Pretty scary stuff. This was 1910 at a board track. Notice no helmets, not even the leather type that would adorn aviators around this time.
Somewhere there was a photo showing a kid sticking his head up through the track as the racers were coming by. I recall reading that when the tracks began to go into disrepair, and the boards were popping up or missing, kids would climb the bleachers from underneath, stick their heads up through a gap or hole like a groundhog popping his head up, and watch the racers go by.
Obviously, safety was not of prime importance back in the 1920's!
Mike
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