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Some old school auto racing...crashes

Post by SpecialK » Fri Nov 18, 2011 2:05 pm

I just saw this over at jalopy journal. There's some pretty incredible stuff in here:

<iframe src="" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe><p><a href="">Killed Myself When I Was Young</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user1720912">The Jalopy Journal</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p



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Post by Vitiare » Fri Nov 18, 2011 3:57 pm

Wow!
"If loud pipes save lives, imagine what training and proper gear could do."

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Post by Rabbit_Fighter » Fri Nov 18, 2011 4:23 pm

When my grandfather fell in love with his car-owner's daughter(my grandmother), he was told he would have to retire from racing before he could marry her.

Watching that video makes it very apparent why.
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motorcycle the finality not is
motorcycle merely medium to achieve action of riding
motorcycle tool to bend space and time and overcome your own limitations as a mortal
riding more important than medium
spirit by object cannot be beaten."

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Post by piccini9 » Fri Nov 18, 2011 4:36 pm

Somebody posted a video here, "Formula 1, the Oh My God Everyone Died Years", or something.
Totally worth watching.
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Post by SpecialK » Fri Nov 18, 2011 5:04 pm

Yeah I watched that F1 video too. It made me cry. One of things I find crazy about this video though is how good those old tall skinny wheels are at rolling over barricades.

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Post by gazza » Fri Nov 18, 2011 5:32 pm

Early Open Wheel racing is incredible.
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Post by Vitiare » Fri Nov 18, 2011 5:58 pm

Its amazing to me to see some of these guys, get up and walk off without so much as a limp.

Im sure they were the exception to the norm.
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Post by MATPOC » Fri Nov 18, 2011 6:43 pm

Early days of racing, any racing 2 or 4 wheels, were a cure for old age.

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Post by Sisyphus » Fri Nov 18, 2011 6:54 pm

Wow. That's like watching Faces of Death in B&W.
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Post by xtian » Sat Nov 19, 2011 1:36 am

Before nomex, a lot of people thought that it would be safer to be ejected than stuck in the car and burn alive. Just like sailors wouldn't learn to swim.
wasn't it Stirling Moss who objected that wearing a helmet would make him look sissy ?
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Post by guitargeek » Sat Nov 19, 2011 3:09 am

BTW That's A.A. Bondy singing. I believe our own Scumbag just saw him play in Omaha a few days ago. If y'all like that stuff, definitely seek out his music and buy his albums!
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Post by Bigshankhank » Sat Nov 19, 2011 4:31 am

A-fucking-mazing. Does kind of make one respect the concept of a fire-suit a little more.
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