Road Race currently includes four files sourced from Barney Oldfield’s scrapbook and a few from local Indianapolis newspapers. The race was won by Lewis Strang in an Italian Isotta. The field was large for the day – 22 competitors in all, including: Ralph De Palma, George Robertson, Herb Lytle, Barney Oldfield and Emanuel Cedrino. Briarcliff proved to be the final road race for the Italian ace Cedrino, who was killed in his Fiat at Pimlico the following month.

Briarcliff Preparation

These two articles from the Indianapolis Star discuss preparations for the Briarcliff road race held in April 1908. The first article was published November 10, 1907 and while it does not call out the specific Briarcliff event I am confident this is what is discussed. In this article the decision about exactly what course will be selected is under review.
Morrell on Briarcliff

Robert Lee Morrell, a prominent leader of early auto racing with executive positions at the Vanderbilt Cup and with the American Automobile Association (AAA) is quoted in this December 22, 1907 Indianapolis Star article about preparations for the Briarcliff road race of 1908. Briarcliff is not mentioned but I am confident that is the race the article refers to.

Information about the operations of the AAA as the primary sanctioning body of auto racing in the United States, especially in the earliest days of the sport.

AAA Club Officers - 1907 & 08

This brief article the November 24, 1907 edition of the Indianapolis Star notes that the officers of state AAA organizations across the country were re-electeed to serve again in 1908.
On Hotchkiss, Briarcliff & Savannah

This is an automotive news digest published in the Indianapolis Star on February 2, 1908, that notes three items I think are worth highlighting. The first is an item noting that American Automobile Association (AAA) President William Hotchkiss was at the head of the organization at this point in time.

These epic speed trials occurred on the sands of Ormond and Daytona Beach from 1904 through 1910 and established the Daytona area as a speed center.

Reeves Plans for Ormond - 1908

One name largely lost in the history of leadership officials within early days American auto racing and automobiles is Alfred Reeves, who is mentioned in the attached article. Reeves was the first automobile editor in the United States (1902 - New York Mail) and is best known for a long career heading up the the Automobile Manufacturer's Association (AMA) well into the 1930's.