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Rocking-M

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Board Track Video
« on: January 04, 2008, 03:39:57 PM »
Don't know if anyone posted this so I'm posting.

Great video just wish they had sound in those days.

http://www.jockeyjournal.com/?p=235
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Re: Board Track Video
« Reply #1 on: January 04, 2008, 04:08:45 PM »
Great footage, glad it got perserved. Thanks for posting it.

P.S. I wonder how much lumber went into that track? :o
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Re: Board Track Video
« Reply #2 on: January 04, 2008, 04:21:49 PM »
a lot of flooring there eh? It looks like 2 1/2" t-n-g flooring.
I hate to go down though, think of the splinters.  ;D
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Re: Board Track Video
« Reply #3 on: January 04, 2008, 04:32:14 PM »
Seems like they were moving along pretty quickly for 1920!
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Re: Board Track Video
« Reply #4 on: January 04, 2008, 04:59:10 PM »
Yes, 212Kph!
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Re: Board Track Video
« Reply #5 on: January 04, 2008, 07:12:18 PM »
Quote from: UnCrash on January 04, 2008, 04:59:10 PM
Yes, 212Kph!

Without brakes! :o  Great video.
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Re: Board Track Video
« Reply #6 on: January 05, 2008, 04:53:03 AM »
The board track racing was finally banned due to the injuries sustained when loose pieces of the track would come up and catch the bikes.
Some deaths later and no more board track racing!
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Re: Board Track Video
« Reply #7 on: January 05, 2008, 05:44:34 AM »
love the old racersthat site is on my favorites
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Re: Board Track Video
« Reply #8 on: January 05, 2008, 06:13:06 AM »
While most of his peers didn't make it out of their 20's, the legendary board track racer Jim Davis lived to be over 100 years old !

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Re: Board Track Video
« Reply #9 on: January 05, 2008, 09:45:06 AM »
Gene Walker is mentioned as winning the finale on the video.

Here is a history of Gene and Jim Davis is mentioned in the piece.

http://www.motorcyclemuseum.org/halloffame/hofbiopage.asp?id=289
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Re: Board Track Video
« Reply #10 on: January 05, 2008, 09:50:21 AM »
I saw Jim Davis at Del Mar in 96, he was at the mike and spoke a few words at the bike show..

 amazing that he survived as long as he did..
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