When Tires Were Skinny and the Drivers Fat
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Back when it was a true stock car race! Plus how many drove those cars home after the race. Strap the door shut, smoke break, no problem. Love the 14 car makes competing. I think that was the era when a Jaguar won a race and was the only foreign brand to win until Toyota did a few years ago.
I always had an affinity for the history of racing because of the rawness, the simplicity compared to today. Would have loved to watch some races on the huge wood tracks that are long gone. Motorcycle racers were killled on a regular basis racing on the wood tracks with bikes without brakes so their speed would not be encumbered from brake drag. The guts it took to do that just boggles my mind. The tv show about Harley Davidson that was on recently showed how that racing was and how crazy too.
Racing is still dangerous today, even with all the safety features, but you have to hand it to all those men and women who put there life on the line racing 50-90 years ago.
Back when it was a true stock car race! Plus how many drove those cars home after the race. Strap the door shut, smoke break, no problem. Love the 14 car makes competing. I think that was the era when a Jaguar won a race and was the only foreign brand to win until Toyota did a few years ago.
I always had an affinity for the history of racing because of the rawness, the simplicity compared to today. Would have loved to watch some races on the huge wood tracks that are long gone. Motorcycle racers were killled on a regular basis racing on the wood tracks with bikes without brakes so their speed would not be encumbered from brake drag. The guts it took to do that just boggles my mind. The tv show about Harley Davidson that was on recently showed how that racing was and how crazy too.
Racing is still dangerous today, even with all the safety features, but you have to hand it to all those men and women who put there life on the line racing 50-90 years ago.
Yes, back then your body was the crumple zone - metal clad dashes, solid steering shafts, no head rests, lap belts, no safety barriers, cobbled together pit crews, bias ply tires.
I love old racing videos. I tend to favor drag racing videos from the 60s, but NASCAR is alright for me from the 80s and back.
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