I ran across this old photo today, while doing the morning rounds of motorcycle sites, looking for news. It shows how far racing has come, or what it was like when the desire to race overcame common sense. It was originally a pretty rough sport.
I've no idea when this was taken, or where. I'd guess the UK, as it is wet and it seems to be on a road "circuit." Note how narrow and poorly-surfaced the "track" is. You have a single hay bale at the starting line. It wasn't a motorcycle race unless you had hay bales. My guess is that single bale "protected" the flag man.
Insane...
