AUTOMOBILE RACES

Oakley, Kansas

Sunday Afternoon, August 2, 1931

 

 

PUBLISHED ENTRY LIST:

 

            These races were promoted by Tom Holden of Denver, Colorado under the auspices of the Consolidated Racing Association and sponsored by the Arthur Radloff American Legion Post of Oakley.

            If you know anything more about these races, please contact Bob Lawrence.

 

Pat Cunningham of St. Joseph, Missouri is shown here leading the feature race in Leonard Kerbs’ #K-1 Kerbs special at Oakley on August 2, 1931 – Fick Fossil and History Museum collection

 

This photo was taken at Oakley, Kansas in 1931.  The car is the double-overhead-cam Fronty #K-1 owned by Leonard Kerbs of Otis, Kansas and driven by Pat Cunningham of St. Joseph, Missouri.  Cunningham is the one wearing the large belt in the middle of the photograph – Oakes photograph from the Jeff Adams collection

 

Leonard E. Kerbs’ #K-1 Kerbs special and transporter at Oakley, Kansas on August 2, 1931

Betty Abel collection

 

 

 

*After the birth of a son in 1930, Leonard E. Kerbs retired from driving and Sam Hoffman of Sioux City, Iowa drove the Kerbs special until Kerbs hired Pat Cunningham of St. Joseph, Missouri to replace Hoffman late in 1931.

 

 

 

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