1950 Start/Finish Marker

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Near Elkhart Lake in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

1950 Start/Finish
Historic Race Circuits of Elkhart Lake

1950 Start/Finish Marker Photo, Click for full size

By Keith L, August 17, 2011

1. 1950 Start/Finish Marker

[north side of marker]

Inscription. Four races were held on the 1950 circuit. First place in the sixty-mile main event went to Jim Kimberly driving a Ferrari Tipo 166.

Marker donated by: Augie Pabst in honor of Briggs Cunningham and Alfred Momo.

Historic Race Circuits of Elkhart Lake listed on the National Register of Historic Places February 17, 2006.

Erected 2006 by Historic Race Circuits of Elkhart Lake; Augie Pabst. (Marker Number 6.)

Location. 43° 50.398′ N, 88° 2.368′ W. Marker is near Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, in Sheboygan County. Marker is on County Road P 0.4 miles north of Birchwwod Drive (County Road JP), on the left when traveling north. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Elkhart Lake WI 53020, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. The Hard Right (approx. half a mile away); The Marsh Turn (approx. half a mile away); The Broughton Sheboygan Marsh Park & Wildlife Area (approx. 0.8 miles away); Briggs' Bend (approx. 0.8 miles away); Peck's Alley (approx. 0.9 miles away); Dickens' Ditch (approx. 0.9 miles away); Ted's Turn (approx. one mile away); 1951–52 Start/Finish (approx. 1.1 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Elkhart Lake.

By Keith L, August 17, 2011

2. 1950 Start/Finish Marker

[south side of marker with duplicate text]

More about this marker. The Village of Elkhart Lake and the roads surrounding Elkhart Lake hosted open-road sports car racing in 1950, 1951 and 1952. Fourteen historical markers were placed around the circuits (to commemorate the names and the events that occurred) by Historic Race Circuits of Elkhart Lake, a Wisconsin non-profit corporation.

Also see . . .
1. Sports Car Club of America. Jim Kimberly. (Submitted on August 19, 2011.)

2. MG Vintage Racers. Racing at Elkhart Lake, WI. (Submitted on August 19, 2011.)

3. Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. Wikipedia entry. Racing. (Submitted on August 19, 2011.)

By Keith L, August 17, 2011

3. 1950 Start/Finish Marker

[southbound]

By Keith L, August 17, 2011

4. 1950 Start/Finish Marker

[northbound]
The races went to the north from here.

Credits. This page originally submitted on August 18, 2011, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 124 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 18, 2011, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. 3, 4. submitted on August 19, 2011, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin.