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Carl Fisher and His Power Boat

By Sigur Whitaker

The Zig-Zag Club

By Sigur Whitaker
 
The Zig-Zag Cycling Club was a predecessor of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Without the friendship and experience gained as members of the cycling group, it is possible that the Speedway might not have been built.
 

Harry Stutz

By Sigur Whitaker
(Part 1)

Racing Politics 1916

Racing Poilitics, 1916
By Sigur Whitaker
Toward the end of the 1916 racing season, race team owners and drivers met with A.A.A. Contest Board officials at their offices in New York City. The purpose was to discuss rule changes for the 1917 racing season.
 

Carl Fisher and the Omni Severin Hotel

By Sigur Whitaker
 
Carl Fisher just couldn't sit still.
 

Before Carl Fisher began building luxury hotels on Miami Beach, he and Jim Allison were investors in the Severin Hotel, a luxury hotel in Indianapolis. It continues to operate as the Omni Severin Hotel in downtown Indianapolis.