1920s boardtrack cycle racing video

[JPhil]

Absolutley nothing to do with Corvettes, but I think some of you might get a kick out of this.....Jeez, talk about brass balls!



[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPZY-MUx8qk&feature=player_embedded[/ame]

 

[1Michel]

OMG talk about balls.

When you think that they had to pump the oil in the engine and it would go thru it and spew out on the track, those tracks must've been super slippery at times.
cant immagine going 100mph + on a bike barely bigger that a bicycle and NO brakes.
Plus the splinters form the 2 by 4s when they went down.

Seen tons of pics but never a movie about those races.

You bet I got a kick out of it.
Thanks for showing it.

heres another vid about those guys
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdaKbHvZPTU[/ame]

and one with the engine running.
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2avCpTQb5QU[/ame]

 

[big2bird]

Thanks John. What a GREAT find that was. Wish there were some Model T films out there unmolested by time.

 

[00fxd]

Yes I enjoyed those too Those tracks were sure big, that a ton of 2x4's

 

[Douglas Mariani]

COOL videos:thumbs: Thanks for sharing