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- Cliff_Durant abstract "Russell "Cliff" Durant (November 26, 1890 Flint, Michigan – October 30, 1937 Beverly Hills, California) was an American racecar driver. He was the son of William C. Durant, the founder of General Motors. His wife Adelaide Frost was a singing star who later married Eddie Rickenbacker. Durant had four wives: Pearl, Adelaide Frost, Lea Gapsky, and Charlotte Phillips.He was a co-owner and president of the Beverly Hills Speedway (1920–1924), a board track located where the Beverly Wilshire Hotel is today. Jack Prince designed the track; Cecil B. DeMille was another co-owner. In its day it rivaled the Indianapolis Speedway.In May 1923 Durant shattered eight world speed records for events 75 miles (121 km) and under at the Beverly Hills Board Track.In 1919 he was named the “Pacific Coast Champion”, winning the Santa Monica Road Race.He competed at many tracks and events around the country, including Elgin, Tacoma, Cactus Derby, Corona, and the Indy 500 from 1919 to 1932.In 1923 Cliff had the largest fleet of cars (6) to ever participate in the Indy 500 until modern times. He came in 7th that year.Cliff Durant was the financial backer of the famous Harry Miller racing engines which dominated the racing world in the 1920s–30s.His old car the “Detroit Special” which was designed by Tommy Milton and Harry Miller, which cost $250.000, was later bought by Harry Hartz who installed a new Miller engine. Durant was to drive the car in the 1932 Indy 500 race, but Fred Frame drove it to victory instead.Cliff had his own flight school, airplanes for sale, and 72-acre (290,000 m2) field, “Durant Field” in Oakland, California\in 1919. It was located at 80th Ave., 83rd Ave., and Snell Streets. He also had Air Mail contracts for mail delivery with the government.He had a large estate in Roscommon, Michigan, on the South Branch of the Au Sable River, where “The Castle”, a 54-room mansion, burned to the ground Feb. 6, 1931. On the estate was his own private air strip, with several planes.The community airport in Roscommon, MI was named Durant Field, in his honor, July 16, 1933.At various times in his career he was also President of Durant Motors, and Vice President of Sales for Chevrolet in Oakland, CA.Cliff was an accomplished musician as well, playing the violin; he owned the Guernari del Jesu violin, and played the piano and trumpet.In addition to being a businessman, race car driver, aviator and musician, he was also a yachtsman who owned the sailing yacht Aurora.".
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