Motion Pictures The Worlds Fastest Indian

From a different thread (The History of Top Speeds):

"Thank You @41 GMC K-18 GMC.
A great read, about "The Tops in Hop-Ups"
I liked the part about shaving the tires so they would not shred."

Shades of The World's Fastest Indian plot....

 

Shoe polish on the tires to hide the cracks!

 

When he was experimenting with nitro he burned holes in the pistons at Bonneville. He went to a hardware store and bought aluminum rivets to repair the pistons so he could race again.