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  • Santa Monica Road Race (1912)
  • Short | Documentary, Short, Sport
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Santa Monica Road Race (1912)
Short | Documentary, Short, Sport
This free-for-all automobile race smashed all world's previous records. Teddy Tetzlaff, in "Owensmouth Baby" Fiat, came in first; time 3:50:57; average 78.71 miles an hour, making new world's record. Caleb Bragg, the young Pasadena ...See moreThis free-for-all automobile race smashed all world's previous records. Teddy Tetzlaff, in "Owensmouth Baby" Fiat, came in first; time 3:50:57; average 78.71 miles an hour, making new world's record. Caleb Bragg, the young Pasadena millionaire, in Fiat, came in second; time 3:54:65, and David Bruce-Brown, winner of the Savannah free-for-all, came in third, in his Benz car; time 3:56:32. This was the greatest race ever run on the Santa Monica course, also the cleanest, for this race, which may be said to have marked the supremacy of the sport in all respects, had scarcely an accident, for all the tremendous and grim toying with death. Very thrilling it was, as the automobiles flew along the Nevada turn, which is known as Death's Curve. One man was rendered unconscious by a piece of tire from the big, red Fiat, which Barney Oldfield was driving. Bad luck still pursues Barney Oldfield, for he suffered more from accidents to his car than any other pilot. To Bruce-Brown, who came in third, fell the honor of reeling off the fastest lap of the day, 5 minutes, 27.25 seconds. He was unable to assume the lead, however, as he was forced to the pits for tires and Tetzlaff, in his 90 horse-power Fiat, went on his championship way. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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David Horsley
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Updated May 25, 1912
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May 25, 1912 (United States)

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4 cast members
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Teddy Tetzlaff's primary photo
Teddy Tetzlaff
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Too Much Speed (1921)
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Caleb Bragg
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Pathé's Weekly, No. 22 (1912)
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David Bruce-Brown
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Barney Oldfield
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