Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-05-26 | Page 36 | Auto Racers Plan Active Season; Resta, Duray and Oldfield on Job

4 I Auto Aulo Racers Raters Plan Active Season Resta Duray and Oldfield on Job r r e k kY L Y 7 I i ii i I Left to right Dur Duray y Resta and nd Oldfield Automobile racing this season season promises s to be ono of the most successful In the annals of or the sport Already Alread pretentious raco race meetings meetinG's have been arranged for forthe forthe the tho speedways at nt Sheepshead Bay Day Chicago Chi Chi- cago eago and Providence as well as for the tracks trucks In other cities throughout the countr country Great impetus ha has been given ghen the sport b by hI the announcements of Darlo Resta flesta Arthur Duray and Barney D. Oldfield that the they intend to mako this the most active s season ason in their These three arc aro among the most sensational and most daring drivers and the tho fact act that they will bo ho seen on all alt the big biff speedways should servo Serve to draw out record throngs at every meet Oldfield Is tho ho dean enn of auto pilots haIn having haying hay hav In ing maintained his place in the championship championship cham cham- division dl for more moro than seventeen seventeen seven soven- teen years ears Hesta who held the title of speed king in 1915 and 1916 is out to regain tho laurels he olun voluntarily relin- relin relinquished la last t season Duray I is the pre present nt European champion and holder boWer of the tho worlds world's record average of miles an hour Th The Frenchman made macic his record run In a mile mUe time trial at Ostend Belgium several so years rears ago He lie is at nt present on his way n to this countr country Resta will compete In tho the s handicap at miles which Is to feature fea fea- turo ture tho the inaugural track and air me meet t tto to be bo hel held at nt the Sheepshead Bay speedway speedway speed speed- wa way on Decoration da day Reata Resta handed In his entry recently to Promoter William Wit Wil 11 liar liam H. H Vellman Wellman after niter the pair had been in conference for tor more snore than an nn hour Lou Loul Louis la Chevrolet rolet will start from scratch In this event for or which in prizes and bonuses is 18 offered Barney Oldfield and Ira Vail Vall are the other two drivers who have thus thu far entered There Thero Is H much speculation as to what allowances if nn an any Resta will receive recel I from Chevrolet Tho The latter won tho the I speedway championship by finishing first firstin in th the Harkne CoM oll race at Sheepshead last September Resta flesta started In lii this ent but was forced forc to withdraw after a few v laps because of a a. v broken camshaft It was wa-s the only race raco In which Resta fiesta participated last season alon Resta's f year five record In the racing lacing game in this country countr Is the best ever er compiled complied by a a. driver In the history of oC the sport lie He h has s won ji every race in iii which ho has finished but one and that he lost to Ralph De Do Pahna the th sprint champion of 1917 Resta fiesta finished second to D De Do Palma Palm PalmIn In tho the 1915 Indianapolis s Sweepstakes 8 of or losing by a margin margin mar mar- gin of four minutes over the mile route fiesta Resta has the distinction of or b being the only driver ever to win two antl Vanderbilt Vander- Vander r- r bilt cup and two Grand Prix classics In successive years ears Great Interest attaches to the return of Barney Oldfield the od oldest st of racing drivers Oldfield Is ready to retire after nearly twenty years ears of strenuous competition competition com corn petition arid and th this Is to be he his final seaSon sea sea- Son non on