Thursday 28 June 2012

1939 Ohio Flat Track



From Roger F (who regularly finds the good stuff). Even assuming the early section of this film is cranking slightly faster than it should, they are flying. Check out riders with the turned-down bars. You can see one best when the riders line up at 2:38. G

These guys are really hauling and the quality is pretty good, although I don't know any of the riders. There's two locations this may have been. My guess is the present harness racing track in Northfield, but wasn't there another "Northfield" half-mile further south on old Rt8 just before Cuyahoga Falls on the right? Closer to Akron? Anyway, this was in our backyard when all we know was country....r

5 comments:

Hairy Larry said...

That is some awesome old footage...getting me all excited about the upcoming "Mile" races in Sacramento...

JamesJ said...

As mental preparation before a race some prefer to listen to a little Debussy.....here at 1:19 someone decides to go full pelt through a wall of burning planks to get himself "in the zone".

Mick P said...

Well you see JamesJ, the health and safety Nazis have changed everything. It's pretty rare these days to see a wall of burning planks on the home straight. Ridiculous.

WhitelinePsycho said...

When men were men and the social dogooders were deservedly trampled under foot, awesome stuff.

The Vintagent said...

An interesting assortment of bikes; mostly Indians, but one ohc Norton Inter...which must have done well to be featured at the end, the rider wearing a cool 'Norton' sweater!