PITTSBURGH S E C T I O N N E W S L E T T E R OCTOBER 2012 PITTSBURGH SECTION. Race of the Century

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1 PITTSBURGH PITTSBURGH SECTION S E C T I O N N E W S L E T T E R OCTOBER 2012 PROGRAM: Race of the Century On a cloudy day in October more than 110 years ago, a little-known mechanic faced the man recognized as both the leader of America s burgeoning automotive industry and the champion race car driver of the day in a one-on-one car race that would alter the course of history. The celebrated frontrunner: Alexander Winton. His challenger: Henry Ford. The story of this win cannot be understated. It truly was the race that changed the world because it established Henry Ford in the automotive industry at that time. About 20 months after winning this race, he established Ford Motor Company and made his dream a reality. Wayne will discuss the early automotive industry, the October 1901 race, and the cars, and will show a onehour movie that shows a dramatic re-enactment of the original race. Program Manager: A. Wayne Ferens WHEN: Tuesday, October 18, 2012 Reception: 5:00 P.M. Dinner: 5:30 P.M. Program: 6:30 P.M. 9 P.M. Cash Bar WHERE: Holiday Inn on the Hill Phone: McKnight Road Pittsburgh, PA MENU: Choice of stuffed chicken breast or roast sirloin of beef. COST: Non-members: $20.00 Members: $18.00 Retired Members: $15.00 Unemployed Members: $15.00 Students: $10.00 RSVP: You can make reservations by calling the Engineering Society of Western Pennsylvania. Please make your reservations as early as possible so food can be ordered by noon on Tuesday, October 16, If for some reason late reservations are unavoidable on your part, please call Wayne Ferens at

2 Pittsburgh Section Officers R CHAIRMAN Howard M. Earnest VI-I LTD VICE CHAIRMAN Wayne Ferens (Retired) SECRETARY Pierre Haan US Airways (Retired) VICE CHAIRMAN MEMBERSHIP Garland Steyer PARC (Retired) TREASURER Dale Doutt NEWSLETTER EDITOR Andrea Earnest andreahg@pobox.com WEB MASTER Dave Droz STUDENT ACTIVITIES CHAIRMAN Professor John Wiss STANDING & APPOINTED GOVERNING BOARD MEMBERS Dr. David Che Geneva College W. L. Davison W. L. Davison Forensic Services, Inc. Ron Lichalk Albar Industries, Retired Robert Nocivelli RAN Group Richard Schultz Drucker Worldwide Stanley Sternik FAA, Retired Ross Stewart Gulf Oil, Lubricant Consultant Jim Zumbo GM, Retired.. STUDENT SECTION FACULTY ADVISORS Professor Vern Ulrich Grove City College Professor Ken Means West Virginia University Professor William S. Slaughter IV University of Pittsburgh Professor John Wiss Carnegie Mellon University Smile When You Say Sparkplug By A. Wayne Ferens Dr. W.E. Sandborn was a well - respected and successful dentist in Detroit, Michigan, at the turn of the twentieth century. Henry Ford did not personally know Dr. Sandborn, but a friend and later employee of Ford did - Oliver E. Bartel. Bartel was a native of Detroit and figures prominently in a number of early automotive activities. When only 17 years old, Bartel was fired from his first job as a draftsman with the Frontier Iron Works of Detroit, manufacturers of marine steam engines, who felt he was inexperienced. Bartel was soon hired by Charles Brady King to assist him in building an automobile in Bartel learned quickly and ultimately contributed much to the success King archived during the six years the two men worked together. King and Bartel were the first to drive an experimental horseless carriage on March 6, 1896, on Woodward Avenue in Detroit. In addition, Bartel spent four years of his childhood in Europe where his father had represented the Michigan Stove Company; could speak German fluently; and was able to help King in communicating with the skilled German work force, who were some of the best machinists in Detroit. In April 1901, Henry Ford was working on a racer he later named "Sweepstakes" to run at a horse race track just constructed beside the lakeside resort of Grosse Pointe, east of Detroit, on October 10, Ford recruited a team of engineering technicians that included Oliver Bartel and an electrician from the Edison Illuminating Company, where Henry Ford was previously employed, Edward "Spider" Huff. Huff was credited officially with the car s induction coil, and he also worked with Bartel on the device that turned out to be the Ford racers most lasting contribution to automotive history: a special spark coil that they took to Bartel's dentist, Dr. W.E. Sandborn, who made a porcelain case for it - the forerunner of the modern spark plug. Henry Ford with his assistant Spider Huff won the race beating Alexander Winton, the largest automobile manufacturer at the time. Ford became well known and was eventually able to attract a group of investors (11) that in June of 1903 became the Ford Motor Company. PITTSBURGH SECTION 2

3 PITTSBURGH SECTION MEETING SCHEDULE FOR SEP 2012 OCT 2012 Race of the Century Speaker Wayne Ferens Program Manager: Wayne Ferens October 18, 2012 NOV 2012 DEC 2012 JAN 2013 Student Night Speaker Various Program Manager: Howard Earnest November 8, 2012 FEB 2013 Auto Show Family/Friends Social Event David L. Lawrence Convention Center Coordinator/Tickets: Wayne Ferens August Henry s City Saloon February 2013 TBD MAR 2013 Bolland Machine - Tour and Demonstrations Program Manager: Chuck Weiss April 10, 2013 APR 2013 Tire Pressure Measurement System Program Manager - Dave Droz March, 2013 MAY 2013 NOTE: THIS INFORMATION IS FREQUENTLY CHANGED AS NEW DATA IS RECEIVED. PLEASE SEE THE CURRENT NEWSLETTER FOR THE MOST UPDATED INFORMATION. GOVERNING BOARD MEETING To Be Determined 3

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