early 1900 board racing @ Daytona video

[zeroice]

Racing when men were men...
http://myspacetv.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=5561686

[steelcityracer]

Nice video!

[d!ll]

Pretty wild footage, damn that was a lot of timber...

BTW - thanks for the suggestions regarding the solo challenge a couple weeks back.  I entered the one at RA and it was awesome.  I am amazed that you and the winnner only went down one lap, way to go!! 
I got 6th on my (stock) '98 750, with one pit at 22 laps.

[REM6a]

That is insane now way would I race on a board track with a cow strapped to my head.

[zeroice]

Pretty wild footage, damn that was a lot of timber...

LOOOTS of timber and splinters!!!

Them guys were crazy back then!

BTW - thanks for the suggestions regarding the solo challenge a couple weeks back.  I entered the one at RA and it was awesome.  I am amazed that you and the winnner only went down one lap, way to go!! 
I got 6th on my (stock) '98 750, with one pit at 22 laps.

My pleasure! Glad you had fun! I certainly did. Would've been nice to win. The purse was big for 1st. But I couldn't catch Ivan

Did you wear a hydration system?

[Simon]

Man those guy's had some balls. Scared me just watching it. Great filming though.

[d!ll]

...And finally, if you do the solo challenge, wear a hydration system like a camelbak (not sure how its spelled). Some of the newer suits have hydration systems built into the hump. Keep the mouthpiece in your mouth at all times.

Any bike will do as long as it is reliable. What's important is consistency and physical fitness.

Most races can be done without a tire change ....

Didn't mean to thread-jack this...

I didn't get a hydration system.  I drank about 16-20 ounces of "gatorade" at my one pit and drank a bunch of water the evening and morning before.  I have generally always been pretty good about not "needing" water, growing up and playing sports in the hot humid summers of DC built a good tolerance.  Even w/o the hydration system my thirst never was apparent. 

Also though - I did conditioning, several 1-hour long stationairy bike rides (with out water during), plus I run regularly -this was probably the biggest factor.

I had a crew that did a great job and they even joked at how "every lap was a 2:44", it was consistent, albeit slow...

I ran 'til the fuel light went solid from a full tank at the start.  The pit crew cleaned the visor, though bugs weren't an issue.

I had a blast and look forward to another Solo!

And as for bike reliability - my ole suzook's got about 13k on it. 
Also used a single rear (that had ridden one of the nesba trakdays prior and did two HWSS after... time for a new one now!)

[zeroice]

I had a blast and look forward to another Solo!

Congrats! Hope to see you at the next event, Blackhawk Farms. I'll be there. Maybe we can pit together... Just PM me.

[Super Dave]

Board track racing was pretty harsh, as I understand.  Large splinters would get kicked up through rider's appendages, huge crashes (no brakes), but it was a way of life for some.

[zeroice]

It looks as if it was a big spectator sport in those days... Took lots of manhours and funds to build that track. I wonder if there were issues with it colapsing or a big hole opening up and causes someone to crash or fall in. Did they run cars on it?

[Super Dave]

I think there was betting.  I have the book "American Racer" at home, and it details board track racing.

[jeremy271]

that was cool!  I liked the draft technic they where doing,  could have used some HD and audio though.