Excerpt from Event Organizers...

"On Saturday, Jan. 9, 1915, AAA sponsored a 300 mile road race over a six mile course around Point Loma on roads that exist to this day.

Earl Cooper in Stutz #8 won the race averaging over 65 mph. Only 5 cars finished the grueling route out of 18 cars that started. Racing cars in those days carried a driver as well as a mechanic. Other notable drivers were San Diegan William Carlson (who finished 2nd), Barney Oldfield, Eddie Rickenbacker, and Bob Burman.

On the morning of the great race, an estimated 25,000 people spread out along the course to watch the spectacle. The San Diego Union newspaper proclaimed, “It was the greatest throng ever seen at one event in San Diego, excepting, perhaps, the opening of the exposition.”

Welcome to my Gallery of images from this Centennial Event. The day was full of the sights and sounds from 100 years ago as San Diegans flocked to the Centennial Celebration at Balboa Park that will host events throughout 2015. Period Racers, Touring Cars, and folks all dressed in Period attire! What a day, enjoy...