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Ray Harroun (USA), driving the Marmon Wasp, won the inaugural Indy 500 race, initially named the “International Sweepstakes,” at an average speed of 120.06 km/h (74.602 mph), on 30 May 1911. It is believed that this race marked the first use of a pace car to start a race.
1912. The 1911 International 500-Mile Sweepstakes Race was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Tuesday, May 30, 1911. It was the inaugural running of the Indianapolis 500, which is one of the most prestigious automobile races in the world. Ray Harroun, an engineer with the Marmon Motor Car Company, came out of retirement to drive, and ...
1911 Winner. Driver: Ray Harroun. The famed six-cylinder, single-seat, streamlined Marmon “Wasp” won the very first Indianapolis 500 in 1911, driven by Ray Harroun and relief man Cyrus Patschke. It was designed and built by the engineering department of the Indianapolis-based Nordyke & Marmon passenger-car firm.
7 de abr. de 2015 · Ese coche es el Marmon Wasp y el piloto es Ray Harroun, el primer coche del mundo en usar un espejo retrovisor y los primeros (coche y piloto) en ganar en las 500 Millas de Indianapolis, celebradas en 1911. Hay diez años de diferencia entre el uso y la patente, curioso. Todo comenzó en 1910
Marmon Wasp, pilotado por Ray Harroun y ganador de las 500 Millas de Indianápolis en 1911. Howard Carpenter Marmon (24 de mayo de 1876 - 4 de abril de 1943) fue un ingeniero estadounidense, fundador de la compañía fabricante de automóviles Marmon Motor Car Company. Pionero de la ingeniería automotriz, se le atribuye una serie de ...
13 de nov. de 2009 · On May 30, 1911, Ray Harroun drives his single-seater Marmon Wasp to victory in the inaugural Indianapolis 500, now one of the world’s most famous motor racing competitions.
20 de feb. de 2016 · Ray Harroun secured his place in history by winning the first Indianapolis 500. The fact that he completed 200 laps over the 2 1/2-mile brick-paved track faster than anybody else was overshadowed ...
