Early motorcycle race 1920 board track

Discussion in 'Racing' started by FPGT72, Dec 19, 2007.

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  1. FPGT72, Dec 19, 2007
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  2. Mista Vern, Dec 19, 2007
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    Very Cool! Could you also post this in Old School? It will find a good home there!
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  3. Albert, Dec 19, 2007
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  4. Hayduke, Dec 19, 2007
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    :clap That is cool! I can't believe how good that footage is! Thanks!
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  5. Mista Vern, Dec 19, 2007
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  6. Chip Seal, Dec 19, 2007
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    Wow, really neat!
    Thanks
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  7. DarinB, Dec 19, 2007
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    Very cool!
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  8. KenR, Dec 19, 2007
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    Incredible film.

    When men were men and racetracks were wood!
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  9. Zecatfish, Dec 19, 2007
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  10. vagt6, Dec 19, 2007
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    I'm saving that forever. What a facinating video!

    132 MPH on what is by today's standards a bicycle! Can you imagine the brakes then??? And the RUBBER tires!!!

    God, to have been a fly on the wall that day!

    Thanks very much for posting this valuable piece of motorcycle history.

    Thrilling!
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  11. jritch, Dec 19, 2007
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    Can you imagine wiping out on wood at 100MPH:eek1 can you say splinters, you would look like a procupine:kat :kurt
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  12. wjpjump, Dec 19, 2007
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    must have been fun when it rained.

    thanks cool video
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  13. Motorcyclist, Dec 19, 2007
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    Great video, thanks for the link! My great uncle ran some board track races on Indians. The tracks got a bad name after a terrible accident in 1912 where two racers and 5 spectators were killed. It would come to be known as "the day the board tracks died." Most tracks under 1 mile in length soon went away, although some of the larger tracks (over 1 mile) operated for many more years. It is inconceiveable to think of the dangers the riders faced racing on that surface, and the speeds were unbelieveable.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Hasha
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  14. AndrewAnonymous, Dec 20, 2007
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  15. out rider, Dec 20, 2007
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    Neat that this was found.

    What a treasure...
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  16. stk0308, Dec 20, 2007
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    Brakes? What brakes? They were lucky if they had something that resembled a clutch.

    I think rain wouldn't have changed much for them. Afterall most of those motors were still constant loss. Meaning the oil just leaked out if them! :eek1
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  17. PackMule, Dec 23, 2007
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    That's amazing. Thanks for posting the link. Looks like they drew a better crowd for Daytona then, than today. :wink:
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  18. UngaWunga, Dec 24, 2007
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    The winner's purse was probably also bigger....
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  19. PackMule, Dec 24, 2007
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    If not the purse, almost certainly the prestige... :norton
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  20. r77toy, Dec 24, 2007
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    As the boards wore, they would splinter, splinters would hit bone then mushroom :eek1 . I worked with a guy who raced on some of the last tracks. They had cars going 150 m.p.h. in the '20's on 3" tires, they didn't hit 150 at Indy until 1963. There was a 1.25 mile track in Miami, with 50 degree banking in the turns, had to go at least 110 m.p.h. or slide off the bank.
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