Ghosts of the Brickyard

Minor Hauntings: Cyrus Patschke

Meet the 'intrepid Lebanon (Pennsylvania) lad' who was instrumental in Ray Harroun and Marmon's victory in the inaugural Indy 500! Written version of the episode can be found here [https://motorsport-anthology.com/ghosts-of-the-brickyard-cyrus-patschke/]

1911 Riding Mechanics

Join Kate as she goes through the known 1911 riding mechanics list from "Riding Mechanics [https://www.chuckstoyland.com/category/automotive/other-auto-racing/indianapolis-500/indy-500-riding-mechanics/]" by John E. Blazier and Tom Rowlings and tells the stories she can piece together! Written version of the podcast can be foundhere [https://motorsport-anthology.com/ghosts-of-the-brickyard-1911-riding-mechanics/].

1911 Indianapolis 500 Lore

Join Kate as she takes your through the lead up to the inaugural Indianapolis 500, the May practice crashes, the actual race and the controversy that may or may not have happened after! The written version of the podcast can be found here [https://motorsport-anthology.com/ghosts-of-the-brickyard-1911-indianapolis-500-lore/]!

Interlude: American Racing Through 1910

Join Kate as she backtracks to briefly explain American motorsports through 1910 -- guess how many years it took for there to be sanctioning body drama? The quoted article from Mark Dill and firstsuperspeedway can be found here [https://www.firstsuperspeedway.com/articles/1908-vanderbilt-cup] and you can buy his books here [https://www.markgdill.com] if you want to read more about this era of American motorsports. The written version of the episode can be found here [https://motorsport-anthology.com/ghosts-of-the-brickyard-american-racing-through-1910/] and the sources and further reading can be found here [https://motorsport-anthology.com/sources-and-further-reading-for-american-racing-through-1910-episode/]

Pre-Indy 500 Lore

The first Indianapolis 500 was in 1911, however Indianapolis Motor Speedway was built and opened in 1909. Join Kate and Abby as they take you through the first two years of the track's history from it's conception, to construction, the tragic first weekend and the rebirth -- everything that led to the creation of the most radical race of it's time. A written version of the podcast can be found here: https://motorsport-anthology.com/ghosts-of-the-brickyard-pre-indy-500-ims-lore/ Follow the podcast on Twitter: x.com/brickyardghosts