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Show COUNTRY ROAD SPEED COURSE FOR ELGIN CLASMC B . ' EIX5IV, ni. What a month ago was an ordinary country road two yaat-6 wnnoui any nrpnirm of any sort today is the greatest dirt speedway In the world as the most ramous of race drivers prepare for Saturday's renewal of tho 300-mlie classic. To convert the rural highway into a rare course required $8000, 2,000 gallons of oil. modern road maKlnp? machinery and much labor. The eoure Is 8 1-4 mllem and the speedsters will make 36 laps, a total of 3 01 miles. The race will start at noon. Saturday, Aug. 2. |