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    The Simplex failed to meet the race weight limitation of 2,204 pounds. It was driven and owned by Frank Croker, son of the Tammany Hall boss Richard Croker. He reduced the weight by drilling holes throughout the chassis.

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    The Simplex failed to meet the race weight limitation of 2,204 pounds. It was driven and owned by Frank Croker, son of the Tammany Hall boss Richard Croker. He reduced the weight by drilling holes throughout the chassis.

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    The Simplex failed to meet the race weight limitation of 2,204 pounds. It was driven and owned by Frank Croker, son of the Tammany Hall boss Richard Croker. He reduced the weight by drilling holes throughout the chassis.

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    Only the American 75-hp #17 Simplex driven and owned by Frank Croker, son of the Tammany Hall boss Richard Croker, approached the power of the European machines. During the pre-race weigh-in, the Simplex failed to meet the race weight limitation of 2,204 pounds. Croker reduced the weight by drilling holes throughout the chassis, which can be seen below the engine's hood and on the mechanician's seat.

    Westbury, 1904

    Richard Croker, Dewey Land Parade, 1899 Sept. 30

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