Lesson: Analysis of Newton’s Laws in Racing

8 artifacts in this set

Lesson 1 of "Physics, Technology and Engineering in Automobile Racing"

Three Men Pushing a Barber-Warnock Special Race Car off the Track at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, probably 1924

Photographic print

Hale Barber and Clarence Warnock established the Barber-Warnock Ford dealership in Indianapolis in 1917 and were active supporters of the Indianapolis 500 race, a 2.5 mile oval track originally paved with brick and one of the most popular and well-known races in the country. In the mid-1920s, Barber-Warnock moved from fans and supporters to participants by sponsoring specially built Model Ts. In 1924, Barber-Warnock entered three "specials"...