Tag: motorcycle

Motorcycle Racing in Oklahoma After WWII

by Lynne Rostochil Remember when I started the Southwest Sweepstakes blog and stated that I couldn’t think of anything to tie it to our preferred mid century era?  Well, I thought of a kinda connection.  A couple of years ago, I found a collection of photos of motorcycle events around Oklahoma that took place in […]

Remembering the Southwest Sweepstakes Race of 1915, part 2

by Lynne Rostochil. Go here to read Part 1 of the Southwest Sweepstakes story. Tuesday, April 20th dawned bright and warm in Oklahoma City and provided the perfect spring weather for the kickoff of the highly anticipated Southwest Sweepstakes.  I imagine that classrooms and offices were very near vacant that morning as thousands drove or […]