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Real men racing in beverly hills
1921 boardtrackers
BH will likely never look this good again National Film Preservation Foundation: Beverly Hills Board Track Racing (1921)
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07-03-2011, 12:36 PM
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Back when Men were Men......Crashing back then often meant a lot of wood splinters....Helmets were often leather.....
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07-03-2011, 12:52 PM
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107 MPH on those bikes must have been exciting.
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07-03-2011, 12:56 PM
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That's back when RE was so cheap out here that someone could build a massive race track in BH. Film is great, thanks for posting.
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I'd like to pull an old original board tracker out of a barn, A Harley, Indian or perhaps a Cyclone.
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07-03-2011, 03:13 PM
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Any locals know the location and if there is any historical marker for the track.
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07-03-2011, 03:32 PM
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M3/LS2/T56/3.38
