Cenomani the latter, the survival of the syllable "man" in "Le Mans" is due to the stress laid on the vowel; had the vowel been short and unaccented, it would have disappeared. In Italy, Cenomani is the name of a people; in Gaul, merely a surname of the Aulerci. William Smith adopts the difference, placing the peoples in two separate articles in his "Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography". On the other hand, if the tradition recorded by Cato (in Pliny, "Nat. Hist." iii. 19. s. 23) is true, that the Cenomani formed a settlement near Massilia (modern Marseille), among the
Board track racing maintenance to remain usable. Many of the tracks survived for as little as three years before being abandoned. With the onset of the Great Depression in the early 1930s, board track racing disappeared rapidly. However, several of its most notable aspects have continued to influence American motorsports up to the present day, including: A technical emphasis on raw speed produced by the steep banking; ample track width to allow steady overtaking between competitors; and the development of extensive grandstands or stadium-style spectator seating surrounding many of the courses. The first board track for motor racing was the circular Los Angeles