Indiana Public Roads - 1909

The article in attachment Roads121209 originally appeared in the December 12, 1909 Indianapolis Star. This is an interesting insight into the state of public roads which was a major issue of the day and a cause championed by Indianapolis Motor Speedway Founder and President Carl Fisher.
 
Robertson & New Orleans

The article in attachment Robertson 111409 was originally published in the November 14, 1909 Indianapolis Star. The central point of the article was to share that one of the top driving stars of the day, George Robertson, was officially entered in the upcoming (November 21 & 22) New Orleans Automobile Club race meet ran in conjunction with the Louisiana Good Roads Convention.
Grand Prize Plans - 1910

The article in attachment GrandPrize111409 was originally published in the November 14, 1909 Indianapolis Star. It focuses on the prospects of staging the American Grand Prize, now called by some the original United States Grand Prix, in 1910 after the event went into hiatus in 1909 after its inaugural running in 1908.
Savannah Plans - 1910

The article in attachment Savannah120509 originally appeared in the December 5, 1909 Indianapols Star. The article concerns plans for the use of the highly regarded Savannah, Georgia road course. This, like all the road races of the time, was a public roads circuit.
 

This is a collection of articles published during the Fall of 1909 concerning the work to pave the Indianapolis Motor Speedway with 3.2 million bricks. The great speed facility was tagged with the name, "The Brickyard" before the work was done.

Brickyard Plans for 1910

The article in attachment IMS1910plans112109 first appeared in the Indianapolis Star on November 21, 1909. It discusses plans for the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1910 as well as providing an update on progress toward completing the giant brick-paving project that was underway.
Speedway Plans - 1910

The article in attachment IMS1910plans120809 was first published in the Indianapolis Star on December 8, 1909. The bulk of the article focuses on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway's plans for the following year, 1910. The upcoming December time trials are mentioned as well a note about finishing the brick paving of the track.
 
Final Bricks Fall Into Place

The article in attachment IMSpaving112809 was published November 28, 1909, in the Indianapolis Star. It reports on the progress of the brick paving of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, which was almost complete, as well as preparations for the upcoming December time trials.
 

This collection of articles is a good research source for anyone interested in learning more about the Indianapolis Motor Speedway's project to pave the track with bricks during the autumn of 1909. This action was triggered by the tragic events of the Speedway's first auto race in August 1909. This collection focuses on the December time trial events that yielded new records and demonstrated the speed and improved safety of the facility. The weather was brutally cold, sinking to as low as 9 degrees. The track was covered in snow earlier in the week and Director of Contests Ernest Moross announced that he would pour gasoline on the bricks and set them afire if necessary to clear the Speedway for the trials. Temperatures were so biting that the drivers created homemade chamois balaclavas to protect their skin.

AAA Sanctions Brickyard Time Trials

The article in attachment IMStrials120409 originally appeared in the December 4, 1909 Indianapolis Star.
Marmon, Others Enter Time Trials

The article in attachment IMStrials120509 was originally published in the Indianapolis Star on December 5, 1909. It reports on the growing list of entries for the December 17 and 18, 1909 time trials event at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. This was the first event after the track was paved with bricks.
 
Time Trial Anticipation

The article in attachment IMStrials121209 originally appeared in the December 12, 1909, Indianapolis Star. This article discusses the expectations for world speed records at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway at the planned December 17 and 18, 1909 time trials.