Entry in progress—B.P.
Google Books
The Motor
1972
Pg. 35:
Mark Donohue explains a point to Penske as he climbs out of the lndy car ‘To finish first, first you must finish”.
motorsports.com
Ryan Dalziel closes title gap after podium at Mid-Ohio
Starworks team happy with third place, Ryan Dalziel ready for return to Le Mans
Added: Monday at 1:55pm (June 17, 2013—ed.)
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Ryan on Le Mans: “The competition gets tougher every year and it is 13 years since Viper were there and a lot has changed since then, but it is a realistic goal for us to aim for a finish. We would love to get a podium and, ultimately, everyone wants to win.
“The old saying ‘to finish first, first you must finish’ is so true at Le Mans. Based on the reliability of the car at Sebring, Laguna and Long Beach, the car is running pretty faultlessly, so we are confident on the reliability and the signs are that we have the speed to be competitive.”
Above, a 1934 plaque from the Big Apple Night Club at West 135th Street and Seventh Avenue in Harlem. Discarded as trash in 2006.
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Above, Big Apple Corner at 54th Street and Broadway in Manhattan.
Above, John J. Fitz Gerald, from the Oct. 17, 1931, Turf Play, p. 7.
Listen to Robert Emmerich introduce The Big Apple, a hit song from 1937. Music written by Bob and performed by Tommy Dorsey's Clambake Seven with Bob on piano. Lyrics written by Buddy Bernier and sung by Edythe Wright. Audio provided by Dorothy Emmerich.
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