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« Reply #1 on: September 01, 2010, 05:59:03 PM » |
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I have seen this before but I watched it all again.
Amazing Quality and footage.
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« Reply #2 on: September 01, 2010, 08:51:16 PM » |
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I'm sure they were using the safest and best gear available but the idea of going over 120mph on a wooden track with tube type tires and brakes that I wouldn't have on a bicycle sends a chill up my back. Those were real tough guys!
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« Reply #3 on: September 01, 2010, 09:40:42 PM » |
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What brakes? Board track racers didn't have brakes.
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« Reply #4 on: September 01, 2010, 09:41:59 PM » |
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Woah, very impressive!
The whole time I kept thinking "Daaaang, that's a lotta lumber!"
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« Reply #5 on: September 02, 2010, 05:47:18 AM » |
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48 stars in that flag.
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« Reply #6 on: September 02, 2010, 10:28:25 AM » |
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Fantastic movie and new to me. Thanks for sharing it.
Amazing racers. Their version of modern medicine was much worse than ours and broken bones probably seldom healed right. The possible injuries from crashing at high-speed (looked like pretty high speeds to me) on a track made of slender wooden boards boggles the mind. Truly dedicated racers. Amazing.
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"Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice. And... moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue.'' -- Barry Goldwater, Acceptance Speech at the Republican Convention; 1964  |
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« Reply #7 on: September 02, 2010, 10:52:00 AM » |
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That got my curiosity up. Here's some more info on board-track motorcycle racing I found while doing a search. http://www.americanrider.com/output.cfm?id=2111941 |
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"Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice. And... moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue.'' -- Barry Goldwater, Acceptance Speech at the Republican Convention; 1964 |
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« Reply #8 on: September 02, 2010, 12:47:30 PM » |
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48 stars in that flag.
You mean those flags. I thought I'd caught an error at first, but actually had not. The 48 star flag I'm familiar with usually depicted the union with 6 rows with 5 columns of stars not offset.
The 50 star flag uses 5 rows with 6 columns interleaved with 4 rows with 5 columns. Most often when you see a flag with off set rows, it will be a 50 star flag.
The flag in the opening uses 6, 8 column rows alternately offset. My eye caught the offset rows and I thought I'd caught a mistake. Looking carefully I see that it is a 48 star flag.
The flags at the end change from an Indian flag, to a 48 star non-offset, and finally to the 48 star offset flag similar to the one in the opening.
Not sure anybody cares, or that it make a rats rump worth of difference, but I thought it was interesting. 
I'm sure somebody smarter than me might be able to infer something about where, when, and who edited the cut we see.
Anyway it a fascinating piece of video. Thanks for posting it Britman. This is the first time I've seen it. |
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« Reply #9 on: September 02, 2010, 12:56:35 PM » |
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then please watch that video again. Pull starts! Nicely titled to make sense.
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