{"product_id":"the-fairmount-park-motor-races-1908-1911-9780786445929","title":"The Fairmount Park Motor Races, 1908-1911","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Michael J. Seneca\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Motor Sports\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e For four years in the early 1900s, the Fairmount Park Motor Races were run on an eight-mile course in Philadelphia's West Fairmount Park. They drew half a million spectators the first year but surprisingly have largely been overlooked as part of automobile racing history. There were never any serious injuries and not a single death but after four years the event was banned, with safety concerns cited.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Both the on-track action and the off-track events that affected the races are described as are the successful crusade to stop the races and the attempts to revive it in the years following.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46884146512023,"sku":"9780786445929","price":3725.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780786445929.webp?v=1770242118","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-fairmount-park-motor-races-1908-1911-9780786445929","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}