Newspaper story from the Launceston Examiner (Tasmania, Australia) on Thursday August 22nd 1907.

Unfortunately I can't make out the name of the second driver, it seems to be 'Kalack' or something similar. Original story here-
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/45827149?searchTerm=Ford%20Car&searchLim its=exactPhrase

Some interesting particulars are to hand from America of a 24 hours' motor car race, held at Detroit (U.S.A.), in June last, one week before S. F. Edge (England), established his remarkable drive of 1581 miles in the full day. The American event was an out and out race, which attracted nine starters, and was held on an earthern trotting track, a mile in circuit. The entrants were allowed two drivers each, and allowed to substi- tute another car in case of a breakdown. The race started at 10 o'clock at night, and despite the fact that the track had a poor and dusty surface, and was badly lit, the pace was hot from the start. Forty-seven miles were covered in the first hour by a Pope-Toledo ear, driven by IH. Lytle, and the same average speed maintained through the second and third hours; whilst 50 miles were crammed into the fourth hour by the leader, Lytle. In the 6th. hour a, 6-cylinder, 40 h.p. Ford started to "shake things up," and covering 55 miles in the hour, started to cut down the 18 miles lead that Lytle had gained. After 10 hours rac- ing the lead of the Pope-Toledo had been reduced to 12 miles. With the excep- tion of one witldrawal, the rest of the field was well up and had a winning chance. In the 14th hour the Ford caught up the leader, after a tremendous race, in one instance the two cars practi- cally racing side by side for 20 miles. At this stage the leaders got so close together in one of the bends that the Pope-Toledo crashed into a fence, the car being wrecked, and the driver and mechanician "shot out," but, fortunately, uninjured. Owing to a relief car not being on the spot, the Pope-Toledo team now lost 30 miles before another car took up the running, and with it all chance of success, for the Ford car driven by 'Messrs. Lorimer and Kalick in turn, maintained a good lead to the finish, its final score being 1135 miles in the 24 hours, or an average of 43 miles per hour for the full day, a particularly fine performance considering the nature of the track. The Pope-Toledo team fin- ished second, 26 miles behind the winner, with a score of 1109 miles; whilst the Thomas' team ran third, with a score of 990 miles. Eight out of the nine starters saw the race through, the lowest mileage being 712. All told, the contest pro- duced a great race, and, no doubt, it will prove the forerunner of similar contests in other parts of the world. On the fine cement motor track at Brook- lands. (England) an international team race on similar lines would provide a sporting contest of tremendous interest.

THIS ''K'' WAS RACED IN NEW ZEALAND TILL LATER ABANDONED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD NEAR A BEACH.

That is a beauty, Bob. Do you have any more information about it?

HI DAN,
MANY MANY YEARS AGO I SPOKE TO A RELATIVE ? OF THE PERSON THAT GOT THE CAR AND HAD IT UNDER HIS HOUSE .
I'M OPEN FOR CORRECTION HERE--- BUT I FEEL IT WAS THE CAR THAT ENDED IT LIFE IN AN AUCKLAND WRECKING YARD . THE ENGINE WAS IN THE SHOWROOM FOR MANY YEARS AND WAS TOLD IT WAS SOLD BACK TO USA.
THE NEW ZEALAND BOYS MAY CORRECT ME ON THIS ? or am i the last remaining sole that knows about this car?.

Dane,

Minor correction to the spelling of the driver's names:

7242 In June, 1907, however, Kulick and Bert Lorimer drove a production version of the Model K in a 24-hour race for "stock" cars on a one-mile oval at the Detroit Fairgrounds. They covered 1,135 miles and won the event using two different cars, as was allowed by the rules.
Kulick crashed the Model K race car at the Detroit Fairgrounds in Oct., 1907, and broke his leg in several places. Ford scrapped the Model K racer and declared a moratorium on building race cars that lasted until 1910. His decision to resume probably was influenced by the opening of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1909.
Ref: http://media.ford.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=

Frank Kulick was one of Ford's famous driver's. He and his co-driver/mechanic crossed the finish line 3rd in the New York to Seatle race. And Jul 23, 1911 engine # 62,2000 went into a "Stock Car Racer Built for Kulic" ref Bruce McCalley's engine serial number listing page 505 of his out of print book "Model T Ford" and his "Model T Comprehensive Encyclopedia." [Available from Bruce at: http://mtfca.com/encyclo/mccalley.htm ] Thanks for posting the News Paper clipping. Again from the same site: http://media.ford.com/article_display.cfm?article_id= it says: During 1910, 1911 and 1912, Frank Kulick won many races around the country in a stripped and reworked Model T, including a one-mile oval speed record at Detroit Fairgrounds in the fall of 1911, when he beat a Blitzen Benz with a time of 50 seconds flat

See also: http://www.fordbarn.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3723&showall=1 for additional information on Ford racing.

Those are some hard to read scans of the paper you!

Respectfully submitted,

Hap l9l5 cut off

Thanks for that Hap. It all adds to one's knowledge. Thanks for the name correction, as you have obviously discovered the scans leave a lot to be desired and sometimes guesses have to be made.I'll now try to correct the text.