Category Archives: Racers

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Gene Walker

[Note:  The following was written by David Morrill of Sylacauga.  David is a retired career Orlando Police Department officer with five years as a motorcycle cop.  A motorcycling and race enthusiast, writer, and past competitor, he is also a survivor

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Gene Walker

[Note:  The following was written by David Morrill of Sylacauga.  David is a retired career Orlando Police Department officer with five years as a motorcycle cop.  A motorcycling and race enthusiast, writer, and past competitor, he is also a survivor

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Racing Posters

How come poster art was so creative in the old days?

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Racing Posters

How come poster art was so creative in the old days?

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Smoking and driving?

Some say you can’t do both, but then again if you have a BMW you don’t need a helmet, gloves… do you?

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Smoking and driving?

Some say you can’t do both, but then again if you have a BMW you don’t need a helmet, gloves… do you?

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Which state has a helmet law?

Can you name all states where you have to wear a helmet? Please get back to me….

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Which state has a helmet law?

Can you name all states where you have to wear a helmet? Please get back to me….

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Slippery when wet!

About half a dozen tracks up to 2 miles long had opened by 1915. By 1931 there where at least 24 operating board tracks in the US composed of wooden planks. The banking started out to be 24 dregrees and later

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Slippery when wet!

About half a dozen tracks up to 2 miles long had opened by 1915. By 1931 there where at least 24 operating board tracks in the US composed of wooden planks. The banking started out to be 24 dregrees and later

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1921Beverly Hills, CA

Rare 1921 video of Motorcycle Hall of Famer Shrimp Burns at a 1921 board track race in Beverly Hills, CA.

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1921Beverly Hills, CA

Rare 1921 video of Motorcycle Hall of Famer Shrimp Burns at a 1921 board track race in Beverly Hills, CA.

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The found movie

Filmed in Daytona Beach in 1920, this is incredible footage of early crazy men racing motorcycles…almost 100mph on 2×4 wood…

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The found movie

Filmed in Daytona Beach in 1920, this is incredible footage of early crazy men racing motorcycles…almost 100mph on 2×4 wood…

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No 35

No 35 was Burt Munroe’s lucky number as far as we know. We designed a special t-shirt for this years Speed trails at the Bonneville Salt Flats, August 10-17, 2012. For more information about Bonneville go to the Southern California

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No 35

No 35 was Burt Munroe’s lucky number as far as we know. We designed a special t-shirt for this years Speed trails at the Bonneville Salt Flats, August 10-17, 2012. For more information about Bonneville go to the Southern California

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King of Cool

One name reigns supreme over that elusive notion of ‘cool’ and that name is Steve McQueen. Whatever ‘cool’ is, he had it in bucket loads. More than 30 years after he died, McQueen is still the touchstone against which all

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King of Cool

One name reigns supreme over that elusive notion of ‘cool’ and that name is Steve McQueen. Whatever ‘cool’ is, he had it in bucket loads. More than 30 years after he died, McQueen is still the touchstone against which all

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Dry Lake Racers

more images at www.roadhousepictures.net

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Dry Lake Racers

more images at www.roadhousepictures.net