Off to the Races! International Intercollegiate Turtle Derby
There are races like the Kentucky Derby, Indianapolis 500 and Tour de France-but the University of Detroit had the excitement of the Turtle Derby! Turtle racing began at the University of Detroit tracks in 1935 under the auspices of Delta Pi Kappa, journalism fraternity as a local event, but within a few years grew nationwide, drawing more than 200 entries. A shortage of materials suspended the annual classic during World War II, but it was revived by the fraternity in...
