History Early Racing Moments in time

Them fellers had some LARGE testicles!!!

 

I don't like the ride in my OT pickup at 30 mph on ice with chains, I can't imagine 107 in a T speedster! OMG I just realized those are Henry's wooden spokes! I think somewhere between then and now, the fighting spirit must have been bred out of us (probably has something to do with the proliferation of lawyers.)

 

Actually crashing on beach sand is exactly like hitting a concrete pad covered in water and just as soft. it is hard ,but the dangerous part happens when the vehicle hits wet patches of sand,grips ,becomes airbourne then it is all over. Which is why they no longer hold record attempts on beaches. Just last week a couple of german tourists were killed and several others injured here when driving along a beach road(60 mph ),they hit the water and spread car and human parts 100 yards along the sand.
In NZ in the late 1920's and early 30's,Australian Norman "wizard" smith attempted to break the world land speed record on northlands Ninety mile beach,but several factors such as wet patches which appear from no where would cuase him to lose control at speeds over 180 mph.

 

The wrecked car was called the "Woggle Bug", or just the Bug, while the one that held the record was call The Rocket.
I can't tell them apart.

I reckon they used the beach because there really were no roads, and the salt flats were pretty inaccessible then.

Here's a more conventional Stanley racer:
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That is the Stanley steam powered car. Fred Marriott drove it to a land speed record on Daytona beach. Ithink it was more in the 150 range though. Still damn fast for the 20's!

 

May have been the first car designed in a "Wind Tunnel". The Stanley brothers made models of the chassis and carved different shaped bodies. They placed them on the flat roof of the factory on a windy day to see what the effect was.

 

This should get everyone up to speed.http://www.ormondbeach.org/news/BirthplaceofSpeed.htm

 

Oh do I love old photographs......each one is a little time machine....Thanks

 

Thanks for keep the history alive!

 

Anybody know anything more about this car? Looks like a three wheeler with one HUGE rear wheel!

 

Great shots of the old cars. Just shows you how far we have come and changes made each generation. Thanks for shareing .

 

btt in case some haven't seen the photos...

 

Really enjoy post from you man.

The underlying message of simplicity and self reliance always makes me smile.

DRY LAKESTERS....Im building a LOW TIDE BEACHSTER...more chicks.

 

HA! Good idea,....

...but is it steam powered??

 

that T is a ringer...it has something like double the cubic inch displacement of a regular T.

 

Outstanding early pic's, thanks for posting.

 

a good one:

 

one more:

 

Very familiar with those two photos,.... very cool photos I might add!